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Surface engineering of graphitic carbon nitride polymers with cocatalysts for photocatalytic overall water splitting

Year: 2017

Type: article

Abstract: with a molecular ratio of 2 : 1 is far from easy, and is usually hindered by the huge activation energy barrier and sluggish surface redox reaction kinetics. Herein, we provide a concise overview of cocatalyst modified graphitic carbon nitride based photocatalysts, with our main focus on the modulation of the water splitting redox reaction kinetics. We believe that a timely and concise review on this promising but challenging research topic will certainly be beneficial for general readers and researchers in order to better understand the property-activity relationship towards overall water splitting, which could also trigger the development of new organic architectures for photocatalytic overall water splitting through the rational control of surface chemistry.

Source: Chemical Science

DOI: 10.1039/c7sc01747b

Authors: Guigang Zhang, Zhi-An Lan, Xinchen Wang

Institution: Fuzhou University

Language: English

Topic: Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques

Subfield: Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

Field: Energy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: National Natural Science Foundation of China, National Key Research and Development Program of China