C-, N-Vacancy defect engineered polymeric carbon nitride towards photocatalysis: viewpoints and challenges
Abhinandan Kumar, Pankaj Raizada, Ahmad Hosseini–Bandegharaei, Vijay Kumar Thakur, Van-Huy Nguyen, Pardeep Singh
Abstract
As an alluring metal-free polymeric semiconductor material, graphite-like carbon nitride (g-C 3 N 4 ; abbreviated as GCN) has triggered a new impetus in the field of photocatalysis, mainly favoured from its fascinating physicochemical and photoelectronic structural features.
Topics & Concepts
PhotocatalysisCarbon nitrideGraphitic carbon nitrideMaterials scienceVacancy defectNitrideNanotechnologyCarbon fibersSemiconductorGraphiteViewpointsChemistryOptoelectronicsMetallurgyCatalysisComposite materialCrystallographyOrganic chemistryPhysicsLayer (electronics)AcousticsComposite numberAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesElectronic and Structural Properties of OxidesGa2O3 and related materials