Enhanced photocatalytic activity by the construction of a TiO2/carbon nitride nanosheets heterostructure with high surface area via direct interfacial assembly
10.1007/s12274-017-1453-2
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Xu, Z., Zhuang, C., Zou, Z., Wang, J., Xu, X., & Peng, T. (2017). Enhanced photocatalytic activity by the construction of a TiO2/carbon nitride nanosheets heterostructure with high surface area via direct interfacial assembly. Nano Research, 10(7), 2193–2209.

Authors 6
  1. Zili Xu (first)
  2. Chuansheng Zhuang (additional)
  3. Zhijuan Zou (additional)
  4. Jingyu Wang (additional)
  5. Xiaochan Xu (additional)
  6. Tianyou Peng (additional)
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