氮化碳及其复合材料在样品前处理领域的应用

氮化碳(g-C_3N_4)是一种新型二维碳纳米材料,目前已在催化降解、生物传感、能源存储和生物医药等领域得到了广泛应用。g-C_3N_4材料结构中丰富的含氮官能团和电子离域特性,赋予其独特的理化性质,使之能够与一些离子或分子产生络合、疏水、π-π键、氢键和静电力等相互作用。此外,g-C_3N_4材料比表面积大、性质稳定且制备简单,价格低廉,在样品前处理领域展现出良好的应用潜力。近几年,基于g-C_3N_4材料的样品前处理新方法不断涌现,该文总结了g-C_3N_4及其复合材料在固相萃取、磁性固相萃取和固相微萃取等领域的应用并进行了展望。     

石墨烯及其复合材料在样品前处理中的应用

样品前处理新技术与方法研究是现代分析化学的重要研究课题与发展方向之一。固相萃取是目前应用最为广泛的样品前处理技术,其技术核心是吸附材料,因此开发新型吸附材料是样品前处理领域的研究热点。石墨烯是一种新型碳纳米材料,由于其良好的物理化学性质,在短短几年内迅速成为众多学科的研究热点。其高比表面积、良好的化学稳定性和热稳定性使之在分离科学领域得到广泛的应用。本文系统综述了石墨烯及其复合材料在样品前处理中的应用研究,主要包括其作为固定相在固相萃取、固相微萃取、磁固相萃取等技术在环境、食品、生物等样品前处理中的应用。     

金属有机骨架应用于样品前处理研究的最新进展

作为一类新型多孔晶体材料,金属有机骨架（MOFs）在储能、催化、传感和分离等领域得到了广泛应用。MOFs多样的拓扑结构、大的比表面积和可调的孔径使得其在样品前处理领域拥有广阔的应用前景,基于MOFs及其衍生材料的样品预处理新方法层出不穷。该文总结了近几年MOFs粉末、MOFs膜、MOFs纳米片和MOFs复合材料等应用于固相萃取、固相微萃取和磁固相萃取等样品前处理技术的研究进展,并对该领域研究进行了展望。     

石墨烯固相萃取技术的最新进展

色谱技术不仅是解决复杂样品分离分析的最佳手段,而且已经成为日常分析的最常用方法。然而,随着分析样品越来越复杂和多样化,需要分析检测的物质浓度越来越低,基体消除和目标物质富集等样品前处理步骤几乎成了难以回避的常规操作环节。在众多样品前处理技术中,固相萃取(SPE)无疑是使用最广泛的技术。常规SPE的基本原理和操作方式与液相色谱基本相同。SPE的迅速发展也主要得益于液相色谱种类丰富的固定相,这些固定相很容易移植到SPE,甚至直接用于SPE。同时,一些不适合液相色谱分析的非规整球形的吸附剂也可用于SPE。还有,新型材料和材料制备新技术也能迅速用于SPE填料。碳材料就是一个典型例子。碳纳米管出现后不久,很快就被用作SPE填料,并形成了持续数年的碳纳米管SPE研究热潮。近两年备受关注的新型碳材料石墨烯,因其具有独特的物理和化学性质,已经在吸附分离载体、纳米电子器件、能量储存、催化剂载体以及生物医学材料等领域显示出良好的应用前景,同时也吸引着越来越多的科研人员的关注。尽管石墨烯及其复合材料用于SPE的报道还较少,但可以预见,未来几年石墨烯及其复合物将会重演碳纳米管SPE的辉煌,掀起一股石墨烯固相萃取的热潮。石墨烯具有比碳纳米管更大的比表面积,而且石墨烯的制备更为简单,且不受金属离子的污染,因此可以预见石墨烯将成为比碳纳米管更优异的吸附剂而广泛用于SPE等分离领域。石墨烯不仅可以直接用作SPE填料,还能以各种复合材料形式用作SPE吸附剂。国内分析工作者似乎走在石墨烯SPE研究的前列。例如,江桂斌课题组［1］用石墨烯固相萃取富集了环境水样中的氯酚,发现石墨烯比C18、石墨化碳和碳纳米管等吸附剂的使用寿命更长、重现性更好、回收率更高。他们还将氧化石墨烯(GO)通过酰胺缩合反应固定在硅胶微球表面,然后将GO在硅胶表面还原为石墨烯,制备了两种SPE填料,用于环境污染物的富集分离,使柱性能得到了进一步提高［2］。Huang等将石墨烯固相萃取应用到生物大分子的分离,分别萃取了人血浆中的谷胱甘肽［3］和小鼠脑中的神经递质［4］,显示了石墨烯对生物样品良好的分离效果。下面从刚刚发表或即将正式发表的几篇有关石墨烯固相萃取的论文了解一下这一研究领域的最新动态。     

