Graphitic Carbon Nitride (gC3N4)-Based Photocatalysts for Artificial Photosynthesis and Environmental Remediation: Are We a Step Closer To Achieving …

WJ Ong, LL Tan, YH Ng, ST Yong, SP Chai - Chemical reviews, 2016 - ACS Publications
As a fascinating conjugated polymer, graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) has become a new
research hotspot and drawn broad interdisciplinary attention as a metal-free and visible-light …

A review on g-C3N4-based photocatalysts

J Wen, J **e, X Chen, X Li - Applied surface science, 2017 - Elsevier
As one of the most appealing and attractive technologies, heterogeneous photocatalysis has
been utilized to directly harvest, convert and store renewable solar energy for producing …

Alkali‐assisted synthesis of nitrogen deficient graphitic carbon nitride with tunable band structures for efficient visible‐light‐driven hydrogen evolution

H Yu, R Shi, Y Zhao, T Bian, Y Zhao, C Zhou… - Advanced …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
A facile synthetic strategy for nitrogen‐deficient graphitic carbon nitride (g‐C 3 N x) is
established, involving a simple alkali‐assisted thermal polymerization of urea, melamine, or …

Polymeric photocatalysts based on graphitic carbon nitride

S Cao, J Low, J Yu, M Jaroniec - Advanced Materials, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Semiconductor‐based photocatalysis is considered to be an attractive way for solving the
worldwide energy shortage and environmental pollution issues. Since the pioneering work …

A review on graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) based nanocomposites: synthesis, categories, and their application in photocatalysis

M Ismael - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2020 - Elsevier
In recent years, heterogeneous photocatalysis using semiconductor and solar energy has
gained a lot of attention owing to its potential applications in many fields such as the …

Role of graphitic carbon in g-C3N4 nanoarchitectonics towards efficient photocatalytic reaction kinetics: a review

X Zhang, P Yang - Carbon, 2024 - Elsevier
The efficiency of photocatalytic water splitting, and CO 2 conversion depend on the
separation and transfer of charge carriers. Graphitic carbon components with decent …

Semiconductor polymeric graphitic carbon nitride photocatalysts: the “holy grail” for the photocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction under visible light

G Liao, Y Gong, L Zhang, H Gao, GJ Yang… - Energy & Environmental …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Semiconductor polymeric graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) photocatalysts have attracted
dramatically growing attention in the field of the visible-light-induced hydrogen evolution …

Visible-light driven heterojunction photocatalysts for water splitting–a critical review

SJA Moniz, SA Shevlin, DJ Martin, ZX Guo… - Energy & Environmental …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Solar driven catalysis on semiconductors to produce clean chemical fuels, such as
hydrogen, is widely considered as a promising route to mitigate environmental issues …

Graphitic carbon nitride based nanocomposites: a review

Z Zhao, Y Sun, F Dong - Nanoscale, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4), as an intriguing earth-abundant visible light photocatalyst,
possesses a unique two-dimensional structure, excellent chemical stability and tunable …

Graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) nanocomposites: a new and exciting generation of visible light driven photocatalysts for environmental pollution remediation

G Mamba, AK Mishra - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2016 - Elsevier
Engineering photocatalytic materials for renewable energy generation and environmental
decontamination has always been a very exciting prospect to counter the global energy …