A simplistic molecular agglomeration of carbon nitride for optimized photocatalytic performance

• Published in: Surfaces and interfaces Vol. 25; p. 101166
• Main Authors: Hayat, Asif, Taha, T.A., Alenad, Asma M., Ullah, Ikram, Ali Shah, Syed Jawad, Uddin, Ikram, Ullah, Ijaz, Hayat, Ashiq, Khan, Wasim Ullah
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.08.2021
• Subjects: Carbon Nitride (CN); Cyanuric Acid (CA); Molecular doping; RhB degradation; Water reduction; RhB degradation; Carbon Nitride (CN); Cyanuric Acid (CA); Molecular doping; Water reduction
• ISSN: 2468-0230; 2468-0230
• DOI: 10.1016/j.surfin.2021.101166

•Presently, we engineered carbon nitride CN by specialized molecular doping with cyanuric acid (CA) to improve the metallic, electronic and photocatalytic assets under solar energy.•The integration of CA monomer in CN significantly improved the efficient charge mobility's and gave a robust casing due to carbon/sulfur ingredients. Findings confirm that the incorporation of CA in the heptazine framework of CN introduces a remarkable polarization in its conjugated state and consequently illustrates an obvious variability in its surface area, electronic structure, band distance and chemical composition.•Moreover, this exceptional consistency significantly enhances the photocatalytic operation toward sustainability and therefore the superior UCN1:1 sample illustrated a momentous photocatalytic activity of H2 evolution as well of RhB pollutant photodegradation. Presently, we engineered carbon nitride CN by specialized molecular doping with cyanuric acid (CA) to improve the metallic, electronic and photocatalytic assets under solar energy. The integration of CA monomer in CN significantly improve the efficient charge mobility and give a robust casing due to carbon/sulfur ingredients. Findings confirm that the incorporation of CA in the heptazine framework of CN introduce a remarkable polarization in its conjugated state and consequently illustrate an obvious variability in its surface area, electronic structure, band distance and chemical composition. Moreover, this exceptional consistency significantly enhances the photocatalytic operation toward sustainability and therefore the superior UCN1:1 sample illustrated a momentous photocatalytic activity of H2 evolution as well of RhB pollutant photodegradation. Proposed photocatalytic abstract for the evolution of hydrogen energy in conduction band and photocatalytic degradation in the valence band of UCN1:1 (λ = 420 nm). [Display omitted]