石墨烯应用于样品前处理的研究进展

样品前处理技术在样品分析中发挥着越来越重要的作用,而对分析物的富集能力和对样品基体的净化程度主要取决于高效的样品前处理材料,所以发展高性能的样品前处理材料一直是该领域的前沿研究方向。近年来,各类先进材料已经被引入样品前处理领域,发展了多种高性能的萃取材料。由于独特的物理化学性质,石墨烯已在各个研究领域获得广泛关注,在样品前处理领域也发挥着重要作用。基于高的比表面积、大的π电子结构、优异的吸附性能、丰富的官能团和易于化学改性等优点,石墨烯和氧化石墨烯基萃取材料被成功应用于各种样品的前处理,对不同领域中多种类型分析物表现出优异的萃取性能。该论文总结和讨论了近3年来石墨烯材料(石墨烯、氧化石墨烯及其功能化材料)在柱固相萃取、分散固相萃取、磁性固相萃取、搅拌棒萃取、纤维固相微萃取和管内固相微萃取等方面的研究进展。基于多种萃取机理如π-π、静电、疏水、亲水、氢键等相互作用,石墨烯萃取材料能够高效萃取和选择性富集不同类别的目标分析物,如重金属离子、多环芳烃、塑化剂、雌激素、药物分子、农药残留、兽药残留等。基于新型石墨烯萃取材料的各种样品前处理技术与多种检测技术如色谱、质谱、原子吸收光谱等联用,广泛应用于环境监测、食品安全和生化分析等领域。最后,总结了石墨烯在样品前处理领域中存在的问题,并展望了未来的发展趋势。     

金属有机骨架复合材料在样品预处理中的研究进展

金属有机骨架（MOFs）材料是近几年涌现出的一类新型多功能多孔材料,以金属离子或金属簇为配位中心,与含氧或氮的有机配体通过配位作用形成多孔骨架结构。相比于其他传统无机多孔材料,MOFs具有比表面积高、孔隙率大、热稳定性好和结构与功能多样化的特点,因而被广泛用于气体存储、催化、吸附和分离等领域。MOFs复合材料在样品预处理方面的应用引起了研究者们的极大兴趣和广泛关注。由于MOFs材料和不同功能材料如高分子聚合物、碳基材料以及磁性材料组装复合,使MOFs复合材料的性能优于原来的MOFs材料。综述了近年MOFs复合材料在样品预处理的研究应用,尤其是在固相微萃取、固相萃取以及磁性固相萃取等方面的应用。     

环境样品中双酚类化合物的固相萃取研究进展

双酚类化合物作为一类内分泌干扰物广泛存在于环境介质中,经过多种途径迁移至人体后,可对人体产生内分泌毒性、细胞毒性、基因毒性、生殖毒性、二噁英毒性和神经毒性,已被加拿大政府风险评估识别为进一步优先控制名录。随着环境领域对双酚类化合物的广泛关注,相关研究工作逐渐向水、沉积物、灰尘和生物样品等多介质开拓。但是,由于不同环境样品在基质复杂性和污染物浓度水平等方面存在显著差异,开发提取效率高、净化选择性好、普适性强、操作简单、高通量的提取和净化方法,有助于实现环境介质中双酚类化合物的高灵敏、批量检测。近年来,新型前处理技术发展迅速,尤其是固相萃取技术,在双酚类化合物提取与净化方面取得了长足的发展,不仅在一定程度上克服了传统提取净化方法存在的耗时、耗力和耗溶剂等不足,而且为新型污染物分析提供了更多的技术支持。该文简述了典型双酚类化合物的理化性质、用途用量和环境危害,重点围绕新型固相萃取吸附剂开发和固相萃取模式转变两个方面,总结了固相萃取在双酚类化合物提取净化方法方面取得的进展。商品化固相萃取产品普适性强,在环境监测领域应用范围较广,适用于双酚类化合物的产品种类有限;新型吸附剂研发聚焦吸附容量(如介孔硅材料、碳纳米材料、金属-有机框架材料、环糊精)和选择性(如分子印迹聚合物和混合模式离子交换聚合物)两个方面,种类多样化可满足不同检测需求;越来越多的高灵敏分析仪器不断推向市场,为适应新的发展形势,固相萃取模式正逐渐向微型化、自动化、简易化等方向发展,如QuEChERS、固相微萃取、磁固相萃取等。     

