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Zhu Y, Fan K, Hsu CS, Chen G, Chen C, Liu T, Lin Z, She S, Li L, Zhou H, Zhu Y, Chen HM, Huang H. Supported Ruthenium Single-Atom and Clustered Catalysts Outperform Benchmark Pt for Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2301133. [PMID: 37029606 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202301133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2023] [Revised: 04/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Guaranteeing satisfactory catalytic behavior while ensuring high metal utilization has become the problem that needs to be addressed when designing noble-metal-based catalysts for electrochemical reactions. Here, well-dispersed ruthenium (Ru) based clusters with adjacent Ru single atoms (SAs) on layered sodium cobalt oxide (Ru/NC) are demonstrated as a superb electrocatalyst for alkaline HER. The Ru/NC catalyst demonstrates an activity increase by a factor of two relative to the commercial Pt/C. Operando characterizations in conjunction with density functional theory (DFT) simulations uncover the origin of the superior activity and establish a structure-performance relationship, that is, under HER condition, the real active species are Ru SAs and metallic Ru clusters supported on the NC substrate. The excellent alkaline HER activity of the Ru/NC catalyst can be understood by a spatially decoupled water dissociation and hydrogen desorption mechanism, where the NC substrate accelerates the water dissociation rate, and the generated H intermediates would then migrate to the Ru SAs or clusters and recombine to have H2 evolution. More importantly, comparing the two forms of Ru sites, it is the Ru cluster that dominates the HER activity.
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- Yanping Zhu
- Department of Applied Physics and Research Institute for Smart Energy, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Applied Physics and Research Institute for Smart Energy, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 106, Taiwan
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- Department of Applied Physics and Research Institute for Smart Energy, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Applied Physics and Research Institute for Smart Energy, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Applied Physics and Research Institute for Smart Energy, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Applied Physics and Research Institute for Smart Energy, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Applied Physics and Research Institute for Smart Energy, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Applied Physics and Research Institute for Smart Energy, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Applied Physics and Research Institute for Smart Energy, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Applied Physics and Research Institute for Smart Energy, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 106, Taiwan
- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu, 30076, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Nanomedicine and Medical Engineering, College of Biomedical Engineering, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, 11031, Taiwan
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- Department of Applied Physics and Research Institute for Smart Energy, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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Zhang Y, Arpino KE, Yang Q, Kikugawa N, Sokolov DA, Hicks CW, Liu J, Felser C, Li G. Observation of a robust and active catalyst for hydrogen evolution under high current densities. Nat Commun 2022; 13:7784. [PMID: 36526636 PMCID: PMC9758214 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-35464-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2022] [Accepted: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Despite the fruitful achievements in the development of hydrogen production catalysts with record-breaking performances, there is still a lack of durable catalysts that could work under large current densities (>1000 mA cm-2). Here, we investigated the catalytic behaviors of Sr2RuO4 bulk single crystals. This crystal has demonstrated remarkable activities under the current density of 1000 mA cm-2, which require overpotentials of 182 and 278 mV in 0.5 M H2SO4 and 1 M KOH electrolytes, respectively. These materials are stable for 56 days of continuous testing at a high current density of above 1000 mA cm-2 and then under operating temperatures of 70 °C. The in-situ formation of ferromagnetic Ru clusters at the crystal surface is observed, endowing the single-crystal catalyst with low charge transfer resistance and high wettability for rapid gas bubble removal. These experiments exemplify the potential of designing HER catalysts that work under industrial-scale current density.
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- Yudi Zhang
- CAS Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Devices, and Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Application Technology, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquan Rd, Shijingshan District, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Nöthnitzer Strasse 40, 01187, Dresden, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Nöthnitzer Strasse 40, 01187, Dresden, Germany
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- National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Tsukuba, 305-0003, Japan
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Nöthnitzer Strasse 40, 01187, Dresden, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Nöthnitzer Strasse 40, 01187, Dresden, Germany
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquan Rd, Shijingshan District, Beijing, 100049, China.
- Center for Advanced Solidification Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China.
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Nöthnitzer Strasse 40, 01187, Dresden, Germany.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Devices, and Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Application Technology, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquan Rd, Shijingshan District, Beijing, 100049, China.
