Facile Fabrication of Large-Aspect-Ratio g-C3N4 Nanosheets for Enhanced Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution

ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 2039-2043

  Fang, Li Jun ^a   Li, Yu Hang ^a   Liu, Peng Fei ^a   Wang, Dan Ping ^a   Zeng, Hui Dan ^a   Wang, Xue Lu ^a   Yang, Hua Gui ^a  

^a East China University of Science and Technology   (China)

Author keywords

Anhydrous ethylenediamine; Graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets; Hydrogen evolution; Liquid etching; Photocatalysis

Indexed keywords

CARBON NITRIDE; ETCHING; NANOSHEETS; NITRIDES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA; SURFACE REACTIONS;

ETHYLENE DIAMINE; FACILE FABRICATION; GRAPHITIC CARBON NITRIDES; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION; LARGE ASPECT RATIO; PHOTOCATALYTIC HYDROGEN EVOLUTION; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; TWO DIMENSIONAL (2 D);

ASPECT RATIO;

EID: 85014522592     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21680485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.6b02721     Document Type: Article

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