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An Amorphous Carbon Nitride Photocatalyst with Greatly Extended Visible‐Light‐Responsive Range for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation
Author(s) -
Kang Yuyang,
Yang Yongqiang,
Yin LiChang,
Kang Xiangdong,
Liu Gang,
Cheng HuiMing
Publication year - 2015
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.201501939
Subject(s) - materials science , photocatalysis , visible spectrum , carbon nitride , amorphous carbon , amorphous solid , band gap , nitride , graphitic carbon nitride , hydrogen , optoelectronics , photochemistry , nanotechnology , catalysis , organic chemistry , chemistry , layer (electronics)
Amorphous carbon nitride (ACN) with a bandgap of 1.90 eV shows an order of magnitude higher photocatalytic activity in hydrogen evolution under visible light than partially crystalline graphitic carbon nitride with a bandgap of 2.82 eV. ACN is photocatalytically active under visible light at a wavelength beyond 600 nm.