Exfoliated Graphitic Carbon Nitride Nanosheets as Efficient Catalysts for Hydrogen Evolution Under Visible Light

Advanced MaterialsVolume 25, Issue 17 p. 2452-2456 Communication Exfoliated Graphitic Carbon Nitride Nanosheets as Efficient Catalysts for Hydrogen Evolution Under Visible Light Shubin Yang, Corresponding Author Shubin Yang [email protected] Department of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, USA Shubin Yang, Department of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, USA Xinchen Wang, Research Institute of Photocatalysis, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Photocatalysis, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350002, China. Pulickel M. Ajayan, Department of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, USASearch for more papers by this authorYongji Gong, Yongji Gong Department of Chemistry, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, USASearch for more papers by this authorJinshui Zhang, Jinshui Zhang Research Institute of Photocatalysis, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Photocatalysis, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350002, ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorLiang Zhan, Liang Zhan Department of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, USASearch for more papers by this authorLulu Ma, Lulu Ma Department of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, USASearch for more papers by this authorZheyu Fang, Zheyu Fang School of Physics, State Key Lab for Mesoscopic Physics, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorRobert Vajtai, Robert Vajtai Department of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, USASearch for more papers by this authorXinchen Wang, Corresponding Author Xinchen Wang [email protected] Research Institute of Photocatalysis, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Photocatalysis, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350002, China Shubin Yang, Department of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, USA Xinchen Wang, Research Institute of Photocatalysis, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Photocatalysis, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350002, China. Pulickel M. Ajayan, Department of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, USASearch for more papers by this authorPulickel M. Ajayan, Corresponding Author Pulickel M. Ajayan [email protected] Department of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, USA Shubin Yang, Department of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, USA Xinchen Wang, Research Institute of Photocatalysis, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Photocatalysis, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350002, China. Pulickel M. Ajayan, Department of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, USASearch for more papers by this author Shubin Yang, Corresponding Author Shubin Yang [email protected] Department of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, USA Shubin Yang, Department of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, USA Xinchen Wang, Research Institute of Photocatalysis, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Photocatalysis, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350002, China. Pulickel M. Ajayan, Department of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, USASearch for more papers by this authorYongji Gong, Yongji Gong Department of Chemistry, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, USASearch for more papers by this authorJinshui Zhang, Jinshui Zhang Research Institute of Photocatalysis, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Photocatalysis, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350002, ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorLiang Zhan, Liang Zhan Department of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, USASearch for more papers by this authorLulu Ma, Lulu Ma Department of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, USASearch for more papers by this authorZheyu Fang, Zheyu Fang School of Physics, State Key Lab for Mesoscopic Physics, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorRobert Vajtai, Robert Vajtai Department of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, USASearch for more papers by this authorXinchen Wang, Corresponding Author Xinchen Wang [email protected] Research Institute of Photocatalysis, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Photocatalysis, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350002, China Shubin Yang, Department of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, USA Xinchen Wang, Research Institute of Photocatalysis, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Photocatalysis, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350002, China. Pulickel M. Ajayan, Department of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, USASearch for more papers by this authorPulickel M. Ajayan, Corresponding Author Pulickel M. Ajayan [email protected] Department of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, USA Shubin Yang, Department of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, USA Xinchen Wang, Research Institute of Photocatalysis, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Photocatalysis, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350002, China. Pulickel M. Ajayan, Department of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, USASearch for more papers by this author First published: 01 March 2013 https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201204453Citations: 2,098Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Graphical Abstract Graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets are extracted, produced via simple liquid-phase exfoliation of a layered bulk material, g-C3N4. The resulting nanosheets, having ≈2 nm thickness and N/C atomic ratio of 1.31, show an optical bandgap of 2.65 eV. The carbon nitride nanosheets are demonstrated to exhibit excellent photocatalytic activity for hydrogen evolution under visible light. Supporting Information As a service to our authors and readers, this journal provides supporting information supplied by the authors. Such materials are peer reviewed and may be re-organized for online delivery, but are not copy-edited or typeset. Technical support issues arising from supporting information (other than missing files) should be addressed to the authors. Filename Description adma_201204453_sm_suppl.pdf571.8 KB suppl Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article. References 1 J. N. Coleman, M. Lotya, A. O'Neill, S. D. Bergin, P. J. 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