样品制备与处理的进展——无溶剂萃取技术

本文讨论了现代分析化学的重要领域之一, 样品制备及前处理技术的进展--无溶剂萃取技术。包括气相萃取、超临界流体萃取、膜萃取、固相萃取、固相微萃取等方法。简述了这些方法的原理及其应用, 探讨了样品制备与前处理技术的发展动向。     

固相萃取吸附材料在植物激素样品前处理中的应用新进展

植物激素在植物生长过程中具有重要作用,调节植物生长、发育及抗逆的各个过程。植物激素超微精准定量分析一直是植物生理学研究的瓶颈问题。植物激素的准确、高效检测目前大多是基于液相色谱-串联质谱联用技术。样品前处理是植物激素色谱-质谱分析中必不可少的一个步骤,直接影响后续检测方法的灵敏度和准确性。在植物激素各种前处理方法中,固相萃取(SPE)技术应用非常广泛。在萃取小柱基础上发展了多种新形式(分散固相萃取、磁性固相萃取、固相微萃取等,称之为SPE相关方法)。在上述SPE相关方法中,吸附材料的选择均是关键因素,决定了样品前处理过程的目标物提取、净化和富集效果。碳基材料(包括碳纳米管、石墨烯、碳氮化合物等)和有机骨架材料(包括金属有机骨架、共价有机材料)拥有结构可设计、比表面积大、稳定性良好等特性,非常适合作为吸附材料。分子印迹聚合物和超分子化合物依靠主-客体特异性分子识别作用,能显著提高样品前处理方法的选择性。本文重点针对植物激素样品前处理中的SPE技术,综述了近5年来上述几类功能化吸附材料的最新应用进展,并对其发展趋势进行展望。     

固相萃取技术在食品痕量残留和污染分析中的应用

食品痕量残留和污染分析中,样品的前处理极为重要,也是其难点所在。由于食品和农产品样品的多样性和复杂性,目前还没有一种前处理技术能够适合所有情况下的所有样品。本文对近年来发展起来的新型固相萃取技术如固相微萃取、搅拌棒吸附萃取、基质固相分散萃取、分子印迹固相萃取、免疫亲和固相萃取、整体柱固相萃取、碳纳米管固相萃取等在食品痕量残留和污染分析中的应用进行了综述,对未来的发展前景作了展望。     

介孔氮化碳材料合成的研究进展

石墨相氮化碳(g-C₃N₄)是一种新型的无金属材料,因其具有众多特殊的理化性质,在多相催化、光催化、燃料电池和气体储存等领域显示出了潜在的应用前景。与直接热聚合法制得的块状g-C₃N₄相比,介孔g-C₃N₄拥有高比表面和丰富的介孔孔道,能暴露更多的表面活性位,继而提升其在催化反应等应用方面的性能。热聚合法是合成g-C₃N₄的最为便利的方法。其中,热聚合法合成介孔g-C₃N₄的工艺分为硬模板法、软模板法和无模板法。本文对近十年来国内外这三种合成工艺的研究进展进行了综述。特别是针对硬模板法,从前驱体合成机理、产品理化性质等多角度评述了硬模板法合成介孔g-C₃N₄的关键问题。此外,针对新型的软模板法和无模板法进行了介绍,并与硬模板法进行了细致的对比和讨论。最后,对介孔g-C₃N₄合成工艺的未来发展趋势进行了展望。     

Simple and Sensitive Determination of Aromatic Acids in Coconut Water by g-C3N4@SiO2Based Solid-phase Extraction and HPLC-UV Analysis

