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CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS
Volume 32, Issue 13, Pages 5845-5853Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c01856
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- European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union [849068]
- Israel Science Foundation (ISF) [1161/17]
- ISF-NSFC [2969/19]
- European Research Council (ERC) [849068] Funding Source: European Research Council (ERC)
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A simple, straightforward growth method for polymeric carbon nitride (CN) layers on a conductive substrate, with excellent photoelectrochemical activity, owing to the formation of a type-II heterojunction by combining two distinct chemical growth methods, is reported. The first layer consists of CN prepared from the calcination of a melem-melamine (MeM) adduct; the utilization of MeM enables the preparation of a processable paste, which can be easily cast on the conductive substrate. To prepare the second layer, melamine vapor is introduced during calcination. After calcination, two well-connected CN layers with different electronic properties are formed, leading to the formation of a type-II heterojunction. The new CN films exhibit excellent photoelectrochemical properties with a photocurrent density of up to 383 mu A cm(-2) at 1.23 V versus reversible hydrogen electrode as well as an acceptable stability over 9 h in 10% (v/v) TEOA-containing 0.1 M KOH aqueous solution, thanks to the enhanced charge separation under illumination. Moreover, the CN films demonstrate good photoelectrochemical activity over a wide pH range, with photocurrent densities of 133, 80, and 118 mu A cm(-2) in 0.1 M KOH, 0.1 M Na2SO4, and 0.5 M H2SO4 aqueous solutions in the absence of any sacrificial agent, respectively.
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