Polycondensation of guanidine hydrochloride into a graphitic carbon nitride semiconductor with a large surface area as a visible light photocatalyst

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (9) ◽  
pp. 3235-3243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lei Shi ◽  
Lin Liang ◽  
Fangxiao Wang ◽  
Jun Ma ◽  
Jianmin Sun
Keyword(s):  
Photocatalytic Activity ◽  
Visible Light ◽  
Surface Area ◽  
Recombination Rate ◽  
Carbon Nitride ◽  
Guanidine Hydrochloride ◽  
Large Surface Area ◽  
Graphitic Carbon Nitride ◽  
Visible Light Photocatalyst ◽  
Nitride Semiconductor

g-C3N4 prepared from guanidine hydrochloride exhibited a large surface area and a reduced recombination rate of electrons and holes, leading to improved photocatalytic activity for degrading RhB under visible light.

Cellulose nanofibrils anchored Ag on graphitic carbon nitride for efficient photocatalysis under visible light

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (9) ◽  
pp. 2129-2143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cuihua Tian ◽  
Xu Tao ◽  
Sha Luo ◽  
Yan Qing ◽  
Xihong Lu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Photocatalytic Activity ◽  
Visible Light ◽  
Carbon Nitride ◽  
Cellulose Nanofibrils ◽  
Graphitic Carbon ◽  
Graphitic Carbon Nitride

Cellulose nanofibrils were employed to anchor Ag onto a g-C3N4 framework to improve its photocatalytic activity remarkably under visible light.

Photocatalytic activity of ZrO2 composites with graphitic carbon nitride for hydrogen production under visible light

2019 ◽  
Vol 43 (11) ◽  
pp. 4455-4462 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed Ismael ◽  
Ying Wu ◽  
Michael Wark
Keyword(s):  
Photocatalytic Activity ◽  
Hydrogen Production ◽  
Visible Light ◽  
Water Splitting ◽  
Carbon Nitride ◽  
Graphitic Carbon Nitride ◽  
Superior Performance ◽  
Electron Hole ◽  
Effective Electron ◽  
Composite Interface

The synthesized ZrO2/g-C3N4 composites exhibit superior performance in water splitting for hydrogen production due to the effective electron–hole separation at the composite interface.

Higher dye degradation using a visible-light photocatalyst made of mesoporous graphitic carbon nitride prepared with the Tween-40 surfactant

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 1413-1422 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Ronara Machado de Lima ◽  
Nilson Machado Pontes do Nascimento ◽  
José Roberto Zamian ◽  
Carlos Emmerson F. da Costa ◽  
Luis Adriano Santos do Nascimento ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Visible Light ◽  
Carbon Nitride ◽  
Dye Degradation ◽  
Graphitic Carbon ◽  
Graphitic Carbon Nitride ◽  
Visible Light Photocatalyst ◽  
Tween 40

Preparation of Nitrogen-Deficient Graphitic Carbon Nitride with a Large Specific Surface Area by Melt Pretreatment and Its Photocatalytic Performance

NANO ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (06) ◽  
pp. 2050079
Author(s):  
Xuelei Li ◽  
Jinfeng Bai ◽  
Jiaqi Li ◽  
Chao Li ◽  
Junru Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Visible Light ◽  
Specific Surface ◽  
Surface Area ◽  
Specific Surface Area ◽  
Carbon Nitride ◽  
Mesoporous Structure ◽  
Graphitic Carbon ◽  
Graphitic Carbon Nitride ◽  
Large Specific Surface Area ◽  
X Ray

In this study, nitrogen-deficient graphitic carbon nitride (M-LS-g-C3N4) with a mesoporous structure and a large specific surface area was obtained by calcination after melt pretreatment using urea as a precursor. X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), N2 adsorption, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), UV-Vis, ESR and photoluminescence (PL) were used to characterize the structure, morphology and optical performance of the samples. The TEM results showed the formation of a mesoporous structure on the 0.1[Formula: see text]M-LS-g-C3N4 surface. The porous structure led to an increase in the specific surface area from 41.5[Formula: see text]m2/g to 124.3[Formula: see text]m2/g. The UV-Vis results showed that nitrogen vacancies generated during the modification process reduced the band gap of g-C3N4 and improved the visible light absorption. The PL spectra showed that the nitrogen defects promoted the separation of photogenerated electron–hole pairs. In the visible light degradation of methyl orange (MO), the reaction rate constant of 0.1[Formula: see text]M-LS-g-C3N4 reached 0.0086[Formula: see text][Formula: see text], which was 5.05 times that of pure g-C3N4. Superoxide radicals and photogenerated holes were found to be the main active species in the reaction system. This study provides an efficient, green and convenient means of preparing graphitic carbon nitride with a large specific surface area.

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