Applied Surface Science, volume 358, pages 15-27

A review on g-C3N4 for photocatalytic water splitting and CO2 reduction

Publication typeJournal Article
Publication date2015-12-01
Quartile SCImago
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Impact factor6.7
ISSN01694332
Surfaces, Coatings and Films
General Chemistry
General Physics and Astronomy
Condensed Matter Physics
Surfaces and Interfaces
Abstract
Solar fuel generation through water splitting and CO 2 photoreduction is an ideal route to provide the renewable energy sources and mitigate global warming. The main challenge in photocatalysis is finding a low-cost photocatalyst that can work efficiently to split water into hydrogen and reduce CO 2 to hydrocarbon fuels. Metal-free g-C 3 N 4 photocatalyst shows great potentials for solar fuel production. In this mini review, we summarize the most current advances on novel design idea and new synthesis strategy for g-C 3 N 4 preparation, insightful ideas on extending optical absorption of pristine g-C 3 N 4 , overall water splitting and CO 2 photoreduction over g-C 3 N 4 based systems. The research challenges and perspectives on g-C 3 N 4 based photocatalysts were also suggested.

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Ye S. et al. A review on g-C3N4 for photocatalytic water splitting and CO2 reduction // Applied Surface Science. 2015. Vol. 358. pp. 15-27.
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TY - JOUR
DO - 10.1016/j.apsusc.2015.08.173
UR - https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0169433215019972
TI - A review on g-C3N4 for photocatalytic water splitting and CO2 reduction
T2 - Applied Surface Science
AU - Ye, Sheng
AU - Wu, Ming Zai
AU - Yuan, Yupeng
AU - Wang, Rong
PY - 2015
DA - 2015/12/01 00:00:00
PB - Elsevier
SP - 15-27
VL - 358
SN - 0169-4332
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@article{2015_Ye,
author = {Sheng Ye and Ming Zai Wu and Yupeng Yuan and Rong Wang},
title = {A review on g-C3N4 for photocatalytic water splitting and CO2 reduction},
journal = {Applied Surface Science},
year = {2015},
volume = {358},
publisher = {Elsevier},
month = {dec},
url = {https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0169433215019972},
pages = {15--27},
doi = {10.1016/j.apsusc.2015.08.173}
}
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