Photocatalytic Conversion of CO2 to Hydrocarbon Fuels via Plasmon-Enhanced Absorption and Metallic Interband Transitions
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Photocatalytic Conversion of CO2 to Hydrocarbon Fuels via Plasmon-Enhanced Absorption and Metallic Interband Transitions Wenbo Hou, Wei Hsuan Hung, Prathamesh Pavaskar, Alain Goeppert, Mehmet Aykol, and Stephen B. Cronin* Department of Chemistry, Department of Electrical Engineering, and Department of Materials Science, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
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