A novel 2D/2D carbonized poly-(furfural alcohol)/g-C3N4 nanocomposites with enhanced charge carrier separation for photocatalytic H2 evolution. (May 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Xing, Weinan; Li, Chunmei; Wang, Yu; Han, Zhonghui; Hu, Yidong; Chen, Dahong; Meng, Qingqiang; Chen, Gang
• Is Part Of: Carbon. Volume 115(2017)
• Page Start: 486
• Page End: 492
• Publication Date: 2017-05
• Subjects: Carbon -- Periodicals; Carbone -- Périodiques; Koolstof; Toepassingen; Electronic journals; 546.681
• DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2017.01.045
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0008-6223

Abstract

Abstract: The development of low-cost, highly efficient carbon-based photocatalysts becomes a hot trend due to their special structures and unique electronic properties in the field of photocatalysis. Here, a novel 2D/2D carbon-based nanocomposite was constructed via mutual supporting strategy by using poly-(furfural alcohol) and melamine as the precursors. The introduction of carbonized poly-(furfural alcohol) (CPFA) in g-C3 N4 system for 2D/2D structure construction not only increases the contact area of CPFA and g-C3 N4 but also could act as electron-conducting channels, which facilitate the charge carriers transport and separation. Thus, this CPFA/g-C3 N4 nanocomposite displays the dramatically enhanced photocatalytic H2 evolution from water splitting. This work provides a new strategy for the development of low-cost, highly efficient carbon-based nanocomposites for the further promising applications in the field of clean and sustainable energy conversion. Graphical abstract: