2024-03-29T08:28:20Zhttps://eprints.lib.hokudai.ac.jp/dspace-oai/requestoai:eprints.lib.hokudai.ac.jp:2115/844192022-11-17T02:08:08Zhdl_2115_20045hdl_2115_139Sugar-assisted mechanochemical exfoliation of graphitic carbon nitride for enhanced visible-light photocatalytic performanceLiu, WeiYanase, TakashiIwasa, NobuhiroKoizumi, HitoshiMukai, ShinIwamura, ShinichiroNagahama, TaroShimada, ToshihiroG-C3N4 nanoplatesCo-grindingSugarPhotocatalytic activityA simple co-grinding treatment with fructose is introduced for the efficient and scalable preparation of g-C3N4 nanoplates. The results revealed that these g-C3N4 nanoplates still preserved the basic framework of carbon nitride and even displayed superior morphological properties and electronic structures. With respect to the pristine carbon nitride, the few-layered g-C3N4 impressively demonstrated an enhanced photocatalytic activity towards hydrogen generation and the degradation of Rhodamine B (RhB) under visible light illumination, emphasizing the vital roles of the morphology and electronic structures on the photocatalytic performance. This study provided sustainable and cost-effective tactics for the delamination of g-C3N4 for efficient energy conversion. (C) 2020 Hydrogen Energy Publications LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.ElsevierJournal Articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/2115/84419https://eprints.lib.hokudai.ac.jp/dspace/bitstream/2115/84419/1/Manuscript2_HUSCAP.pdf0360-3199International journal of hydrogen energy4515844484552020-03-18enginfo:doi/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2020.01.024©2020. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/author