Radical defects modulate the photocatalytic response in 2D-graphitic carbon nitride

E Raciti, SM Gali, M Melchionna, G Filippini, A Actis… - Chemical …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Graphitic carbon nitride (gCN) is an important heterogeneous metal-free catalytic material.
Thermally induced post-synthetic modifications, such as amorphization and/or reduction …

Photocatalytic activity of dual defect modified graphitic carbon nitride is robust to tautomerism: machine learning assisted ab initio quantum dynamics

S Agrawal, B Wang, Y Wu, D Casanova, OV Prezhdo - Nanoscale, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Two-dimensional graphitic carbon nitride (GCN) is a popular metal-free polymer for
sustainable energy applications due to its unique structure and semiconductor properties …

Structurally modified graphitic carbon nitride with highly photocatalytic activity in the presence of visible light

H Katsumata, K Sakakibara, I Tateishi, M Furukawa… - Catalysis Today, 2020 - Elsevier
The development of highly functionalized photocatalysts for the degradation of organic
pollutants is an important environmental remediation objective. To this end, we report a …

Origin of photoactivity in graphitic carbon nitride and strategies for enhancement of photocatalytic efficiency: insights from first-principles computations

H Zhang, X Zuo, H Tang, G Li, Z Zhou - Physical Chemistry Chemical …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
The origin of the photoactivity in graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) and the strategies for
improving its photocatalytic efficiency were systematically investigated using first-principles …

Halogen-hydrogen bonds: A general synthetic approach for highly photoactive carbon nitride with tunable properties

J Barrio, A Grafmüller, J Tzadikov, M Shalom - Applied Catalysis B …, 2018 - Elsevier
The design of the chemical, photo-physical, and catalytic properties of graphitic carbon
nitride (g-CN) is highly challenging due to the harsh solid-state reaction. Here we report a …

A tour‐guide through carbon nitride‐land: structure‐and dimensionality‐dependent properties for photo (electro) chemical energy conversion and storage

VW Lau, BV Lotsch - Advanced Energy Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the explosion in the number of publications on the graphitic carbon nitride family of
materials, much still remains unknown about their structure and the underlying properties …

Graphitic carbon nitrides as platforms for single-atom photocatalysis

FM Colombari, MAR da Silva, MS Homsi… - Faraday …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Herein we demonstrate that adding single atoms of selected transition metals to graphitic
carbon nitrides allows the tailoring of the electronic and chemical properties of these 2D …

Constructing confined surface carbon defects in ultrathin graphitic carbon nitride for photocatalytic free radical manipulation

J Di, J Xia, X Li, M Ji, H Xu, Z Chen, H Li - Carbon, 2016 - Elsevier
The porous ultrathin graphitic carbon nitride (gC 3 N 4) with confined surface carbon defects
was obtained via the twice thermal treatment of bulk gC 3 N 4. The as-prepared porous …

Inside-and-out modification of graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) photocatalysts via defect engineering for energy and environmental science

Y Li, Z He, L Liu, Y Jiang, WJ Ong, Y Duan, W Ho… - Nano Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract gC 3 N 4 is an attractive photocatalysts due to its visible-light response, earth
abundance, chemical-thermal stability and high yield. However, the major limitation stems …

Carbon–graphitic carbon nitride hybrids for heterogeneous photocatalysis

L Cheng, H Zhang, X Li, J Fan, Q Xiang - Small, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Polymeric graphitic carbon nitride (g‐C3N4) and various carbon materials have experienced
a renaissance as viable alternates in photocatalysis due to their captivating metal‐free …