Integrating nitrogen vacancies into crystalline graphitic carbon nitride for enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen production
Xun Liu, Binghua Jing, Ganquan Lun, Yingfei Wang, Xiaodan Wang, Chih-Hsiang Fang, Zhimin Ao, Chuanhao Li
Abstract
We report a facile alkali-assisted salt molten method to construct crystalline carbon nitride with rich nitrogen vacancies. Experimental and computational results show that the crystalline structure allows efficient charge transfer and the nitrogen vacancies provide more active sites, resulting in the enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen production.
Topics & Concepts
Graphitic carbon nitridePhotocatalysisHydrogen productionCarbon nitrideHydrogenNitrogenNitrideMaterials scienceCarbon fibersChemical engineeringPhotochemistryNanotechnologyChemistryCatalysisOrganic chemistryComposite numberComposite materialLayer (electronics)EngineeringAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesCopper-based nanomaterials and applicationsCatalytic Processes in Materials Science