Cu2(OH)PO4, a Near‐Infrared‐Activated Photocatalyst1. Issue 18 (28th March 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wang, Gang; Huang, Baibiao; Ma, Xiangchao; Wang, Zeyan; Qin, Xiaoyan; Zhang, Xiaoyang; Dai, Ying; Whangbo, Myung‐Hwan
• Is Part Of: Angewandte Chemie international edition. Volume 52:Issue 18(2013)
• Page Start: 4810
• Page End: 4813
• Publication Date: 2013-03-28
• Subjects: Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540
• DOI: 10.1002/anie.201301306
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1433-7851

Abstract

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