Nitrogen defects and porous self-supporting structure carbon nitride for visible light hydrogen evolution

Abstract

Porous self-supporting carbon nitride with nitrogen defects not only optimizes the surface electronic structure of a catalyst but also provides an abundance of reactive sites for the photocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction.

Self-assembly synthesis of hollow phosphorus-doped graphitic carbon nitride microboxes for the photodegradation of organic pollutants

“…The supramolecular self-assembly technique is a facile and low-cost method to construct versatile morphologies and structures of g-C 3 N 4 at the molecular level. 18–22 Interestingly, based on non-covalent intermolecular interactions including hydrogen bonds, van der Waals forces and π bonds, g-C 3 N 4 with a specific structure can be obtained by a supramolecular self-assembly route. The wide range of possibilities and the simplicity make this technique attractive for preparing novel, cheap, and metal-free photocatalysts with effective performance in solar fuel production.…”