Recent developments of doped g-C 3 N 4 photocatalysts for the degradation of organic pollutants

Graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4), with a moderate band gap (∼2.7 eV), high chemical and thermal stability, has been the hotspot in environmental photocatalysis. However, its performance is still unsatisfactory because of insufficient absorption of visible light, poor surface area, low electronic conductivity and high recombination rate of photogenerated electron-hole pairs. The modification of g-C3N4 could overcome these problems to improve photocatalytic properties. Among various modification strategies, element doping is an efficient and simple strategy for adjusting electronic structure and accelerating photocatalytic performance. This review focused on the progress and trends of designing typical,…

• NN
  National Natural Science Foundation of China

  Award: 21836001
• NK
  National Key Research and Development Program of China

  Award: 2017YFA0207002