Simultaneous and efficient utilization of photogenerated electrons and holes: a case of single-atom Pd-anchored CdS twins
Yuan Tang, Zhongfei Xu, Yan Sun, Chunyang Wang, Yu-Chen Guo, Weichang Hao, Xin Tan, Jinhua Ye, Tao Yu
Abstract
Single-atom Pd is successfully anchored on to CdS x twins to maximize the transfer and utilization of photogenerated electrons and holes for the efficient coupled reactions of photocatalytic hydrogen evolution and pyruvate synthesis.
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