Alkali‐Assisted Synthesis of Nitrogen Deficient Graphitic Carbon Nitride with Tunable Band Structures for Efficient Visible‐Light‐Driven Hydrogen Evolution

Abstract

A facile synthetic strategy for nitrogen-deficient graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3Nx) is established, involving a simple alkali-assisted thermal polymerization of urea, melamine, or thiourea. In situ introduced nitrogen vacancies significantly redshift the absorption edge of g-C3Nx, with the defect concentration depending on the alkali to nitrogen precursor ratio. The g-C3Nx products show superior visible-light photocatalytic performance compared to pristine g-C3N4. 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. 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.