Issue 27, 2015

Soft and hard templating of graphitic carbon nitride

Abstract

Graphitic carbon nitride (g-CN) is an exciting material – a semiconductor comprised only of carbon and nitrogen. It is very easy to synthesize and there are many papers on the development of this material in key energy applications such as photoelectrochemical (PEC) conversion of solar energy into chemical fuels. As a promising candidate for sustainable photocathodes, g-CN has advantages such as low cost, visible light sensitivity and high chemical stability. However, to date, the performance of g-CN has been limited, partly because standard synthesis methods produce relatively dense materials with low surface area. To combat this, there are now many examples of hard and soft templating to change the structure and morphology of g-CN and introduce porosity. This review will discuss the key advances and challenges in this interesting new field.

Graphical abstract: Soft and hard templating of graphitic carbon nitride

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
24 Mar 2015
Accepted
08 May 2015
First published
21 May 2015

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2015,3, 14081-14092

Soft and hard templating of graphitic carbon nitride

Z. Yang, Y. Zhang and Z. Schnepp, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2015, 3, 14081 DOI: 10.1039/C5TA02156A

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