Engineered graphitic carbon nitride-based photocatalysts for visible-light-driven water splitting: a review

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dc.contributor.authorWang, S.
dc.contributor.authorZhang, J.
dc.contributor.authorLi, B.
dc.contributor.authorSun, H.
dc.contributor.authorWang, S.
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractGraphitic carbon nitride (g-C₃N₄), a polymeric semiconductor, has become a rising star for photocatalytic energy conversion because of its facile accessibility, metal-free nature, low cost, and environmentally benign properties. This work reviews the latest progress of g-C₃N₄-based materials in visible-light-driven water splitting to hydrogen. It begins with a brief history of g-C₃N₄, followed by various engineering strategies of g-C₃N₄, such as elemental doping, copolymerization, crystalline tailoring, surface engineering, and single-atom modification, for elevated photocatalytic water decomposition. In addition, the synthesis of g-C₃N₄ in different dimensions (0D, 1D, 2D, and 3D) and configurations of a series of g-C₃N₄-based heterojunctions (type II, Z-scheme, S-scheme, g-C₃N₄/metal, and g-C₃N₄/carbon heterojunctions) were also discussed for their improvement in photocatalytic hydrogen production. Lastly, the challenges and opportunities of g-C₃N₄-based nanomaterials are provided. It is anticipated that this review will promote the further development of the emerging g-C₃N₄-based materials for more efficiency in photocatalytic water splitting to hydrogen.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityShuaijun Wang, Jinqiang Zhang, Bin Li, Hongqi Sun, and Shaobin Wang
dc.identifier.citationEnergy and Fuels, 2021; 35(8):6504-6526
dc.identifier.doi10.1021/acs.energyfuels.1c00503
dc.identifier.issn0887-0624
dc.identifier.issn1520-5029
dc.identifier.orcidWang, S. [0000-0002-1751-9162]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/130714
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAmerican Chemical Society
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP170104264
dc.rights© 2021 American Chemical Society
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.1c00503
dc.titleEngineered graphitic carbon nitride-based photocatalysts for visible-light-driven water splitting: a review
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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