Regulating the Assembly of Precursors of Carbon Nitrides to Improve Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Synthesis of CN-H and CNPx-H
2.3. Synthesis of CNP10
2.4. Characterizations
2.5. Photoelectrochemical Testing
2.6. Photocatalytic-Activity Testing
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Liu, X.; Zhao, C.; Muhmood, T.; Yang, X. Regulating the Assembly of Precursors of Carbon Nitrides to Improve Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production. Catalysts 2022, 12, 1634. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal12121634
Liu X, Zhao C, Muhmood T, Yang X. Regulating the Assembly of Precursors of Carbon Nitrides to Improve Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production. Catalysts. 2022; 12(12):1634. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal12121634
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiu, Xinying, Chengxiao Zhao, Tahir Muhmood, and Xiaofei Yang. 2022. "Regulating the Assembly of Precursors of Carbon Nitrides to Improve Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production" Catalysts 12, no. 12: 1634. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal12121634