Enhanced Cocatalyst-Free Visible-Light Activities for Photocatalytic Fuel Production of g‑C3N4 by Trapping Holes and Transferring Electrons

• Published in: Journal of physical chemistry. C Vol. 120; no. 1; pp. 98 - 107
• Main Authors: Raziq, Fazal, Qu, Yang, Zhang, Xuliang, Humayun, Muhammad, Wu, Jing, Zada, Amir, Yu, Haitao, Sun, Xiaojun, Jing, Liqiang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: American Chemical Society 14.01.2016
• Subjects: boron; carbon nitride; fluorescence emission spectroscopy; fuel production; hydrogen; hydrogen production; hydroxyl radicals; irradiation; methane; methane production; methanol; nanocomposites; nanocrystals; nanosheets; photocatalysis; photoluminescence; physical chemistry; solar energy; titanium dioxide

We have successfully synthesized boron-doped g-C3N4 nanosheets (B-CN) and its nanocomposites with nanocrystalline anatase TiO2 (T/B-CN). The as-prepared T/B-CN nanocomposites with the proper amounts of boron and TiO2 exhibit rather high cocatalyst-free photoactivities for producing H2 from CH3OH sol...