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Carbon-doped BN nanosheets for metal-free photoredox catalysis

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  • Caijin Huang

    (State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University)

  • Cheng Chen

    (State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University)

  • Mingwen Zhang

    (State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University)

  • Lihua Lin

    (State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University)

  • Xinxin Ye

    (State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University)

  • Sen Lin

    (State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University)

  • Markus Antonietti

    (Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces)

  • Xinchen Wang

    (State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University)

Abstract

The generation of sustainable and stable semiconductors for solar energy conversion by photoredox catalysis, for example, light-induced water splitting and carbon dioxide reduction, is a key challenge of modern materials chemistry. Here we present a simple synthesis of a ternary semiconductor, boron carbon nitride, and show that it can catalyse hydrogen or oxygen evolution from water as well as carbon dioxide reduction under visible light illumination. The ternary B–C–N alloy features a delocalized two-dimensional electron system with sp2 carbon incorporated in the h-BN lattice where the bandgap can be adjusted by the amount of incorporated carbon to produce unique functions. Such sustainable photocatalysts made of lightweight elements facilitate the innovative construction of photoredox cascades to utilize solar energy for chemical conversion.

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  • Caijin Huang & Cheng Chen & Mingwen Zhang & Lihua Lin & Xinxin Ye & Sen Lin & Markus Antonietti & Xinchen Wang, 2015. "Carbon-doped BN nanosheets for metal-free photoredox catalysis," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 6(1), pages 1-7, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:6:y:2015:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms8698
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms8698
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    1. Hojamberdiev, Mirabbos & Khan, Mohammad Mansoob & Kadirova, Zukhra & Kawashima, Kenta & Yubuta, Kunio & Teshima, Katsuya & Riedel, Ralf & Hasegawa, Masashi, 2019. "Synergistic effect of g-C3N4, Ni(OH)2 and halloysite in nanocomposite photocatalyst on efficient photocatalytic hydrogen generation," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 138(C), pages 434-444.
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