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 …

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 …

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 …

Graphitic carbon nitride (g–C3N4)–based semiconductor as a beneficial candidate in photocatalysis diversity

A Hayat, AG Al-Sehemi, KS El-Nasser, TA Taha… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to the future uses of solar energy in different areas, such as the oxidation of fossil fuel-
based contaminants, the reduction of carbon dioxide, heterogeneous photocatalysis, and …

First-principle calculation study of tri-s-triazine-based g-C3N4: a review

B Zhu, L Zhang, B Cheng, J Yu - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2018 - Elsevier
Graphitic carbon nitride (gC 3 N 4) is an attractive photocatalyst which has appealing visible
light absorption, outstanding layered porous structure, high stability and nontoxicity. Many …

Carbon nitrides and metal nanoparticles: from controlled synthesis to design principles for improved photocatalysis

IF Teixeira, ECM Barbosa, SCE Tsang… - Chemical Society …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
The use of sunlight to drive chemical reactions via photocatalysis is of paramount
importance towards a sustainable future. Among several photocatalysts, earth-abundant …

Comparative photocatalytic activity of sol–gel derived rare earth metal (La, Nd, Sm and Dy)-doped ZnO photocatalysts for degradation of dyes

U Alam, A Khan, D Ali, D Bahnemann, M Muneer - RSC advances, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Rare earth metal do** into semiconductor oxides is considered to be an effective
approach to enhance photocatalytic activity due to its ability to retard the electron–hole pair …

Synthesis of MoS2/g-C3N4 nanosheets as 2D heterojunction photocatalysts with enhanced visible light activity

J Li, E Liu, Y Ma, X Hu, J Wan, L Sun, J Fan - Applied Surface Science, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract gC 3 N 4 nanosheets coupled with MoS 2 nanosheets as 2D heteroconjuction were
prepared via a facile impregnation and calcination method. The structure characterization …

Well-designed ZnV2O6/g-C3N4 2D/2D nanosheets heterojunction with faster charges separation via pCN as mediator towards enhanced photocatalytic reduction of …

A Bafaqeer, M Tahir, NAS Amin - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2019 - Elsevier
Fabrication of well-designed 2D/2D heterojunction composite with effective interfacial
contact by incorporating zinc vanadium oxide (ZnV 2 O 6) and protonated gC 3 N 4 (pCN) for …

In situ preparation of g-C3N4/bismuth-based oxide nanocomposites with enhanced photocatalytic activity

W Shan, Y Hu, Z Bai, M Zheng, C Wei - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2016 - Elsevier
Different mass percents of gC 3 N 4/Bi 2 O 2 CO 3 and gC 3 N 4/BiOCl nanocomposites with
intimately contacted interfaces were synthesized in situ by mixing Bi 2 O 3 nanoparticles with …