In this study, graphitic carbon nitride deposited silica(g-C₃N₄@SiO₂) was prepared by simple pyrolysis of melamine on silica and then used as a solid-phase extraction(SPE) sorbent for the extraction of four representative aromatic acids including benzoic acid(BA), salicylic acid(SA), indolyl-3-butyricacid(IBA) and naphthalene acetic acid(NAA) in coconut water(CW) samples. g-C₃N₄@SiO₂ exhibited an excellent adsorption capacity for the four aromatic acids, which are in the concentration range of 500-558.8 μg/g. The four aromatic acids could be directly captured by g-C₃N₄@SiO₂ from CW samples within 5 min. Thus, a rapid, simple and effective method for the analysis of four aromatic acids in CW samples was developed by coupling g-C₃N₄@SiO₂-based SPE with high performance liquid chromatography-ultraviolet(HPLC-UV) detection. The linearity of the developed method was in the range of 20-1000 ng/mL and its limit of detection was in the range of 1.9-5.7 ng/mL, which were signi-ficantly lower than those of the reported similar methods. The intra-day and inter-day precisions(based on the relative standard deviation, n=3) of the four aromatic acids were under 9.5% and 10.4%, respectively. The developed method was applied to determining the four aromatic acids in real CW samples and the spiked recoveries varied from 81.1% to 121.8%.     

非金属掺杂石墨相氮化碳光催化的研究进展与展望

Since Fujishima and Honda demonstrated the photoelectrochemical water splitting on TiO₂ photoanode and Pt counter electrode, photocatalysis has been considered as one of the most promising technologies for solving both the problems of environmental pollution and energy shortage. This process can effectively use solar energy, the most abundant energy resource on the earth, to drive various catalytic reactions, such as water splitting, CO₂ reduction, organic pollutant degradation, and organic synthesis, for energy generation and environmental purification. Except for the various metal-based semiconductors, such as metal oxides, metal sulfides, and metal oxynitrides, developed for photocatalysis, graphitic carbon nitride (g-C₃N₄) has attracted significant attention in the recent years because of its earth abundancy, non-toxicity, good stability, and relatively narrow band gap (2.7 eV) for visible light response. However, g-C₃N₄ suffers from insufficient absorption of visible light in the solar spectrum and rapid recombination of photogenerated electrons and holes, thus resulting in low photocatalytic activity. Until now, various strategies have been developed to enhance the photocatalytic activity of g-C₃N₄, including element doping, nanostructure and heterostructure design, and co-catalyst decoration. Among these methods, element doping has been found to be very effective for adjusting the unique electronic and molecular structures of g-C₃N₄, which could significantly expand the range of photoresponse under visible light and improve the charge separation. Especially, non-metal doping has been well investigated frequently to improve the photocatalytic activity of g-C₃N₄. The non-metal dopants commonly used for the doping of g-C₃N₄ include oxygen (O), phosphorus (P), sulfur (S), boron (B), and halogen (F, Cl, Br, I) and also carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) (for self-doping), as they are easily accessible and can be introduced into the g-C₃N₄ framework through different physical and chemical synthetic methods. In this review article, the structural and optical properties of g-C₃N₄ is introduced first, followed by a brief introduction to the modification of g-C₃N₄ as photocatalysts. Then, the progress in the non-metal doped g-C₃N₄ with improved photocatalytic activity is reviewed in detail, with the photocatalytic mechanisms presented for easy understanding of the fundamentals of photocatalysis and for guiding in the design of novel g-C₃N₄ photocatalysts. Finally, the prospects of the modification of g-C₃N₄ for further advances in photocatalysis is presented.     

石墨相氮化碳负载磷钨酸杂化材料的制备及其氧化脱硫催化性能

以1-丁基-3-甲基咪唑溴离子液体([Bmim]Br)、磷钨酸(H_3PW_(12)O_(40))和g-C_3N_4为原料,采用原位沉淀法合成了负载型[Bmim]_3PW_(12)O_(40)/g-C_3N_4催化剂(BPWO/g-C_3N_4)。通过XRD、FT-IR、UV-vis、氮气吸附、TEM和XPS等手段对催化剂的形貌和结构进行了表征,并以二苯并噻吩(DBT)的正庚烷溶液为模拟油、过氧化氢为氧化剂,考察了各组分负载量、催化剂用量、氧/硫物质的量比(O/S)和反应温度变量等对其氧化脱硫效果的影响。结果表明,BPWO/g-C_3N_4具有Keggin型杂多阴离子结构特征,BPWO (20%)/g-C_3N_4催化剂具有最优的对DBT的氧化脱硫性能,在50℃、O/S物质的量比为6.0的条件下反应180 min,可以完全氧化浓度为800μg/g的含DBT模拟油。同时,该BPWO/g-C_3N_4催化剂具有良好的重复使用性能,循环使用八次后其对DBT的氧化活性没有明显降低。     