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Rana R, Vila FD, Kulkarni AR, Bare SR. Bridging the Gap between the X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy and the Computational Catalysis Communities in Heterogeneous Catalysis: A Perspective on the Current and Future Research Directions. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c03863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Rachita Rana
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Davis, California95616, United States
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- Department of Physics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington98195, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Davis, California95616, United States
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California94025, United States
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Nanoarchitectonics of MXene/semiconductor heterojunctions toward artificial photosynthesis via photocatalytic CO2 reduction. Coord Chem Rev 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Alwin E, Wojcieszak R, Kočí K, Edelmannová M, Zieliński M, Suchora A, Pędziński T, Pietrowski M. Reductive Modification of Carbon Nitride Structure by Metals-The Influence on Structure and Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution. MATERIALS 2022; 15:ma15030710. [PMID: 35160664 PMCID: PMC8836795 DOI: 10.3390/ma15030710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2021] [Revised: 01/13/2022] [Accepted: 01/14/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Pt, Ru, and Ir were introduced onto the surface of graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) using the wet impregnation method. A reduction of these photocatalysts with hydrogen causes several changes, such as a significant increase in the specific surface area, a C/N atomic ratio, a number of defects in the crystalline structure of g-C3N4, and the contribution of nitrogen bound to the amino and imino groups. According to the X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy results, a transition layer is formed at the g-C3N4/metal nanoparticle interphase, which contains metal at a positive degree of oxidation bonded to nitrogen. These structural changes significantly enhanced the photocatalytic activity in the production of hydrogen through the water-splitting reaction. The activity of the platinum photocatalyst was 24 times greater than that of pristine g-C3N4. Moreover, the enhanced activity was attributed to significantly better separation of photogenerated electron-hole pairs on metal nanoparticles and structural distortions of g-C3N4.
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- Emilia Alwin
- Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 8, 61-614 Poznan, Poland; (E.A.); (M.Z.); (A.S.); (T.P.)
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, Centrale Lille, Univ. Artois, UMR 8181-UCCS-Unité de Catalyse et Chimie du Solide, F-59000 Lille, France;
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- Institute of Environmental Technology, CEET, VSB-Technical University of Ostrava, 17. listopadu 15/2172, 70800 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic; (K.K.); (M.E.)
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- Institute of Environmental Technology, CEET, VSB-Technical University of Ostrava, 17. listopadu 15/2172, 70800 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic; (K.K.); (M.E.)
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 8, 61-614 Poznan, Poland; (E.A.); (M.Z.); (A.S.); (T.P.)
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 8, 61-614 Poznan, Poland; (E.A.); (M.Z.); (A.S.); (T.P.)
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 8, 61-614 Poznan, Poland; (E.A.); (M.Z.); (A.S.); (T.P.)
- Centre for Advanced Technologies, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 10, 61-614 Poznan, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 8, 61-614 Poznan, Poland; (E.A.); (M.Z.); (A.S.); (T.P.)
- Correspondence:
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Zhu Q, Xu Z, Qiu B, Xing M, Zhang J. Emerging Cocatalysts on g-C 3 N 4 for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2021; 17:e2101070. [PMID: 34318978 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202101070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2021] [Revised: 04/03/2021] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Over the past few decades, graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3 N4 ) has arisen much attention as a promising candidate for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) owing to its low cost and visible light response ability. However, the unsatisfied HER performance originated from the strong charge recombination of g-C3 N4 severely inhibits the further large-scale application of g-C3 N4 . In this case, the utilization of cocatalysts is a novel frontline in the g-C3 N4 -based photocatalytic systems due to the positive effects of cocatalysts on supressing charge carrier recombination, reducing the HER overpotential, and improving photocatalytic activity. This review summarizes some recent advances about the high-performance cocatalysts based on g-C3 N4 toward HER. Specifically, the functions, design principle, classification, modification strategies of cocatalysts, as well as their intrinsic mechanism for the enhanced photocatalytic HER activity are discussed here. Finally, the pivotal challenges and future developments of cocatalysts in the field of HER are further proposed.
