A review on g-C₃N₄incorporated with organics for enhanced photocatalytic water splitting

Abstract

g-C3N4 incorporated with organics for enhanced photocatalytic water splitting.

Super-resolution imaging of photogenerated charges on CdS/g-C3N4 heterojunctions and its correlation with photoactivity

“…6,7 Fabrication of heterojunctions has been proved an effective way to enhance the charge separation efficiency of g-C 3 N 4 -based photocatalysts. 8,9 Numerous semiconductors have been investigated to form heterojunctions with g-C 3 N 4 , such as metal oxides (e.g., ZnO, TiO 2 and Cu 2 O), 10,11 metal sulfides (e.g., NiS and CdS), 12,13 metal oxyhalides (e.g., BiOCl and BiOBr) 14,15 and other semiconductors (e.g., perovskites and layered double hydroxides). 16,17 Based on the charge separation mechanism, these heterojunctions can be generally classified into two types: a type II heterostructure and an all-solid-state Z-scheme heterostructure.…”

“…Fabrication of heterojunctions has been proved an effective way to enhance the charge separation efficiency of g-C 3 N 4 -based photocatalysts. 8,9 Numerous semiconductors have been investigated to form heterojunctions with g-C 3 N 4 , such as metal oxides ( e.g. , ZnO, TiO 2 and Cu 2 O), 10,11 metal sulfides ( e.g.…”

Linear multiple-thiophene-containing conjugated polymer photocatalysts with narrow band gaps for achieving ultrahigh photocatalytic hydrogen evolution activity under visible light

“…Compared with inorganic photocatalysts, organic polymer photocatalysts show unique advantages including diverse structures, high elemental abundance, low toxicity, numerous synthetic methodologies and tunable electronic properties. 8–10 Classic organic polymer photocatalysts are mainly linear conjugated polymers (LCPs), 11–15 graphitic carbon nitrides (g-C 3 N 4 ), 16–18 conjugated microporous polymers (CMPs), 19–23 covalent organic frameworks (COFs), 24–26 and covalent triazine-based frameworks (CTFs). 27–29…”

Sodium alkoxide-mediated g-C3N4 immobilized on a composite nanofibrous membrane for preferable photocatalytic activity

“…[9][10][11] For example, graphitic carbon nitride (g-C 3 N 4 ) is a classic material not only owing to the metal-free semiconducting electronic structure, and tuneable optical and photoelectrochemical properties but also because of the low cost, and high thermal and chemical stability. 2,[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20] However, bulk g-C 3 N 4 possesses the intrinsic disadvantages of low charge mobility rate and high recombination rate, which limit the photocatalytic potential. 21 Therefore, exploring new methods and strategies is a key point for highly efficient photocatalysis in this case.…”