Photo/electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution using Type-II Cu2O/g-C3N4 Heterostructure: Density functional theory addresses the improved charge transport efficiency

Amir Mehtab, Yuanbing Mao, Saad M. Alshehri and Tokeer Ahmad

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2023, 652, 1467
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Highly active nitrogen-doped biochar for catalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol: Kinetic, thermodynamic and mechanism investigation

Xiaoben Yang, Mengyao Qi, Zhen He, Qianglin Li, Ling Wu, Fujian Lv, Binghua Zhou, Zhipeng Wang, Zheng-Hong Huang and Ming-Xi Wang

Applied Surface Science, 2024, 678, 161113
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MoC nanoparticles embedded in superior thin g-C3N4 nanosheets for efficient photocatalytic activity

Peihao Song, Xiao Zhang, Bo Wang and Ping Yang

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 2024, 702, 135132
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Synergistic engineering of CoFe-thiophene based metal-organic framework with in-situ decoration of g-C3N4 for enhanced electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reaction

Muhammad Salman, Hanli Qin, Zhenyuan Ji, Hu Zhou, Xiaoping Shen, Hongbo Zhou, Guoxing Zhu and Aihua Yuan

Journal of Power Sources, 2025, 644, 237085
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Bidirectional electron transfer enabled by dual electric fields for efficient 4-nitrophenol removal on a bifunctional FeCoNiP/PCN heterojunction

Yan Wang, Chang Liu, Rong Fu, Chao Wang, Xin Chong, Yuqi Shi and Yuelan Zhang

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2026, 14, 121838
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Thermal Exfoliation and Phosphorus Doping in Graphitic Carbon Nitride for Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production

Lu Chen, Linzhu Zhang, Yuzhou Xia, Renkun Huang, Ruowen Liang, Guiyang Yan and Xuxu Wang

Molecules, 2024, 29, 3666
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ZIF-67 hybridization and boron doping to enhance the photo-electrocatalytic properties of g-C3N4

Mahmood Riyadh Atta, Maizatul Shima Shaharun, Md Maksudur Rahman Khan, Akram Fadhl Al-Mahmodi, Abdulrab Abdulwahab Almashwali and Iftikhar Bangash

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2024, 53, 925
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Interface engineering and nanoconfinement strategies to synergistically enhance hydrogen evolution in acidic and basic media

Peng Wei, Xiangqun Zhuge, Qi Li, Xueping Sun, Wenjun Liu, Kang Liang, Jiantao Han, Yurong Ren and Yunhui Huang

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2024, 662, 814
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Pt driven Z-scheme carrier transfer in SnS2/g-C3N4 composites towards efficient photocatalytic H2O2 evolution

Peihao Song, Xiao Zhang, Bo Wang and Ping Yang

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2025, 13, 116542
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g-C3N4/Chlorocobaloxime Nanocomposites as Multifunctional Electrocatalysts for Water Splitting and Energy Storage

Subramanian Sowmya and Vijendran Vijaikanth

ACS Omega, 2023, 8, 32940
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Vertically Aligned W(Mo)S2/N-W(Mo)C Photoelectrocatalysis for Hydrogen Evolution in Acidic Solutions

Lanfang Wang, Jinzhi Fu, Yueyue Cao, Ruifang Ding and Xiaohong Xu

SSRN Journal, 2022
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In-situ synthesis of 2D Z-scheme MnTiO3/g-C3N4 heterostructure for efficient electrocatalytic hydrogen production

Fang Li, Yu Zhou, Shuting Xie, Zeling Wu, Qiaojun Wang, Yani An, Haohui Huang, Qingyun He, Feng Li, Kaiyan Zhao, Peiwei Wu and Changlin Yu

Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers, 2023, 151, 105085
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MoOx embedded S-g-C3N4 frameworks with enhanced photocatalytic H2 generation and phenol removal

Hongliang Lü, Webin Shi, Ping Yang and Xiao Zhang

Environmental Research, 2025, 287, 123123
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Tungsten Oxide/g-C3N4 Heterostructures: Composition, Structure, and Photocatalytic Applications

Xiao Zhang and Ping Yang

Langmuir, 2025, 41, 7191
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Synergistic charge transfer promoted staggered heterojunction built CuCoFe-LDH/g-C3N4/MoSe2 with enriched generation of superoxide radical for solar and LED photocatalysis

