Enhanced Charge Separation in Single Atom Cobalt Based Graphitic Carbon Nitride: Time Domain Ab Initio Analysis

Agrawal, Sraddha; Casanova, David; Trivedi, Dhara J.; Prezhdo, Oleg V.

doi:10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c03621

Title: Enhanced Charge Separation in Single Atom Cobalt Based Graphitic Carbon Nitride: Time Domain Ab Initio Analysis

Journal Article · 18 February 2024 · Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c03621 · OSTI ID:2308875

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Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90007, United States
Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), 20018 Donostia, Euskadi, Spain, IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, 48009 Bilbao, Euskadi, Spain
Department of Physics, Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York 13699, United States
Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90007, United States, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90007, United States

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