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    Journals >Nano-Micro Letters >Volume 16 >Issue 1 >Page 023 > Article
    • Nano-Micro Letters
    • Vol. 16, Issue 1, 023 (2024)
    Exploring the Roles of Single Atom in Hydrogen Peroxide Photosynthesis
    Kelin He1,2,†, Zimo Huang2,3,†, Chao Chen1, Chuntian Qiu4,*..., Yu Lin Zhong2,** and Qitao Zhang1,***|Show fewer author(s)
    Author Affiliations
  • 1International Collaborative Laboratory of 2D Materials for Optoelectronics Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518000, China
  • 2Queensland Micro- and Nanotechnology Centre, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD 4222, Australia
  • 3Institute for Sustainable Transformation, School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 51006, China
  • 4ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 311215, China
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    DOI: 10.1007/s40820-023-01231-1 Cite this Article
    Kelin He, Zimo Huang, Chao Chen, Chuntian Qiu, Yu Lin Zhong, Qitao Zhang. Exploring the Roles of Single Atom in Hydrogen Peroxide Photosynthesis[J]. Nano-Micro Letters, 2024, 16(1): 023 Copy Citation Text show less
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