A general acetic acid vapour etching strategy to synthesize layered carbon nitride with carbon vacancies for efficient photoredox catalysis
Jianghong Zhao, Rihui Mu, Ya Zhang, Zhidong Yang, Hongxia Zhang, Hu Shi, Min Zhang, Zhanfeng Zheng, Pengju Yang
Abstract
A chemical etching strategy has been developed to prepare polymeric carbon nitride (PCN) nanosheets with carbon vacancies (CVs). The CVs can regulate the electronic properties of the Pt cocatalyst, thereby achieving superior hydrogen production.
Topics & Concepts
Carbon nitrideEtching (microfabrication)Carbon fibersCatalysisMaterials scienceNitrideHydrogenNanotechnologyAcetic acidChemical engineeringGraphitic carbon nitrideChemistryPhotocatalysisOrganic chemistryComposite materialComposite numberLayer (electronics)EngineeringAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesZnO doping and propertiesMXene and MAX Phase Materials