Performance of photo-assisted copper oxide catalyzed hydrolysis of ammonia borane to produce hydrogen
- Corresponding author: Chenyang WANG, wchy@ycu.edu.cn Yuchun WANG, 643709083@qq.com
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Chenyang WANG, Yiyan BAI, Wei ZHANG, Zhaorong LIU, Yuchun WANG. Performance of photo-assisted copper oxide catalyzed hydrolysis of ammonia borane to produce hydrogen[J]. Chinese Journal of Inorganic Chemistry,
;2026, 42(1): 97-110.
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10.11862/CJIC.20250116
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(e, f) Yellow: Cu2O; blue: CuO.
Inset: SEM image of the CC-8 after the 5th use.