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An Overview of the Recent Progress in Polymeric Carbon Nitride Based Photocatalysis
Author(s) -
Humayun Muhammad,
Ullah Habib,
Tahir Asif Ali,
bin Mohd Yusoff Abd. Rashid,
Mat Teridi Mohd Asri,
Nazeeruddin Mohammad Khaja,
Luo Wei
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the chemical record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.61
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1528-0691
pISSN - 1527-8999
DOI - 10.1002/tcr.202100067
Subject(s) - heterojunction , photocatalysis , carbon nitride , graphene , materials science , nanotechnology , graphitic carbon nitride , catalysis , chemistry , optoelectronics , organic chemistry
Recently, polymeric carbon nitride (g‐C 3 N 4 ) as a proficient photo‐catalyst has been effectively employed in photocatalysis for energy conversion, storage, and pollutants degradation due to its low cost, robustness, and environmentally friendly nature. The critical review summarized the recent development, fundamentals, nanostructures design, advantages, and challenges of g‐C 3 N 4 (CN), as potential future photoactive material. The review also discusses the latest information on the improvement of CN‐based heterojunctions including Type‐II, Z‐scheme, metal/CN Schottky junctions, noble metal@CN, graphene@CN, carbon nanotubes (CNTs)@CN, metal‐organic frameworks (MOFs)/CN, layered double hydroxides (LDH)/CN heterojunctions and CN‐based heterostructures for H 2 production from H 2 O, CO 2 conversion and pollutants degradation in detail. The optical absorption, electronic behavior, charge separation and transfer, and bandgap alignment of CN‐based heterojunctions are discussed elaborately. The correlations between CN‐based heterostructures and photocatalytic activities are described excessively. Besides, the prospects of CN‐based heterostructures for energy production, storage, and pollutants degradation are discussed.