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Dye-Sensitized Reduced Graphene Oxide Photocatalysts for Highly Efficient Visible-Light-Driven Water Reduction

Shixiong Min, +1 more
- 27 Jun 2011 - 
- Vol. 115, Iss: 28, pp 13938-13945
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In this article, a dye-sensitized photocatalysis system for photochemical energy conversion by employing reduced graphene oxide (RGO) as a catalyst scaffold and an efficient electron rel...
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This article presents a novel dye-sensitized photocatalysis system for photochemical energy conversion by employing reduced graphene oxide (RGO) as a catalyst scaffold and an efficient electron rel...

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