Method of preparing graphite-like-phase carbon nitride nano-sheets via bubble stripping process

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The invention relates to a method of preparing graphite-like-phase carbon nitride nano-sheets via a bubble stripping process. The method includes steps of: performing electrolysis with melamine as a precursor material and a sodium bicarbonate water solution as an electrolyte through a pulse voltage electrolysis method; collecting graphite-like-phase carbon nitride powder; washing, centrifugally separating and vacuum-freeze-drying the powder to obtain the graphite-like-phase carbon nitride nano-sheets, which are 1.67 nm in thickness and 99.8% in purity. The product can catalytically degrade organic substances under light condition and can be applied to photovoltaic products. The method is an advanced technology for preparing the graphite-like-phase carbon nitride nano-sheets.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to a method for preparing graphite-like carbon nitride nanosheets by a bubble stripping method, and belongs to the technical field of preparation and application of photocatalytic materials. Background technique [0002] Emerging photocatalytic technology can use sunlight to decompose water to produce hydrogen and degrade environmental pollutants, making it a research hotspot to solve energy crisis and environmental pollution problems; traditional photocatalysts have narrow photoresponse range, low solar energy utilization, quantum The problem of low efficiency severely limits their applications; in recent years, organic polymer semiconductor photocatalysts composed of carbon and nitrogen elements—graphite-like carbon nitride, respond to visible light due to their narrow band gap, Moreover, it has high chemical stability, easy modification and high photocatalytic performance; the preparation process of graphite-like carbon nitride...

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[0002] Emerging photocatalytic technology can use sunlight to decompose water to produce hydrogen and degrade environmental pollutants, making it a research hotspot to solve energy crisis and environmental pollution problems; traditional photocatalysts have narrow photoresponse range, low solar energy utilization, quantum The problem of low efficiency severely limits their applications; in recent years, organic polymer semiconductor photocatalysts composed of carbon and nitrogen elements—graphite-like carbon nitride, respond to visible light due to their narrow band gap, Moreover, it has high chemical stability, easy modification and high photocatalytic performance; the preparation process of graphite-like carbon nitride is simple, and can be prepared by directly heating melamine, urea and dicyandiamide, and can be applied in the field of photocatalysis

[0003] However, graphite-like carbon nitride also has some shortcomings, such as small specific surface area, relatively large band gap width, narrow response range to visible light, low separation degree of photogenerated electrons and holes, and easy recombination; these shortcomings It restricts the application of graphite-like carbon nitride in the field of photocatalysis and energy; because graphite-like carbon nitride is a layered compound, the layered structure is connected by van der Waals force, so two-dimensional carbon nitride can be obtained by exfoliation. Nanosheet structure, the obtained two-dimensional nanosheets increase the surface active sites due to the increase in the specific surface area, and due to the anisotropy of the crystal, the vertical distance for carriers to migrate to the surface is shortened as the thickness of the nanosheets decreases; in addition, Due to the quantum confinement effect, the nanosheets have unique physical and chemical properties, such as the increased band gap can improve the redox ability of the charge carrier; the light absorption and photoresponsive bulk phase of the graphite-like carbon nitride prepared into nanosheets are enhanced ;Through thermal erosion, ultrasonic stripping, chemical stripping, and the use of concentrated hydrochloric acid and concentrated nitric acid to strip graphite-like carbon nitride, graphite-like carbon nitride nanosheets with high specific surface area, good photocatalytic activity and a wide range of applications can be successfully obtained ; The above preparation process is time-consuming and inefficient, and there are safety hazards; therefore, it is necessary to develop a green method to prepare graphite-like phase carbon nitride nanosheets, and this technology is still under scientific research

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