A mini-review on the synthesis and structural modification of g-C3N4-based materials, and their applications in solar energy conversion and environmental remediation

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (11) ◽  
pp. 2907-2925 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed Ismael ◽  
Ying Wu
Keyword(s):  
Catalytic Activity ◽  
Visible Light ◽  
Water Splitting ◽  
Organic Pollutants ◽  
Visible Light Irradiation ◽  
Conjugated Polymer ◽  
Environmental Remediation ◽  
Carbon Nitride ◽  
Structural Modification ◽  
Metal Free

Recently, graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) as a metal-free conjugated polymer has emerged as a photocatalyst showing catalytic activity for water splitting, CO2 photoreduction and degradation of organic pollutants under visible light irradiation.

Linking Melem with Conjugated Schiff-Base Bond to Boost Photocatalytic Efficiency of Carbon Nitride for Overall Water Splitting

Nanoscale ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hu Liu ◽  
Mengqi Shen ◽  
Peng Zhou ◽  
Zhi Guo ◽  
Xinyang Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Schiff Base ◽  
Visible Light ◽  
Water Splitting ◽  
Visible Light Irradiation ◽  
Carbon Nitride ◽  
Light Irradiation ◽  
Graphitic Carbon Nitride ◽  
Photocatalytic Efficiency ◽  
Metal Free ◽  
Overall Water Splitting

Developing an efficient single component photocatalyst for overall water splitting under visible-light irradiation is extremely challenging. Herein, we report a metal-free graphitic carbon nitride (g-CxN4)-based nanosheet photocatalyst (x = 3.2,...

Efficient visible-light-induced hydrogen evolution from water splitting using a nanocrystalline nickel phosphide catalyst

RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (29) ◽  
pp. 24361-24365 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weiming Wu ◽  
Xianyang Yue ◽  
Xiao-Yuan Wu ◽  
Can-Zhong Lu
Keyword(s):  
Catalytic Activity ◽  
Visible Light ◽  
Hydrothermal Method ◽  
Hydrogen Evolution ◽  
Water Splitting ◽  
Visible Light Irradiation ◽  
Light Irradiation ◽  
Good Stability ◽  
High Catalytic Activity ◽  
Nickel Phosphide

Nanocrystalline Ni12P5 was synthesized by a simple hydrothermal method. It showed high catalytic activity (10 760 μmol h−1 g−1, TOF = 9.3 h−1) and good stability (15 h) for the hydrogen evolution from water under visible light irradiation.

Phosphorus-based metal-free Z-scheme 2D van der Waals heterostructures for visible-light photocatalytic water splitting: a first-principles study

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (17) ◽  
pp. 9250-9256 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junyu Lang ◽  
Yun Hang Hu
Keyword(s):  
Visible Light ◽  
Water Splitting ◽  
Visible Light Irradiation ◽  
First Principles ◽  
Van Der Waals ◽  
Light Irradiation ◽  
Metal Free ◽  
Photocatalytic System ◽  
Vdw Heterostructure ◽  
Visible Light Photocatalytic

BlueP/PN with a 2D van der Waals (vdW) heterostructure was proposed and theoretically investigated to construct a Z-scheme photocatalytic system for water splitting under visible light irradiation.

Metal-free activation of H2O2 by g-C3N4 under visible light irradiation for the degradation of organic pollutants

2012 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 1455-1462 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanjuan Cui ◽  
Zhengxin Ding ◽  
Ping Liu ◽  
Markus Antonietti ◽  
Xianzhi Fu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Visible Light ◽  
Organic Pollutants ◽  
Visible Light Irradiation ◽  
Light Irradiation ◽  
Metal Free

The function-led design of Z-scheme photocatalytic systems based on hollow carbon nitride semiconductors

2015 ◽  
Vol 51 (98) ◽  
pp. 17467-17470 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dandan Zheng ◽  
Chenyang Pang ◽  
Xinchen Wang
Keyword(s):  
Visible Light ◽  
Water Splitting ◽  
Conjugated Polymer ◽  
Carbon Nitride ◽  
Reduction Reaction ◽  
Nitride Semiconductors ◽  
Electron Mediator ◽  
Photocatalytic Water Splitting ◽  
Efficient Performance ◽  
Hollow Carbon

Hollow conjugated polymer nanospheres mimicking thylakoids act as a host scaffold that coassemble with CdS and Au as an electron mediator to construct an artificial Z-scheme photosynthesis system, which shows a highly efficient performance in photocatalytic water-splitting and CO2reduction reaction under the irradiation of visible light.

Amino group promoted photocatalytic hydrogen evolution activity observed in two copper(ii)-based layered complexes

2018 ◽  
Vol 47 (36) ◽  
pp. 12726-12733 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lei Li ◽  
Shuang Zhu ◽  
Rui Hao ◽  
Jia-Jun Wang ◽  
En-Cui Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Catalytic Activity ◽  
Hydrogen Production ◽  
Visible Light ◽  
Production Rate ◽  
Water Splitting ◽  
Visible Light Irradiation ◽  
Amino Group ◽  
Group Effect ◽  
Hydrogen Production Rate ◽  
Layered Complex

The amino group effect of the photocatalyst on the catalytic activity of water splitting was investigated under visible light irradiation. The hydrogen production rate of the amino group modified layered complex is almost double that without the amino group.

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