Synthesis and modifications of g-C3N4-based materials and their applications in wastewater pollutants removal

Ammonium phosphotungstate nanoparticle/ultrathin g-C3N4 composite photocatalysts with Z-scheme heterojunctions: preparation and application to organic contaminant degradation

“…As emerging non-metallic photocatalysts, 2D g-C 3 N 4 nanomaterials have diverse applications in photocatalytic water splitting, carbon dioxide reduction, photocatalytic nitrogen fixation, environmental pollutant degradation, and so on [18,19]. Given that 2D g-C 3 N 4 still has certain drawbacks such as performance degradation due to easy agglomeration, poor Sunlight absorption capacity, fairly high exciton binding energy, and fast electron-hole recombination [20], several strategies like composite fabrication, doping, sensitisation, copolymerisation, and nanostructure modification have been adopted to increase its suitability for specific photocatalytic applications [21][22][23]. Therefore, the fabrication of efficient 2D g-C 3 N 4 -based materials for photocatalytic degradation is a highly important yet challenging task.…”

Single-atom nanozymes as promising catalysts for biosensing and biomedical applications

“…Likewise, the deposition of noble metal atoms (such as Pt, Pd, and Au) was found to induce localized surface plasmon resonance (SPR) which played a vital role in enhancing the catalytic activity. 79 In fact, defect engineering, 80 modification tactics, 81 and het- erojunction construction 82 have been employed to improve the catalytic performance of g-C 3 N 4 .…”

Enhancement in Sensitivity and Selectivity of Electrochemical Technique with CuO/g-C3N4 Nanocomposite Combined with Molecularly Imprinted Polymer for Melamine Detection

“…Graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) is categorized as an n-type organic semiconductor characterized by a conjugated polymer with a triazine ring structure [16]. One of its notable characteristics is its ability to function as a photocatalyst, with a significant band gap of 2 to 3 eV, allowing it to be active in visible light [17].…”

“…One of its notable characteristics is its ability to function as a photocatalyst, with a significant band gap of 2 to 3 eV, allowing it to be active in visible light [17]. Additionally, it is characterized by being a metal-free material, exhibiting good chemical and electronic structure stability, possessing a large specific surface area, and being cost-effective and environmentally friendly [16,18]. Graphitic carbon nitride has been extensively studied in various research fields, such as solar cells, energy conversion, light-emitting diode (LED) fabrication, sensing technology, pollutant degradation, imaging applications, and photocatalytic water splitting [19,20].…”