Fig. 2: Structural characterizations of various catalysts.

a XPS spectra of Cu–N4 SAC, Cu–N3 SAC, and Cu NPs/C3N4. b CO-DRIFT spectra of Cu–N4 and Cu–N3 SACs. c XANES and (d) EXAFS spectra of Cu–N4 SAC, Cu–N3 SAC, Cu foil, Cu2O, and CuO at Cu K-edge. e Wavelet transform of EXAFS spectra at Cu K-edge. Source data are provided as a Source Data file.