Extending the π-conjugation of g-C3N4 by incorporating aromatic carbon for photocatalytic H2 evolution from aqueous solution

ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering

Volumn 4, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 5989-5997

  Chuang, Po Kai ^a   Wu, Kwun Han ^a   Yeh, Te Fu ^a   Teng, Hsisheng ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Charge separation; Graphitic carbon nitride; Hydrogen production; Photocatalysis; Water splitting

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; AROMATIZATION; CATALYSIS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ENERGY GAP; ETHANOL; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; METABOLISM; MOLECULES; NANOSHEETS; NITRIDES; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SELF ASSEMBLY; SOLUTIONS; UREA;

CHARGE SEPARATIONS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRA REDS; GRAPHITIC CARBON NITRIDES; HIGH-TEMPERATURE ANNEALING; MONOCHROMATIC IRRADIATION; PHOTOGENERATED CHARGE; WATER SPLITTING; X-RAY PHOTOELECTRONS;

CARBON NITRIDE;

EID: 84994509783     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21680485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.6b01266     Document Type: Article

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