Self-integrated black NiO clusters with ZnIn2S4 microspheres for photothermal-assisted hydrogen evolution by S-scheme electron transfer mechanism
- Corresponding author: Chao Liu, cliu@ycit.edu.cn
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Chengyan Ge, Jiawei Hu, Xingyu Liu, Yuxi Song, Chao Liu, Zhigang Zou. Self-integrated black NiO clusters with ZnIn2S4 microspheres for photothermal-assisted hydrogen evolution by S-scheme electron transfer mechanism[J]. Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica,
;2026, 42(1): 100154.
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10.1016/j.actphy.2025.100154
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