An efficient exfoliation method to obtain graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets with superior visible-light photocatalytic activity

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2017, Pages 7930-7937

  Sun, He ^a   Zhou, Xiaozhou ^a   Zhang, Huaizhang ^a   Tu, Weixia ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Exfoliation; Graphitic carbon nitride; Photocatalyst

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; ENERGY GAP; LIGHT; NANOSHEETS; NITRIDES; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS;

EXFOLIATION; EXFOLIATION PROCESS; GRAPHITIC CARBON NITRIDES; LARGE ASPECT RATIO; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC HYDROGEN EVOLUTION; SYNTHESIS PROCESS; VISIBLE LIGHT PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY;

CARBON NITRIDE;

EID: 85008395013     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.12.080     Document Type: Article

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