A two-dimensional h-BN/C<sub>2</sub>N heterostructure as a promising metal-free photocatalyst for overall water-splitting
Guangzhao Wang, Zongfeng Li, Weikang Wu, Hao Guo, Cong Chen, Hongkuan Yuan, Shengyuan A. Yang
Abstract
A metal-free type-II h-BN/C<sub>2</sub>N heterostructure is shown as a potential visible light water-splitting photocatalyst.
Topics & Concepts
Water splittingHeterojunctionPhotocatalysisBand gapMaterials scienceBand offsetDensity functional theoryVisible spectrumPhotocatalytic water splittingOptoelectronicsTransition metalElectronic band structureNanotechnologyCatalysisChemical physicsChemistryComputational chemistryCondensed matter physicsValence bandPhysicsBiochemistry2D Materials and ApplicationsAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesMXene and MAX Phase Materials