C-, N-Vacancy defect engineered polymeric carbon nitride towards photocatalysis: viewpoints and challenges

A Kumar, P Raizada… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
As an alluring metal-free polymeric semiconductor material, graphite-like carbon nitride (g-
C3N4; abbreviated as GCN) has triggered a new impetus in the field of photocatalysis …

Conjugated polymers for visible-light-driven photocatalysis

C Dai, B Liu - Energy & Environmental Science, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Conjugated polymers have recently been under active investigation as promising
alternatives to traditional inorganic semiconductors for photocatalysis. This is due to their …

Point‐Defect Engineering: Leveraging Imperfections in Graphitic Carbon Nitride (g‐C3N4) Photocatalysts toward Artificial Photosynthesis

X Yu, SF Ng, LK Putri, LL Tan, AR Mohamed, WJ Ong - Small, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Graphitic carbon nitride (g‐C3N4) is a kind of ideal metal‐free photocatalysts for artificial
photosynthesis. At present, pristine g‐C3N4 suffers from small specific surface area, poor …

Fundamentals and challenges of ultrathin 2D photocatalysts in boosting CO 2 photoreduction

X Jiao, K Zheng, L Liang, X Li, Y Sun… - Chemical Society Reviews, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Carbon dioxide photoreduction currently suffers from low photoconversion efficiency and
poor product selectivity. Ultrathin two-dimensional materials, which possess highly active …

Recent advances in solar‐driven CO2 reduction over g‐C3N4‐based photocatalysts

Q Xu, Z **a, J Zhang, Z Wei, Q Guo, H **… - Carbon …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The persistent increase of CO2 levels in the atmosphere, already exceeding 400 ppm, urges
the exploration of CO2 emission reduction and recycling technologies. Ideally, photocatalytic …

Engineering carbon-defects on ultrathin g-C3N4 allows one-pot output and dramatically boosts photoredox catalytic activity

S Gao, X Wang, C Song, S Zhou, F Yang… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2021 - Elsevier
Herein, carbon-defect engineering and 2-dimensional engineering are integrated into gC 3
N 4 at once, allowing one-pot output of ultrathin gC 3 N 4 photocatalyst by a thermal …

Vacancy defect engineering in semiconductors for solar light‐driven environmental remediation and sustainable energy production

Y Ding, S Maitra, C Wang, S Halder… - Interdisciplinary …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The introduction of vacancy defects in semiconductors has been proven to be a highly
effective approach to improve their photocatalytic activity owing to their advantages of …

Engineering graphitic carbon nitride (gC 3 N 4) for catalytic reduction of CO 2 to fuels and chemicals: Strategy and mechanism

Q Lu, K Eid, W Li, AM Abdullah, G Xu, RS Varma - Green Chemistry, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The reduction of carbon dioxide to useful fuels/chemicals, such as methane, formic, and
methanol, is an innovative way to address looming energy and environmental issues …

Nanostructured Carbon Nitrides for CO2 Capture and Conversion

SN Talapaneni, G Singh, IY Kim, K AlBahily… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Carbon nitride (CN), a 2D material composed of only carbon (C) and nitrogen (N),
which are linked by strong covalent bonds, has been used as a metal‐devoid and visible …

Emerging Trends in Sustainable CO2‐Management Materials

Z Zhang, Y Zheng, L Qian, D Luo, H Dou… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
With the rising level of atmospheric CO2 worsening climate change, a promising global
movement toward carbon neutrality is forming. Sustainable CO2 management based on …