高活性氮化碳纳米片的制备策略

Layered graphitic carbon nitride (g-C₃N₄) is a typical polymeric semiconductor with an sp² π-conjugated system having great potential in energy conversion, environmental purification, materials science, etc., owing to its unique physicochemical and electrical properties. However, bulk g-C₃N₄ obtained by calcination suffers from a low specific surface area, rapid charge carrier recombination, and poor dispersion in aqueous solutions, which limit its practical applications. Controlling the size of g-C₃N₄ (e.g., preparing g-C₃N₄ nanosheets) can effectively solve the above problems. Compared with the bulk material, g-C₃N₄ nanosheets have a larger specific surface area, richer active sites, and a larger band gap due to the quantum confinement effect. As g-C₃N₄ has a layered structure with strong in-plane C-N covalent bonds and weak van der Waals forces between the layers, g-C₃N₄ nanosheets can be prepared by exfoliating bulk g-C₃N₄. Alternatively, g-C₃N₄ nanosheets can otherwise be obtained through the anisotropic assembly of organic precursors. Nevertheless, some of these methods have various limitations, such as high energy consumption, are time consuming, and have low yield. Accordingly, developing green and cost-effective exfoliation and preparation strategies for g-C₃N₄ nanosheets is necessary. Herein, the research progress of the exfoliation and preparation strategies (including the thermal oxidation etching process, the ultrasound-assisted route, the chemical exfoliation, the mechanical method, and the template method) for two-dimensional C₃N₄ nanosheets are introduced. Their features are systematically analyzed and the perspectives and challenges in the preparation of g-C₃N₄ nanosheets are discussed. This study emphasizes the following: (1) The preparation method of g-C₃N₄ nanosheets should be properly selected according to the practical application needs. Additionally, various strategies (such as chemical method and ultrasonic method) can be combined to exfoliate nanosheets from bulk g-C₃N₄; (2) More reasonable nano- or even subnanostructured g-C₃N₄ nanosheets should be continuously explored; (3) Novel modification strategies, such as defective engineering, heterojunction construction, and surface functional group regulation, should be introduced to improve the reactivity and selectivity of the g-C₃N₄ nanosheets; (4) The application of in situ characterization techniques (such as in situ diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy (DRIFTS), electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopy, and Raman spectroscopy) should also be strengthened to monitor the detailed catalytic process and investigate the g-C₃N₄ nanosheet structure-efficiency relationship. (5) To gain a deeper understanding of the relationship between the macroscopic properties and the microscopic structure, the combination of theoretical calculations and experimental results should be strengthened, which will be beneficial for exploiting high-quality g-C₃N₄ nanosheets.      

