Doubling of photocatalytic H2 evolution from g-C3N4 via its nanocomposite formation with multiwall carbon nanotubes: Electronic and morphological effects
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Suryawanshi, Anil; Dhanasekaran, P.; Mhamane, Dattakumar; Kelkar, Sarika; Patil, Shankar; Gupta, Narendra; Ogale, Satishchandra
- Source
- International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. Jun2012, Vol. 37 Issue 12, p9584-9589. 6p.
- Subject
- *PHOTOCATALYSIS
*NANOCOMPOSITE materials
*MULTIWALLED carbon nanotubes
*NITRIDES
*GRAPHITE
*HYDROGEN evolution reactions
*CHARGE transfer
*OPTOELECTRONICS
- Language
- ISSN
- 0360-3199
Abstract: Nanocomposite of graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) with optimum concentration of multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) is shown to render 100% improvement in its photocatalytic activity for visible-light induced water splitting. Our study reveals that in addition to the charge transfer effects, morphological changes in g-C3N4 introduced by mild MWCNT reinforcement play a vital role in the photocatalytic activity. We present results of structural and opto-electronic characterizations in support of these inferences. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]