Moving Graphitic Carbon Nitride from Electrocatalysis and Photocatalysis to a Potential Electrode Material for Photoelectric Devices

Jingsan Xu, Markus Antonietti, Menny Shalom

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Abstract

Carbon nitride (g-CN) has attracted significant interest in the last years as a robust, low-cost alternative to metal-based materials in different fields due to its low price, environmentally benign character, simple synthesis and tunable properties. In particular, g-CN demonstrates promising activity in energy-related applications such as photo and heterogeneous catalysis, batteries and electrolysis. However, while g-CN is already well-established as a photocatalyst, its utilization in (opto)electronic devices is still at an early stage. This Focus Review concentrates on the utilization of g-CN in solar and photoelectrochemical cells, electrolyzers and light emitting diode alongside the recap of new synthetic approaches. This review is expected to provide useful insights into the design and fabrication of g-CN based photoelectronic devices as well as g-CN working principles, including the main challenges toward its integration in optoelectronic devices.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2499-2512
Number of pages14
JournalChemistry - An Asian Journal
Volume11
Issue number18
DOIs
StatePublished - 20 Sep 2016
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • carbon nitride
  • electrode deposition
  • photoelectrochemical cells
  • solar cells

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Organic Chemistry

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