通过g-C3N4担载MNi12 (Fe,Co, Cu,Zn)纳米团簇调节甲烷化

As a unique two-dimensional material, graphitic carbon nitride (g-C₃N₄) has received significant attention for its particular electronic structure and chemical performance. Its instinctive defect can provide a stable anchoring site for metals, potentially improving the surface reactivity. Ni-based catalysts are economical but their activity for CO₂ methanation is lower than that of noble metal catalysts. Ni nanoparticles (NPs) supported on a substrate can further enhance the stability and activity of catalysts. Based on the principles of strong metal-support interaction (SMSI) and the synergistic effect on an alloy, MNi₁₂/g-C₃N₄ composites as novel catalysts are expected to improve stability and catalytic performance of Ni-based catalysts. The configurations are established with core-shell structures of MNi₁₂ (M = Fe, Co, Cu, Zn) nanoparticles (NPs) supported on g-C₃N₄ in this work. In the CO₂ methanation reaction, the reactivity of CO on slab (E_CO) is a critical factor, which is relative to the catalytic activity. Thus, the catalytic reactivity of these complexes via CO adsorption were explored using density functional theory (DFT). The values of cohesive energy (E_coh) for MNi₁₂ NPs range from -39.90 eV to -34.82 eV, suggesting that the formation of these NPs is favored as per thermodynamics, and E_coh and partial density of state (PDOS) reveal that the central M atom with the less filled d-shell interacts more strongly with surface Ni atoms. Therefore, ZnNi₁₂ is the most unstable structure among all the studied alloy, and the synergistic effect is also the weakest among them. When MNi₁₂ NPs are supported on the g-C₃N₄ substrate, the binding energies (E_b) vary from -9.40 eV to -8.39 eV, indicating that g-C₃N₄ is indeed a good material for stabilizing these NPs. The PDOS analysis of pure g-C₃N₄ suggests the sp² dangling bonds of N atoms in g-C₃N₄ can stabilize these transition metal NPs. Furthermore, the results of CO adsorbed on MNi₁₂ NPs and MNi₁₂/g-C₃N₄ composites show that E_CO and d_CO reduced with the introduction of g-C₃N₄. According to the results of the analysis of the Hirshfeld charges and electrostatic potential (ESP), the reason is that CO obtains less electrons from MNi₁₂ NPs after deposition on the g-C₃N₄ substrate, which lowers the reactivity of CO on catalysts. Additionally, the deformation charge density is analyzed to investigate the interaction between the NPs and g-C₃N₄. With the introduction of g-C₃N₄, charge redistribution indicates the strong metal-support interaction, which further reduces the CO adsorption energy. In summary, MNi₁₂ supported on g-C₃N₄ exhibit not only high stability but also tunable reactivity in CO₂ methanation. These changes are beneficial for CO₂ methanation reaction.     

Graphitic Carbon Nitride Microspheres Supportedα-FeO(OH)Hybrids for Visible Light Photodegradation of MO

Graphitic carbon nitride(g-C3N4)microspheres supported a-FeO(OH)hybrids[α-FeO(OH)/g-C3N4]were prepared by means of a self-assembly method in deionized water.By UV-visible diffiise reflectance spectroscopy,it has been confirmed thatα-FeO(OH)/g-C3N4 has a wider absorption range thanThe feature ofα-FeO(OH)/g-C3N4 can be attributed to the efficient separation of the electron-hole pairs with photoluminescence spectra.The degradation rate of methyl orange(MO)is up to 99%under the optimal conditions of 110 min,initial concentration of 30 mg/L,anα-FeO(OH)/g-C3N4 dosage of 15 mg as well as visible light.The mechanism for this photocatalytic reaction was proposed,with hydroxyl radicals being a major active catalytic species.     

Ni,Co基硒化物修饰g-C3N4光催化产氢研究

Developing novel and efficient catalysts is a significant way to break the bottleneck of low separation and transfer efficiency of charge carriers in pristine photocatalysts. Here, two fresh photocatalysts, g-C₃N₄@Ni₃Se₄ and g-C₃N₄@CoSe₂ hybrids, are first synthesized by anchoring Ni₃Se₄ and CoSe₂ nanoparticles on the surface of well-dispersed g-C₃N₄ nanosheets. The resulting materials show excellent performance for photocatalytic in situ hydrogen generation. Pristine g-C₃N₄ has poor photocatalytic hydrogen evolution activity (about 1.9 μmol·h^-1) because of the rapid recombination of electron-hole pairs. However, the hydrogen generation activity is well improved after growing Ni₃Se₄ and CoSe₂ on the surface of g-C₃N₄, owing to the unique effect of these selenides in accelerating the separation and migration of charge carriers. The hydrogen production activities of G-C₃N₄@Ni₃Se₄ and g-C₃N₄@CoSe₂ are about 16.4 μmol·h^-1 and 25.6 μmol·h^-1, which are 8-fold and 13-fold that of pristine g-C₃N₄, respectively. In detail, coupling Ni₃Se₄ and CoSe₂ with g-C₃N₄ greatly improves the light absorbance density and extends the light response region. The photoluminescence intensity of the photoexcited Eosin Y dye in the presence of g-C₃N₄@Ni₃Se₄ and g-C₃N₄@CoSe₂ is weaker than that in the presence of pure g-C₃N₄. On the other hand, the upper limit of the electron-transfer rate constants in the presence of g-C₃N₄@Ni₃Se₄ and g-C₃N₄@CoSe₂ is greater than that in the presence of pure g-C₃N₄. Among the g-C₃N₄@Ni₃Se₄@FTO, g-C₃N₄@CoSe₂@FTO, and g-C₃N₄@FTO electrodes, the g-C₃N₄@FTO electrode has the lowest photocurrent density and the highest electrochemical impedance, implying that the introduction of CoSe₂ and Ni₃Se₄ onto the surface of g-C₃N₄ enhances the separation and transfer efficiency of photogenerated charge carriers. In other words, the formation of two star metals selenide based on g-C₃N₄ can efficiently inhibit the recombination of photogenerated charge carriers and accelerate photocatalytic water splitting to generate H₂. Meanwhile, the right shift of the absorption band edge effectively reduces the transition threshold of the photoexcited electrons from the valence band to the conduction band. In addition, the more negative zeta potential for the g-C₃N₄@Ni₃Se₄ and g-C₃N₄@CoSe₂ catalysts as compared with that for pure g-C₃N₄ leads to a notable enhancement in the adsorption of protons by the sample surface. Moreover, the results of density functional theory calculations indicate that the hydrogen adsorption energy of the N sites in g-C₃N₄ is -0.22 eV; further, the hydrogen atoms are preferentially adsorbed at the bridge site of two selenium atoms to form a Se―H―Se bond, and the adsorption energy is 1.53 eV. In-depth characterization has been carried out by transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, ultraviolet-visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, transient photocurrent measurements, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; the results of these experiments are in good agreement with one another.     

