All-alike hollow nanotubes of g-C3N4 converting photons into fuel by splitting water

Mani Preeyanghaa; Chitiphon Chuaicham; Sulakshana Shenoy; Bernaurdshaw Neppolian; Keiko Sasaki; Karthikeyan Sekar

doi:10.1039/D3CC01028G

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All-alike hollow nanotubes of g-C₃N₄ converting photons into fuel by splitting water†

Mani Preeyanghaa,

^a Chitiphon Chuaicham,

^b Sulakshana Shenoy,

^b Bernaurdshaw Neppolian,

^c Keiko Sasaki

*^b and Karthikeyan Sekar

*^bc

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^a Department of Physics and Nanotechnology, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Chennai, India

^b Department of Earth Resources Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
E-mail: keikos@mine.kyushu-u.ac.jp, kart@mine.kyushu-u.ac.jp

^c Department of Chemistry, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
E-mail: Karthik.keyan02@gmail.com

Abstract

In this article, we present a sapiential method for producing highly effective oxygen-containing CN with hierarchical porous hollow nanotubes (HTCN) using thermal polycondensation of oxalic acid-assisted supramolecular aggregates. As a result of the synergistic effect of spatial charge separation and optical absorption ability, HTCN outperforms pristine CN nanosheets (NSCN) in photocatalytic hydrogen production. This research will provide a novel cognitive perspective and understanding for constructing contemporary hydrogen production photocatalysts.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D3CC01028G
Article type: Communication
Submitted: 01 Mar 2023
Accepted: 21 Mar 2023
First published: 21 Mar 2023

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Chem. Commun., 2023,59, 5399-5402

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All-alike hollow nanotubes of g-C₃N₄ converting photons into fuel by splitting water

M. Preeyanghaa, C. Chuaicham, S. Shenoy, B. Neppolian, K. Sasaki and K. Sekar, Chem. Commun., 2023, 59, 5399 DOI: 10.1039/D3CC01028G

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