Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
26(15), P. 11243 - 11262
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
This
review
focuses
on
the
general
strategies
for
strengthening
charge
separation
and
transfer
in
g-C
3
N
4
,
involving
structural
modulation,
heterojunction
construction
cocatalyst
loading,
also
analyzes
their
respective
characteristics.
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.
Small,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
19(48)
Published: Aug. 4, 2023
Abstract
Covalent
organic
frameworks
(COFs)
are
one
type
of
porous
materials
linked
by
covalent
bonds.
COFs
exhibit
many
outstanding
characteristics
such
as
high
porosity,
chemical
and
thermal
stability,
large
specific
surface
area,
efficient
electron
transfer
efficiency,
the
ability
for
predesigned
structures.
These
exceptional
advantages
enable
to
remarkable
performance
in
photocatalysis.
Additionally,
activity
photocatalysts
can
be
significantly
upgraded
ion
doping
formation
heterojunctions.
This
paper
summarizes
latest
research
progress
on
COF‐based
applied
photocatalytic
systems.
Initially,
typical
structures
preparation
methods
analyzed
compared.
Moreover,
essential
principles
reactions
over
COFs‐based
developments
hydrogen
production,
CO
2
reduction,
pollutants
elimination,
transformation,
overall
water
splitting
indicated.
At
last,
outlook
challenges
photocatalysis
discussed.
review
is
intended
permit
instructive
guidance
use
based
future.
International Journal of Molecular Sciences,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
24(1), P. 346 - 346
Published: Dec. 25, 2022
Currently,
the
synthesis
of
active
photocatalysts
for
evolution
hydrogen,
including
based
on
graphite-like
carbon
nitride,
is
an
acute
issue.
In
this
review,
a
comprehensive
analysis
state-of-the-art
studies
graphic
nitride
as
photocatalyst
hydrogen
production
under
visible
light
presented.
various
approaches
to
g-C3N4
reported
in
literature
were
considered,
methods
modifying
and
improving
structural
photocatalytic
properties
material.
A
thorough
has
shown
that
most
commonly
used
are
alterations
textural
characteristics
by
introducing
templates,
pore
formers
or
pre-treatment
method,
doping
with
heteroatoms,
modification
metals,
creation
composite
photocatalysts.
Next,
authors
considered
their
own
detailed
study
graphitic
different
pre-treatments
respective
demonstrate
high
efficiency
stability
hydrogen.
Particular
attention
was
paid
describing
effect
state
platinum
cocatalyst
activity
resulting
photocatalyst.
The
decisive
factors
leading
materials
discussed.
Small,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
19(39)
Published: May 31, 2023
Abstract
Selective
oxidation
of
biomass‐based
molecules
to
high‐value
chemicals
in
conjunction
with
hydrogen
evolution
reaction
(HER)
is
an
innovative
photocatalysis
strategy.
The
key
challenge
design
bifunctional
photocatalysts
suitable
band
structures,
which
can
achieve
highly
efficient
generation
and
hydrogen.
Herein,
NiS/Cd
0.6
Zn
0.4
S
Schottky
junction
catalysts
are
constructed
for
sunlight‐driven
catalytic
vanillyl
alcohol
(VAL)
selective
towards
vanillin
(VN)
coupling
HER.
At
optimal
conditions,
the
8%
photocatalyst
achieves
high
activity
VN
production
(3.75
mmol
g
−1
h
)
HER
(3.84
).
It
also
exhibits
remarkable
VAL
conversion
(66.9%),
yield
(52.1%),
selectivity
(77.8%).
photocatalytic
proceeds
a
carbon‐centered
radical
mechanism
via
cleavage
α
C–H
bond.
Experimental
results
theoretical
calculations
show
that
NiS
metallic
properties
enhances
electron
transfer
capability.
Importantly,
Ni‐S‐Cd
“electron
bridge”
formed
at
interface
further
improves
separation/transfer
electrone/h
+
pairs
furnishes
active
sites
due
its
smaller
|ΔG
H*
|
value,
thereby
resulting
remarkably
activity.
This
work
sheds
new
light
on
HER,
pathway
achieving
efficiency.