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Lone but Not Alone: Precise Positioning of Lone Pairs for the Design of Photocatalytic Architectures

Journal Article · · Chemistry of Materials
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  1. Department of Chemistry, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
  2. Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York 14260, United States
  3. Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States

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Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Advanced Light Source (ALS)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-05CH11231
OSTI ID:
1981826
Journal Information:
Chemistry of Materials, Vol. 34, Issue 4; ISSN 0897-4756
Publisher:
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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