Photocatalytic activity enhancement of Cu2O cubes functionalized with 2-ethynyl-6-methoxynaphthalene through band structure modulation

Inert Cu 2 O cubes become photocatalytically active with 2E-6-MN functionalization. The molecule-derived bands within the band gap of Cu 2 O and charge density distribution over the molecule contribute to the photocatalytic activity appearance.