Interfacial engineering by creating Cu-based ternary heterostructures on C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> tubes towards enhanced photocatalytic oxidative coupling of benzylamines
Yunqi Fu, Mang Zheng, Qi Li, Liping Zhang, Shuai Wang, V. V. Kondratiev, Baojiang Jiang
Abstract
Cu/Cu<sub>2</sub>O/Cu<sub>3</sub>N heterostructures supported C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> tubes were synthesized by one-step hydrothermal treatment followed by calcination, which showed enhanced photocatalytic activity for oxidative self-coupling of benzylamine under visible-light.
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Ternary operationPhotocatalysisHeterojunctionCoupling (piping)Oxidative coupling of methaneChemistryOxidative phosphorylationChemical engineeringMaterials scienceOptoelectronicsCatalysisOrganic chemistryComputer scienceComposite materialEngineeringBiochemistryProgramming languageAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesNanomaterials for catalytic reactionsCopper-based nanomaterials and applications