Triple templating of graphitic carbon nitride to enhance photocatalytic properties
Author(s) -
Zhao Yang,
A. E. Danks,
J. Wang,
Yijia Zhang,
Zoë Schnepp
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
apl materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.571
H-Index - 60
ISSN - 2166-532X
DOI - 10.1063/1.4936218
Subject(s) - graphitic carbon nitride , photocatalysis , materials science , carbon nitride , nitride , carbon fibers , porosity , nanotechnology , water splitting , absorption (acoustics) , chemical engineering , composite material , catalysis , composite number , layer (electronics) , chemistry , engineering , biochemistry
Graphitic carbon nitride materials show some promising properties for applications such as photocatalytic water splitting. However, the conversion efficiency is still low due to factors such as a low surface area and limited light absorption. In this paper, we describe a “triple templating” approach to generating porous graphitic carbon nitride. The introduction of pores on several length-scales results in enhanced photocatalytic properties
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