Nitrogen-rich graphitic carbon nitride: Controllable nanosheet-like morphology, enhanced visible light absorption and superior photocatalytic performance

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 508, Issue , 2016, Pages 257-264

  Yan, Jing ^a   Zhou, Chenjuan ^a   Li, Peiran ^a   Chen, Binhe ^a   Zhang, Shishen ^a   Dong, Xiaoping ^a   Xi, Fengna ^a   Liu, Jiyang ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG SCI TECH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chemical blowing; g C3N4 Nanosheets; Photocatalysis

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; CHLORINE; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENERGY GAP; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LIGHT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NANOSHEETS; NITRIDES; NITROGEN; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; REUSABILITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

DEGRADATION OF ORGANIC DYES; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRA REDS; GRAPHITIC CARBON NITRIDES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY OBSERVATION; VISIBLE LIGHT ABSORPTION; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTRA;

CARBON NITRIDE;

CARBON; GRAPHITE; MELAMINE; METHYL CHLORIDE; NANOSHEET; NITROGEN; NITROGEN RICH GRAPHITIC CARBON NITRIDE NANOSHEET; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DECOMPOSITION; GAS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MORPHOLOGY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHOTOCATALYSIS; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUORUM SENSING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84984645841     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: 18734359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2016.08.067     Document Type: Article

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