Issue 32, 2014
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Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Graphitic carbon nitride nano-emitters on silicon: a photoelectrochemical heterojunction composed of earth-abundant materials for enhanced evolution of hydrogen†

M. Lublow,*ab   A. Fischer,a   C. Merschjann,c   F. Yang,b   Th. Schedel-Niedrig,b   J.-F. Veyand  and  Y. J. Chabald  

* Corresponding authors

a Technical University Berlin, Institute of Chemistry, Germany
E-mail: lublow@mailbox.tu-berlin.de

b Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Institute Solar Fuels, Germany

c University of Rostock, Institute of Physics, Germany

d University of Texas at Dallas, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, USA

Abstract

Graphitic carbon nitride is a promising heterogeneous catalyst for light-induced generation of hydrogen. Here, we report the successful formation of nano-scaled carbon nitride structures on silicon, mitigating the known limitations of charge transport within bulky C–N networks. An efficient photoelectrochemical heterojunction is thereby realized, developed from earth-abundant materials only.

Graphical abstract: Graphitic carbon nitride nano-emitters on silicon: a photoelectrochemical heterojunction composed of earth-abundant materials for enhanced evolution of hydrogen

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C4TA01711K
Article type
Communication
Submitted
08 Apr 2014
Accepted
22 Jun 2014
First published
24 Jun 2014

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2014,2, 12697-12702

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Graphitic carbon nitride nano-emitters on silicon: a photoelectrochemical heterojunction composed of earth-abundant materials for enhanced evolution of hydrogen

M. Lublow, A. Fischer, C. Merschjann, F. Yang, Th. Schedel-Niedrig, J.-F. Veyan and Y. J. Chabal, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2014, 2, 12697 DOI: 10.1039/C4TA01711K

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