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Exfoliated Graphitic Carbon Nitride Nanosheets as Efficient Catalysts for Hydrogen Evolution Under Visible Light
Author(s) -
Yang Shubin,
Gong Yongji,
Zhang Jinshui,
Zhan Liang,
Ma Lulu,
Fang Zheyu,
Vajtai Robert,
Wang Xinchen,
Ajayan Pulickel M.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201204453
Subject(s) - graphitic carbon nitride , exfoliation joint , materials science , carbon nitride , nitride , carbon fibers , nanotechnology , visible spectrum , photocatalysis , band gap , catalysis , hydrogen , water splitting , optoelectronics , composite material , graphene , organic chemistry , chemistry , layer (electronics) , composite number
Graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets are extracted, produced via simple liquid‐phase exfoliation of a layered bulk material, g‐C 3 N 4 . The resulting nanosheets, having ≈2 nm thickness and N/C atomic ratio of 1.31, show an optical bandgap of 2.65 eV. The carbon nitride nanosheets are demonstrated to exhibit excellent photocatalytic activity for hydrogen evolution under visible light.