Core–Shell Semiconductor-Graphene Nanoarchitectures for Efficient Photocatalysis: State of the Art and Perspectives

Jinshen Lan; Shanzhi Qu; Xiaofang Ye; Yifan Zheng; Mengwei Ma; Shengshi Guo; Shengli Huang; Shuping Li; Junyong Kang

doi:10.1007/s40820-024-01503-4

Nano-Micro Letters, Volume. 16, Issue 1, 280(2024)

Core–Shell Semiconductor-Graphene Nanoarchitectures for Efficient Photocatalysis: State of the Art and Perspectives

Jinshen Lan... Shanzhi Qu, Xiaofang Ye, Yifan Zheng, Mengwei Ma, Shengshi Guo, Shengli Huang*, Shuping Li** and Junyong Kang |Show fewer author(s)

Author Affiliations

Engineering Research Center of Micro-Nano Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, Ministry of Education, Fujian Key Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials and Applications, CI Center for OSED, Department of Physics, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, People’s Republic of China

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Jinshen Lan, Shanzhi Qu, Xiaofang Ye, Yifan Zheng, Mengwei Ma, Shengshi Guo, Shengli Huang, Shuping Li, Junyong Kang. Core–Shell Semiconductor-Graphene Nanoarchitectures for Efficient Photocatalysis: State of the Art and Perspectives[J]. Nano-Micro Letters, 2024, 16(1): 280

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Received: May. 22, 2024

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Published Online: Jan. 23, 2025

The Author Email: Huang Shengli (huangsl@xmu.edu.cn), Li Shuping (lsp@xmu.edu.cn)

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