Pd doped carbon nitride (Pd-g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub>): an efficient photocatalyst for hydrogenation <i>via</i> an Al–H<sub>2</sub>O system and an electrocatalyst towards overall water splitting
Priti Sharma, Debdyuti Mukherjee, Sujoy Sarkar, Daniel Mandler, Rajender S. Varma, Manoj B. Gawande, Radek Zbořil, Yoel Sasson
Abstract
A straightforward and mild protocol for photochemical in situ selective hydrogenation is described via an Al–H 2 O system as a hydrogen donor and deploying a Pd-g-C 3 N 4 photocatalyst under visible light and ambient conditions.
Topics & Concepts
PhotocatalysisCarbon nitrideDopingGraphitic carbon nitrideHydrogenNitrideVisible spectrumMaterials scienceCarbon fibersCatalysisPhotochemistryChemistryNanotechnologyOptoelectronicsOrganic chemistryComposite numberLayer (electronics)Composite materialAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen ReductionNanomaterials for catalytic reactions