Recent Advances of Graphitic Carbon Nitride Based Structures and Appli-cations in Catalyst, Sensing, Imaging and LEDs

Aiwu Wang, Chundong Wang, Li Fu, Winnie Wong-Ng, Yucheng Lan

Index: 10.1007/s40820-017-0148-2

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Abstract

The graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) which is a two-dimensional conjugated polymer, has drawn broad interdisciplinary attention as a low-cost, metal-free, and visible-light-responsive photocatalyst in the area of environmental remediation. The g-C3N4-based materials have excellent electronic band structures, electron-rich properties, basic surface functionalities, high physicochemical stabilities, and are “earth-abundant”. This review summarizes the latest progress related to the design and construction of g-C3N4-based materials and their applications including catalysis, sensing, imaging, and white-light-emitting-diodes. An outlook on possible further developments in g-C3N4 based research for emerging properties and applications is also included.