Construction of Bi2MoO6/CuO heterostructure for enhanced photocatalytic performance

Wang, Xiaobin; Pan, Songnan; Li, Junting; Xie, Fei; Li, He; Lin, Fu Patty Kuo; Snyders, Rony; Bittencourt, Carla; Li, Wenjiang

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Construction of Bi2MoO6/CuO heterostructure for enhanced photocatalytic performance

Wang, Xiaobin; Pan, Songnan; Li, Junting et al.

2025 • In Surfaces and Interfaces, 72, p. 107313

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Wang, Xiaobin

Pan, Songnan

Li, Junting

Xie, Fei

Li, He

Lin, Fu Patty Kuo

Snyders, Rony ; Université de Mons - UMONS > Faculté des Sciences > Service de Chimie des Interactions Plasma-Surface

Bittencourt, Carla ; Université de Mons - UMONS > Faculté des Sciences > Service de Chimie des Interactions Plasma-Surface

Li, Wenjiang

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Construction of Bi2MoO6/CuO heterostructure for enhanced photocatalytic performance

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