Mesoporous ruthenium titanium oxide solid solution with efficient three phase reaction interface for water

Jun-Ye Zhang1,2, Kaihang Yue2,3, Yuqi Zhao1,4

  • 1College of Energy Materials and Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, PR China.

Nature Communications
|March 11, 2026
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