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Effect of Supports on Catalytic Centers

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Chalcogenide Materials for Energy Conversion

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This chapter summarizes the effect of the supports on chalcogenide materials aiming at enhancing electrocatalytic and/or photocatalytic processes. The different nature of the supports from carbon, oxides, and carbon–oxide composites is discussed.

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Alonso-Vante, N. (2018). Effect of Supports on Catalytic Centers. In: Chalcogenide Materials for Energy Conversion. Nanostructure Science and Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-89612-0_5

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