A graphitic carbon nitride photocatalyst with a benzene-ring-modified isotype heterojunction for visible-light-driven hydrogen production
Monir Uzzaman, Mahmudul Hassan Suhag, Hideyuki Katsumata, Ikki Tateishi, Mai Furukawa, Satoshi Kaneco
Abstract
Benzene rings modified g-C 3 N 4 with an iso-type heterojunction structure (UTPh) promotes significantly higher visible-light driven photocatalytic H 2 production due to the efficient photo-charge separation and transfer, and donor-acceptor mechanism.
Topics & Concepts
PhotocatalysisHeterojunctionBenzeneGraphitic carbon nitrideVisible spectrumHydrogen productionCarbon nitridePhotochemistryMaterials scienceCatalysisHydrogenRing (chemistry)ChemistryChemical engineeringOptoelectronicsOrganic chemistryEngineeringAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesCovalent Organic Framework ApplicationsNanocluster Synthesis and Applications