Exfoliated graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets as efficient catalysts for hydrogen evolution under visible light

Adv Mater. 2013 May 7;25(17):2452-6. doi: 10.1002/adma.201204453. Epub 2013 Mar 1.

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.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Catalysis / radiation effects
  • Graphite / chemistry*
  • Graphite / radiation effects
  • Hydrogen / chemistry*
  • Hydrogen / isolation & purification*
  • Light
  • Materials Testing
  • Membranes, Artificial*
  • Nanostructures / chemistry*
  • Nanostructures / radiation effects
  • Nanostructures / ultrastructure
  • Nitriles / chemistry*
  • Nitriles / radiation effects*
  • Particle Size

Substances

  • Membranes, Artificial
  • Nitriles
  • cyanogen
  • Graphite
  • Hydrogen