Graphitic carbon nitride based single-atom photocatalysts
Junwei Fu (傅俊伟)1, Shuandi Wang (王栓娣)1, Zihua Wang (王自华)1, Kang Liu (刘康), Huangjingwei Li (李黄经纬)1, Hui Liu (刘恢)2, Junhua Hu (胡俊华)3, Xiaowen Xu (徐效文)1, Hongmei Li (李红梅)1(), Min Liu (刘敏)1()
1. School of Physics and Electronics, State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Power Sources, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China 2. School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China 3. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
Single-atom photocatalysts, due to their high catalysis activity, selectivity and stability, become a hotspot in the field of photocatalysis. Graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) is known as both a good support for single atoms and a star photocatalyst. Developing g-C3N4-based single-atom photocatalysts exhibits great potential in improving the photocatalytic performance. In this review, we summarize the recent progress in g-C3N4-based single-atom photocatalysts, mainly including preparation strategies, characterizations, and their photocatalytic applications. The significant roles of single atoms and catalysis mechanism in g-C3N4-based single-atom photocatalysts are analyzed. At last, the challenges and perspectives for exploring high-efficient g-C3N4-based single-atom photocatalysts are presented.
Corresponding Author(s):
Hongmei Li (李红梅),Min Liu (刘敏)
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. [J]. Frontiers of Physics, 2020, 15(3): 33201.
Junwei Fu (傅俊伟), Shuandi Wang (王栓娣), Zihua Wang (王自华), Kang Liu (刘康), Huangjingwei Li (李黄经纬), Hui Liu (刘恢), Junhua Hu (胡俊华), Xiaowen Xu (徐效文), Hongmei Li (李红梅), Min Liu (刘敏). Graphitic carbon nitride based single-atom photocatalysts. Front. Phys. , 2020, 15(3): 33201.
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