Aditya Swarup Lal, Nirmalendu S. Mishra and Pichiah Saravanan

Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2026, 1053, 186225
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Transition Metal Nitride‐Bridged All‐Solid‐State Z‐Scheme Heterojunctions for Enhanced Interfacial Charge Transfer and Photocatalysis

Xiang Li, Jing Li, Yue Mao, Hongfei Yin, Ho Ngoc Nam, Dongdong Xiao, Chunyu Yuan, Quan Manh Phung, Qizhao Wang and Yongzheng Zhang

Adv Funct Materials, 2026, 36
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Antimicrobial mechanisms of g‐C3N4@ZnO against oomycetes Phytophthora capsici: from its metabolism, membrane structures and growth

Lin Cai, Xunliang Huang, Hui Feng, Guangjin Fan and Xianchao Sun

Pest Management Science, 2024, 80, 2096
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Covalent modification of open-ring functionalized g-C3N4 with anthraquinone for rapid solar-driven H2O2 production

Liyuan Duan, Jingnan Zhao, Zongyi Yu, Shichang Li, Hongfei Zhu, Yue Lu, Peiyu Yi, Cunfei Ma, Qilei Liu and Qingwei Meng

Materials Today Chemistry, 2025, 48, 102908
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A novel dual-Z-scheme g-C3N4/BiOCl/Ag2WO4 heterojunction engineered for sunlight-driven photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue and amoxicillin

Brahim Ennasraoui, Mohamed Rhaya, Rahime Eshaghi Malekshah, Youssef Miyah, Said Alahiane, Hassan Ouachtak, Amane Jada and Abdelaziz Ait Addi

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 2026, 471, 116671
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Vacancy-control of g-C3N4 microtubular through C/N atomic modulation for boosted photocatalytic hydrogen peroxide production

Nur Shamimie Nadzwin Hasnan, Mohamad Azuwa Mohamed, Nurul Atikah Nordin, Wan Nor Roslam Wan Isahak, Mohammad B. Kassim, Pragati A. Shinde, Renzhi Ma, Yu Yamashita, Katsuhiko Ariga and Lok Kumar Shrestha

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025, 521, 167009
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Advanced reduction processes (ARPs) based on catalytic hydrogenation for wastewater pollutants degradation - a special focus on process efficiency and mechanisms – a review

Ansaf V. Karim, Łukasz Cichocki, Chongqing Wang and Grzegorz Boczkaj

Journal of Cleaner Production, 2025, 531, 146870
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Unravelling the state-of-the-art for g-C3N4-coordinated composites: an emerging paradigm to combat metallic degradation

Sheetal Kundu, Akanksha, Ashish Kumar Singh, Vinod Kumar, Manjeet Singh, Balaram Pani and Sanjeeve Thakur

Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 2026, 155, 279
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Rational design of Ruthenium/Cobalt nanoparticles embedded in nitrogen-doped carbon frameworks as a multifunctional nanozyme for dopamine detection and organic pollutant degradation

Tian Tian, Wanting Wang, Kexin Li, Yiping Wang and Wensheng Fu

Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2024, 1002, 175429
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A PtS QDs/ZnIn2S4 heterojunction catalyst for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen production and reduction of p-nitrophenol

Fengjiao Liu, Yan Gao, Xianhu Chi, Zhangqing Zhu, Xinlin Wang and Rongfeng Guan

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2022, 10, 108840
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Interfacial Chemical Bond–Enhanced Charge Polarization in CoTCPP/Bi12O17Br2‐Triggering Efficient CO2 Photoreduction

Tiange Wei, Yi Zhang, Keke Wang, Lina Li, Meng Wang, Mengxia Ji, Yuanbin She, Jiexiang Xia and Huaming Li

Solar RRL, 2023, 7
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Interfacial engineering of MoS2 and bimetallic MOF hybrid for superior piezo-photocatalytic hydrogen production and wastewater treatment

Daniel Masekela, Tunde L. Yusuf, Sheriff A. Balogun, Edwin Makhado, Omolara I. Adeniran and Kwena D. Modibane

Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2025, 1020, 179304
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Flow-driven engineering of g-C3N4 nanosheet for additive-free, one-step, and sustainable synthesis of high-efficiency photocatalysts

