Exfoliated Graphitic Carbon Nitride Nanosheets as Efficient Catalysts for Hydrogen Evolution Under Visible Light

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Shubin Yang · Rice University

Yongji Gong · Rice University

Jinshui Zhang · Fuzhou University

Liang Zhan · Rice University

Lulu Ma · Rice University

Zheyu Fang · Peking University

Róbert Vajtai · Rice University

Abstract

Graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets are extracted, produced via simple liquid-phase exfoliation of a layered bulk material, g-C3N4. The resulting nanosheets, having ≈2 nm thickness and N/C atomic ratio of 1.31, show an optical bandgap of 2.65 eV. The carbon nitride nanosheets are demonstrated to exhibit excellent photocatalytic activity for hydrogen evolution under visible light.

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Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques 2D Materials and Applications Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors

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Published in: Advanced Materials

Volume 25, Issue 17, pp. 2452-2456

DOI: 10.1002/adma.201204453

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Exfoliated Graphitic Carbon Nitride Nanosheets as Efficient Catalysts for Hydrogen Evolution Under Visible Light

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