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- Qiaohong Zhu
- Shanghai Engineering Research Center for Multi-Media Environmental Catalysis and Resource Utilization, Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Joint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science & Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- Shanghai Engineering Research Center for Multi-Media Environmental Catalysis and Resource Utilization, Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Joint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science & Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pesticide Sciences, Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Engineering Research Center for Multi-Media Environmental Catalysis and Resource Utilization, Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Joint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science & Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- Shanghai Engineering Research Center for Multi-Media Environmental Catalysis and Resource Utilization, Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Joint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science & Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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Li D, Zhou C, Liang X, Shi X, Song Q, Chen M, Jiang D. Noble-metal-free Mo2C co-catalsyt modified perovskite oxide nanosheet photocatalysts with enhanced hydrogen evolution performance. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.126252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Guo B, Li HY, Chen JY, Young DJ, Lang JP, Li HX. Conjugated nanoporous polycarbazole bearing a cobalt complex for efficient visible-light driven hydrogen evolution. NEW J CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0nj01534b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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A conjugated nanoporous polycarbazole (CNP) cross-linked by pyridine and coordinated to Co(iii) displays high catalytic performance for visible light-driven H2 generation.
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- Bin Guo
- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
- Soochow University
- Suzhou 215123
- China
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- Analysis and Testing Centre
- Soochow University
- Suzhou 215123
- China
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- Analysis and Testing Centre
- Soochow University
- Suzhou 215123
- China
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- College of Engineering, Information Technology and Environment
- Charles Darwin University
- Darwin NT 0909
- Australia
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- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
- Soochow University
- Suzhou 215123
- China
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- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
- Soochow University
- Suzhou 215123
- China
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Donphai W, Jangyubol K, Worathitanon C, Niamnuy C, Chanlek N, Klysubun W, Chareonpanich M. Drying Techniques Affecting Structure‐Reactivity of Pt/Cr‐Ta : SrTiO
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Catalysts in Visible Light‐Irradiated Water Splitting Reaction. ChemCatChem 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201901542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Waleeporn Donphai
- KU-Green Catalysts Group Center of Excellence on Petrochemical and Materials Technology Department of Chemical Engineering Faculty of EngineeringKasetsart University Ladyao Jatujak Bangkok 10900 Thailand
- Nanocatalysts and Nanomaterials for Sustainable Energy and Environment Research Network of NANOTECKasetsart University Ladyao Jatujak Bangkok 10900 Thailand
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- KU-Green Catalysts Group Center of Excellence on Petrochemical and Materials Technology Department of Chemical Engineering Faculty of EngineeringKasetsart University Ladyao Jatujak Bangkok 10900 Thailand
- Nanocatalysts and Nanomaterials for Sustainable Energy and Environment Research Network of NANOTECKasetsart University Ladyao Jatujak Bangkok 10900 Thailand
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- KU-Green Catalysts Group Center of Excellence on Petrochemical and Materials Technology Department of Chemical Engineering Faculty of EngineeringKasetsart University Ladyao Jatujak Bangkok 10900 Thailand
- Nanocatalysts and Nanomaterials for Sustainable Energy and Environment Research Network of NANOTECKasetsart University Ladyao Jatujak Bangkok 10900 Thailand
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- KU-Green Catalysts Group Center of Excellence on Petrochemical and Materials Technology Department of Chemical Engineering Faculty of EngineeringKasetsart University Ladyao Jatujak Bangkok 10900 Thailand
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- Synchrotron Light Research Institute Nakhon Ratchasima 30000 Thailand
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- Synchrotron Light Research Institute Nakhon Ratchasima 30000 Thailand
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- KU-Green Catalysts Group Center of Excellence on Petrochemical and Materials Technology Department of Chemical Engineering Faculty of EngineeringKasetsart University Ladyao Jatujak Bangkok 10900 Thailand
- Nanocatalysts and Nanomaterials for Sustainable Energy and Environment Research Network of NANOTECKasetsart University Ladyao Jatujak Bangkok 10900 Thailand
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Jiang Z, Zhang X, Chen H, Hu X, Yang P. Formation of g‐C
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Nanotubes towards Superior Photocatalysis Performance. ChemCatChem 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201901038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Zhixiang Jiang
- School of Material Science & EngineeringUniversity of Jinan Jinan 250022 P.R. China
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- Fuels and Energy Technology Institute and Western Australia School of Mines: Minerals, Energy and Chemical EngineeringCurtin University Perth WA6845 Australia
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- Department of Materials Science & EngineeringNational Tsing Hua University Hsinchu City 300 Taiwan
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- School of Material Science & EngineeringUniversity of Jinan Jinan 250022 P.R. China
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- School of Material Science & EngineeringUniversity of Jinan Jinan 250022 P.R. China
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