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Efficiency Enhancement of Carbon Nitride Photoelectrochemical Cells via Tailored Monomers Design
Author(s) -
Bian Juncao,
Xi Lifei,
Huang Chao,
Lange Kathrin M.,
Zhang RuiQin,
Shalom Menny
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
advanced energy materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.08
H-Index - 220
eISSN - 1614-6840
pISSN - 1614-6832
DOI - 10.1002/aenm.201600263
Subject(s) - materials science , carbon nitride , monomer , nitride , carbon fibers , graphitic carbon nitride , photoelectrochemical cell , condensation , nanotechnology , electrode , optoelectronics , photocatalysis , catalysis , chemistry , polymer , physics , organic chemistry , composite material , layer (electronics) , electrolyte , composite number , thermodynamics
Uniform carbon nitride electrodes, with enhanced photoelectrochemical cell (PEC) performance, are successfully developed by clever design of monomers interaction at high temperatures using thermal vapor condensation method. The monomers alteration leads to a significant improvement of the optical, electronic, and PEC properties of the carbon nitride films, resulting in incident photon‐to‐current efficiency of 16% at 400 nm.