A graphitic carbon nitride metal-free visible light photocatalyst with controllable carbon self-doping towards efficient hydrogen evolution
Lin Lei, Weijia Wang, Zhengfeng Xie, Xiaobo Wu, Arun Kumar Yadav, Peter Müller‐Buschbaum, Huiqing Fan
Abstract
The substitution of sp 2 -hybridized nitrogen atoms by carbon atoms in graphitic carbon nitride is beneficial for electron delocalization and suppresses radiative recombination due to the formation of a C–C bond.
Topics & Concepts
Graphitic carbon nitrideMaterials scienceCarbon fibersCarbon nitridePhotocatalysisHydrogenNitrideDelocalized electronMetalPhotochemistryDopingNitrogenInorganic chemistryNanotechnologyChemistryCatalysisComposite numberOptoelectronicsComposite materialMetallurgyOrganic chemistryLayer (electronics)Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesNanocluster Synthesis and ApplicationsAdvanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis