A review on g-C3N4-based photocatalysts

As a fascinating conjugated polymer, graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) has been the hotspot in the materials science as a metal-free and visible-light-responsive photocatalyst. Pure g-C3N4 suffers from the insufficient sunlight absorption, low surface area and the fast recombination of photo-induced electron-hole pairs, resulting in low photocatalytic activity. Element doping is known to be an efficient method to tune the unique electronic structure and band gap of g-C3N4, which considerably broaden the light responsive range and enhance the charge separation. This review summarizes the recent progress in the development of efficient and low cost doped g-C3N4 systems in various realms such as photocatalytic hydrogen evolution, reduction of carbon dioxide, photocatalytic removal of contaminants in wastewater and gas phase. Typically, metal doping, nonmetal doping, co-doping and heterojunction based on doped g-C3N4 have been explored to simultaneously tune the crystallographic, textural and electronic structures for improving photocatalytic activity by enhancing the light absorption, facilitating the charge separation and transportation and prolonging the charge carrier lifetime. Finally, the current challenges and the crucial issues of element doped g-C3N4 photocatalysts that need to be addressed in future research are presented. This review presented herein can pave a novel avenue and add invaluable knowledge to the family of element doped g-C3N4 for the develop of more effective visible-light-driven photocatalysts.

Doping of graphitic carbon nitride for photocatalysis: A reveiw

MoS2-based photocatalysts attract wide attention as they possess a suitable band gap for visible-light harvesting, making it a promising earth-abundant photocatalyst for hydrogen production, environmental remediation, and photosynthesis. However, the rapid recombination of photogenerated electron-hole pairs, limited quantity of active edge sites, and difficult photocatalyst separation and recycling hinder the practical application of this material. In this review, recent development of MoS2-based photocatalysts in various photocatalytic applications is summarized. In addition, possible approaches to enhance photocatalytic activity and separate photocatalysts from reaction media are discussed to provide a future direction in highly efficient photocatalyst design.

Recent development on MoS2-based photocatalysis: A review

Recent advances in noble metal free doped graphitic carbon nitride based nanohybrids for photocatalysis of organic contaminants in water: A review

Graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4), with a moderate band gap (∼2.7 eV), high chemical and thermal stability, has been the hotspot in environmental photocatalysis. However, its performance is still u...

Ling Cao

Papers

Highly transparent and conducting fluorine-doped ZnO thin films prepared by pulsed laser deposition

Synthesis and characterization of sulfur self-doped g-C3N4 with efficient visible-light photocatalytic activity

Band gap modulation of ZnCdO alloy thin films with different Cd contents grown by pulsed laser deposition

NiO thin films grown directly on Cu foils by pulsed laser deposition as anode materials for lithium ion batteries

Asymmetric interface band alignments of Cu2O/ZnO and ZnO/Cu2O heterojunctions