Mehran Bijari and Afsaneh Shahbazi

Materials Today Communications, 2025, 49, 114208
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g‐C3N4 Nanosheet Nanoarchitectonics: H2 Generation and CO2 Reduction

Xiao Zhang and Ping Yang

ChemNanoMat, 2023, 9
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Dimensionally integrated nanoarchitectonics with Cu nanoparticles embedded in g-C3N4 nanosheets for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen generation and dye degradation

Peihao Song, Dong Wang, Bo Wang and Ping Yang

Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 2024, 138, 472
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Kinetically and Thermodynamically Favorable Ni–Al Layered Double Hydroxide/Ni-Doped Zn0.5Cd0.5S S-Scheme Heterojunction Triggering Photocatalytic H2 Evolution

Chunxue Li, Bohan Cheng, Hao Lu, Guixiang Ding, Zhuwu Jiang and Guangfu Liao

Inorg. Chem., 2023, 62, 6843
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The design of self-assembled binary nanoflower Ti3C2Tx/Bi7O9I3 composites for boosted photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

Kangpeng Li, Xianfeng Zhao, Xinxin Shao, Xinpeng Ji, Minghong Sun, Sundaram Chandrasekaran, Huidan Lu and Yongping Liu

Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2025, 1039, 183199
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Electron confinement promoted the electric double layer effect of BiOI/β-Bi2O3 in photocatalytic water splitting

Lianwei Shan, Zilan Fang, Guodao Ding, Ziqi Shi, Limin Dong, Dan Li, Haitao Wu, Xuejiao Li, Jagadeesh Suriyaprakash, Yangtao Zhou and Yanwei Xiao

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2024, 653, 94
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Improved interfacial mechanical properties of the Ag film metallized AlN substrate through an in-situ formed g-C3N4 nano-interlayer

Wenjie Feng, Haoran Song, Guijing Li and Xiaofei Wang

Diamond and Related Materials, 2025, 157, 112538
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A nanoarchitecture of sulfuric acid-decorated magnetic g-C3N4 nanohybrid for upgrading biosugars to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural in solvent-free conditions

Afsaneh Yousefi monfared, Ghodsieh Bagherzade, Pouya Ghamari Kargar and Bagher Mohammadi

Fuel, 2026, 405, 136487
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CuSe nanoplates horizontally implanted on C-doped g-C3N4 nanosheets for H2O splitting and highly selective CH4 conversion

Xiao Zhang, Baogang Xu and Ping Yang

Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2026, 1057, 186771
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Unraveling Structural Carboxyl Defects in g‐C3N4 for Improved Photocatalytic H2 Evolution via Alternating Hydrogen‐Oxygen‐Plasma Treatment

Xijiang Chang, Daqian Wang, Shuchang Xu, Zhihao Zhang, Ziying Xiong, Ying Guo and Shifei Kang

Advanced Sustainable Systems, 2022, 6
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Synergistic effect of surface modification and effective interfacial charge transfer over faceted g-C3N4/ZnSe heterojunction to enhance CO2 photoreduction activity

Hazina Charles, Plassidius J. Chengula, Rajendra C. Pawar, Haritham Khan, Sohyang Kim and Caroline S. Lee

Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2023, 56, 104307
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Vertically aligned W(Mo)S2/N‐W(Mo)C‐based light‐assisted electrocatalysis for hydrogen evolution in acidic solutions

Lan‐Fang Wang, Rui‐Xia Yang, Jin‐Zhi Fu, Yue‐Yue Cao, Rui‐Fang Ding and Xiao‐Hong Xu

Rare Metals, 2023, 42, 1535
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Cobalt clusters on g-C3N4 nanosheets for enhanced H2/H2O2 generation and NO removal

Tong Song, Xiao Zhang, Katarzyna Matras-Postolek and Ping Yang

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2022, 10, 108747
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One-step calcination synthesis of granular-like C2N3 with high visible photocatalytic activity for organic contaminant removal

Haini Wu, Wei Wang, Fatang Tan, Xinyun Wang, Xueliang Qiao and Po Keung Wong

Diamond and Related Materials, 2025, 157, 112575
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Rational construction of efficient ZnS quantum dots-supported g-C3N4 with Co3O4 heterostructure composite for bifunctional electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction and environmental pollutant degradation

Shanmugam Vignesh and Haekyoung Kim

Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2023, 942, 169077
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