Graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4), as the one of most promising photocatalysts, usually relies on noble metal co-catalysts in photocatalytic water splitting H2 evolution process, which greatly increases use cost. Here, a zeolite imidazole framework (ZIF-67) derived [email protected]/g-C3N4 composite was constructed through facile thermal condensation ZIF-67 and melamine. The obtained composites...

The design of heterojunctions for efficient electrochemical energy storage and environmental remediation are promising for future energy and environment applications. In this study, a molybdenum disulfide-graphitic carbon nitride (MoS2-g-C3N4) heterojunction was designed by applying simple mechanochemistry, which can be scaled up for mass production. The physical-chemical and photophysical prop...

α-NiS/g-C3N4 nanocomposites were synthesized and used for photocatalytic hydrogen (H2) evolution tetracycline hydrochloride (TC) degradation. The fabricated characterized by XRD, XPS, SEM, TEM, UV-vis DRS, TRPL, PEC measurements. Photocatalytic studies show that the generation rate of 15%-α-NiS/g-C3N4 nanocomposite reaches 4025 μmol·g−1·h−1 TC degradation 64.6% within 120 min, both which are hi...

Water pollution has become a serious environmental issue. The textile industries using dyes are considered to be one of the most polluting all industrial sectors. application solar-light semiconductor catalysts in wastewater treatment, among which TiO2 can prospective candidate, is limited by rapid recombination photogenerated charge carriers. To address these limitations, was tailored with gra...

The introduction of a metallic cocatalyst is good strategy for achieving high carrier density and absorbing photons under wide-spectrum illumination. Herein, WO2/g-C3N4 nanocomposites were designed synthesized the first time using simple calcination method to enhance photocatalytic performance. exhibited significant properties: visible light irradiation, 4 wt% an RhB degradation 96% in 120 min....

The inefficiency of charge separation is the major practically limited factor towards high hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) photocatalysts. Therefore, design and construction efficient photocatalysts system with transfer path urgently necessary for HER. Herein, we report an effective strategy to construct Pt–MoSe2/g-C3N4 heterostructure through integrating facile solvothermal technique solutio...

Achieving high-efficiency photocatalytic conversion of CO2 into value-added chemicals remains a challenge. This study synthesizes In-doped TiO2 and g-C3N4 composites (In-TiO2/g-C3N4) via facile reliable method. The as-synthesized In-TiO2/g-C3N4 produces CO, CH4, C2H4 under UV, CO CH4 visible light from gaseous H2O vapor. A prolonged photocatalysis results in the continuous production same set c...

Photocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction (PC-HER) provides a solution to energy crisis and environmental pollution. Herein, different graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4)-based van der Waals (vdW) type II homojunctions have been fabricated g-C3N4/K-doped g-C3N4 nanosheets an outstanding PC-HER rate of 1,243 µmol-h?1·g?1 under visible light, higher than that bulk g-C3N4, doped nanosheets, mixed n...

Herein, a novel Cu-MoO3/g-C3N4 hybrid nanocomposite was successfully synthesized by a two-step strategy of one-pot pyrolysis followed by the impregnation method. The structure, phase, morphology and electronic environment of MoO3, g-C3N4 and Cu in the composite were determined by various characterization methods. The oxygen vacancies of MoO3 were ascertained by UV-DRS, Raman, and XPS analysis. ...

A novel graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4)-CaTiO3 (CTCN) organic-inorganic heterojunction photocatalyst was synthesized by a facile mixing method, resulting in the deposition of CaTiO3 (CT) nanoflakes onto the surface of g-C3N4 nanosheets. The photocatalytic activity of the as-synthesized heterojunction (along with the controls) was evaluated by studying the degradation of an aqueous solution of...