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A facile approach to synthesize novel oxygen-doped g-C3N4 with superior visible-light photoreactivity

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The O-doping in the g-C(3)N(4) lattice could induce intrinsic electronic and band structure modulation, resulting in its absorbance edge up to 498 nm and enhanced visible-light photoactivity, consequently.
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This article is published in Chemical Communications.The article was published on 2012-11-14. It has received 887 citations till now.

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Graphitic Carbon Nitride (g-C3N4)-Based Photocatalysts for Artificial Photosynthesis and Environmental Remediation: Are We a Step Closer To Achieving Sustainability?

TL;DR: It is anticipated that this review can stimulate a new research doorway to facilitate the next generation of g-C3N4-based photocatalysts with ameliorated performances by harnessing the outstanding structural, electronic, and optical properties for the development of a sustainable future without environmental detriment.
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Polymeric Photocatalysts Based on Graphitic Carbon Nitride

TL;DR: The photo-catalytic applications of g-C3N4 -based photocatalysts in the fields of water splitting, CO2 reduction, pollutant degradation, organic syntheses, and bacterial disinfection are reviewed, with emphasis on photocatalysis promoted by carbon materials, non-noble-metal coc atalysts, and Z-scheme heterojunctions.
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A review on g-C3N4-based photocatalysts

TL;DR: In this paper, the fundamental mechanism of heterogeneous photocatalysis, advantages, challenges and the design considerations of g-C3N4-based photocatalysts are summarized, including their crystal structural, surface phisicochemical, stability, optical, adsorption, electrochemical, photoelectrochemical and electronic properties.
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g-C3N4-Based Heterostructured Photocatalysts

TL;DR: In this article, a review summarizes the recent significant progress on the design of g-C3N4-based heterostructured photocatalysts and their special separation/transfer mechanisms of photogenerated charge carriers.
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Alkali-Assisted Synthesis of Nitrogen Deficient Graphitic Carbon Nitride with Tunable Band Structures for Efficient Visible-Light-Driven Hydrogen Evolution.

TL;DR: A facile synthetic strategy for nitrogen-deficient graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3 Nx) is established, involving a simple alkali-assisted thermal polymerization of urea, melamine, or thiourea, with superior visible-light photocatalytic performance compared to pristine g-C2 N4.
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Visible-Light Photocatalysis in Nitrogen-Doped Titanium Oxides

TL;DR: Film and powders of TiO2-x Nx have revealed an improvement over titanium dioxide (TiO2) under visible light in optical absorption and photocatalytic activity such as photodegradations of methylene blue and gaseous acetaldehyde and hydrophilicity of the film surface.
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A metal-free polymeric photocatalyst for hydrogen production from water under visible light

TL;DR: It is shown that an abundant material, polymeric carbon nitride, can produce hydrogen from water under visible-light irradiation in the presence of a sacrificial donor.
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Polymeric Graphitic Carbon Nitride as a Heterogeneous Organocatalyst: From Photochemistry to Multipurpose Catalysis to Sustainable Chemistry

TL;DR: The "polymer chemistry" of g-C(3)N(4) is described, how band positions and bandgap can be varied by doping and copolymerization, and how the organic solid can be textured to make it an effective heterogenous catalyst.
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Unique Electronic Structure Induced High Photoreactivity of Sulfur-Doped Graphitic C3N4

TL;DR: The homogeneous substitution of sulfur for lattice nitrogen and a concomitant quantum confinement effect are identified as the cause of this unique electronic structure and the excellent photoreactivity of C(3)N(4-x)S(x), which may shed light on general doping strategies for designing potentially efficient photocatalysts.
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Highly Efficient Water Splitting into H2 and O2 over Lanthanum-Doped NaTaO3 Photocatalysts with High Crystallinity and Surface Nanostructure

TL;DR: The small particle size and the ordered surface nanostep structure of the NiO/NaTaO(3):La photocatalyst powder contributed to the highly efficient water splitting into H(2) and O(2).
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