journal article·2026-08

Enhanced hydrogen production via photocatalytic water splitting using rGO coated CdS-CoFe2O4 photocatalysts

Dahiru Umaru, Jawza Sh Alnawmasi, Nuha Y. Elamin, Ibtehaj F. Alshdoukhi, Sarah Bader Alotaibi, Hafeez Yusuf Hafeez, J. Mohammed, Ibrahim Murtala Musa

Synthetic Metals· Volume 320
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