Molecules,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
28(1), P. 432 - 432
Published: Jan. 3, 2023
Graphitic
carbon
nitride
(g-C3N4),
with
facile
synthesis,
unique
structure,
high
stability,
and
low
cost,
has
been
the
hotspot
in
field
of
photocatalysis.
However,
photocatalytic
performance
g-C3N4
is
still
unsatisfactory
due
to
insufficient
capture
visible
light,
surface
area,
poor
electronic
conductivity,
fast
recombination
photogenerated
electron-hole
pairs.
Thus,
different
modification
strategies
have
developed
improve
its
performance.
In
this
review,
properties
preparation
methods
are
systematically
introduced,
various
approaches,
including
morphology
control,
elemental
doping,
heterojunction
construction,
nanomaterials,
discussed.
Moreover,
applications
energy
environmental
sustainability
summarized,
such
as
hydrogen
generation,
CO2
reduction,
degradation
contaminants
recent
years.
Finally,
concluding
remarks
perspectives
on
challenges,
suggestions
for
exploiting
g-C3N4-based
photocatalysts
presented.
This
review
will
deepen
understanding
state
art
g-C3N4,
fabrication,
modification,
application
sustainability.
Nanoscale,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(12), P. 6109 - 6131
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
N-rGO/g-C
3
N
4
as
a
metal-free
photocatalyst
has
been
synthesised
via
facile
and
eco-friendly
hydrothermal
route
that
exhibits
remarkable
photodegradation
efficiency
towards
organic
pollutants
antibiotics
under
the
simulated
solar
irradiation.
