Watching active sites switch gears: hole-density-gated water oxidation on a single BiVO₄ particle

Dongxiao Wen, Wei Sun, Jizhou Jiang

Compos Funct Mater ›› 2026

Compos Funct Mater ›› 0 2026 DOI: 10.63823/20260201
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Watching active sites switch gears: hole-density-gated water oxidation on a single BiVO₄ particle

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Dongxiao Wen , Wei Sun , Jizhou Jiang. Watching active sites switch gears: hole-density-gated water oxidation on a single BiVO₄ particle[J]. Composite Functional Materials. 2026 https://doi.org/10.63823/20260201

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