Construction of 4-Amino-1H-imidazole-5-carbonitrile Modified Carbon Nitride-Based Donor-Acceptor Photocatalyst for Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution
- Corresponding author: Wang Wang, doublewang@whut.edu.cn Shaowen Cao, swcao@whut.edu.cn
 
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		            Jingzhao Cheng, Shiyu Gao, Bei Cheng, Kai Yang, Wang Wang, Shaowen Cao. Construction of 4-Amino-1H-imidazole-5-carbonitrile Modified Carbon Nitride-Based Donor-Acceptor Photocatalyst for Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution[J]. Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica,
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