Facile approach to synthesize g-PAN/g-C3N4 composites with enhanced photocatalytic H2 evolution activity

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 7171-7179

  He, Fang ^a   Chen, Gang ^a   Yu, Yaoguang ^a   Hao, Sue ^a   Zhou, Yansong ^a   Zheng, Yi ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

electron transfer channel; graphitic carbon nitride; graphitized polyacrylonitrile; photocatalysis

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; GRAPHITIZATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY;

EFFECTIVE ELECTRONS; ELECTRON TRANSFER; GRAPHITIC CARBON NITRIDES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL MEASUREMENTS; POSSIBLE MECHANISMS; THERMAL CONDENSATION;

NANOSHEETS;

EID: 84901649693     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/am500198y     Document Type: Article

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