Template-free method for synthesizing sponge-like graphitic carbon nitride with a large surface area and outstanding nitrogen photofixation ability induced by nitrogen vacancies

Ceramics International

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 6985-6992

  Wu, Guang ^a   Gao, Yan ^a   Zheng, Binghui ^b  

^a HEILONGJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b China Tianchen Engineering Corporation   (China)

Author keywords

g C3N4; Methanol; Nitrogen photofixation; Nitrogen vacancy; Photocatalysis

Indexed keywords

CARBON NITRIDE; METHANOL; NITRIDES; NITROGEN; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; TEMPERATURE PROGRAMMED DESORPTION; ULTRAVIOLET VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY; VACANCIES; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

G-C3N4; GRAPHITIC CARBON NITRIDES; INTERFACIAL ELECTRON TRANSFER; NITROGEN VACANCIES; PHOTOCURRENT MEASUREMENT; PHOTOFIXATION; TEMPLATE FREE METHOD; UV-VIS SPECTROSCOPY;

NITROGEN FIXATION;

EID: 84956860094     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2016.01.086     Document Type: Article

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