类石墨烯C3N4纳米片光催化分解水制氢中的量子限域效应

从层状化合物获得的纳米片是一类新型纳米结构材料,这种二维各向异性的纳米甚至亚纳米级的材料具有独特的物理化学性能,其中最好的一个例证就是从石墨烯C₃N₄到石墨烯C₃N₄纳米片的转变。通过高温氧化热刻蚀方法将体相g-C₃N₄剥离成g-C₃N₄纳米片,应用于染料敏化可见光分解水产氢,表现出了较体相g-C₃N₄高于2.6倍的产氢速率。通过X射线衍射（XRD）、傅里叶变换红外（FTIR）光谱、扫描电子显微镜（SEM）、Brunauer-Emmett-Teller（BET）、荧光光谱和光电化学等表征研究了g-C₃N₄纳米片的结构及曙红（EY）和g-C₃N₄纳米片之间的电子迁移过程。热剥离后的g-C₃N₄纳米片具有较高的比表面积,不仅可以更为有效地吸附染料分子,还因其量子限域效应大大增强了光生电荷的分离效率和电子转移效率,改善了电子沿平面方向的传输能力以及光生载流子的寿命,从而显著提高g-C₃N₄纳米片的光催化产氢活性。     

g-C3N4表面改性及其光催化制H2与CO2还原研究进展

Solar energy is the largest renewable energy source in the world and the primary energy source of wind energy, tidal energy, biomass energy, and fossil fuel. Photocatalysis technology is a sunlight-driven chemical reaction process on the surface of photocatalysts that can generate H₂ from water, decompose organic contaminants, and reduce CO₂ into organic fuels. As a metal-free polymeric material, graphite-like carbon nitride (g-C₃N₄) has attracted significant attention because of its special band structure, easy fabrication, and low costs. However, some bottlenecks still limit its photocatalytic performance. To date, numerous strategies have been employed to optimize the photoelectric properties of g-C₃N₄, such as element doping, functional group modification, and construction of heterojunctions. Remarkably, these modification strategies are strongly associated with the surface behavior of g-C₃N₄, which plays a key role in efficient photocatalytic performance. In this review, we endeavor to provide a comprehensive summary of g-C₃N₄-based photocatalysts prepared through typical surface modification strategies (surface functionalization and construction of heterojunctions) and elaborate their special light-excitation and response mechanism, photo-generated carrier transfer route, and surface catalytic reaction in detail under visible-light irradiation. Moreover, the potential applications of the surface-modified g-C₃N₄-based photocatalysts for photocatalytic H₂ generation and reduction of CO₂ into fuels are summarized. Finally, based on the current research, the key challenges that should be further studied and overcome are highlighted. The following are the objectives that future studies need to focus on: (1) Although considerable effort has been made to develop a surface modification strategy for g-C₃N₄, its photocatalytic efficiency is still too low to meet industrial application standards. The currently obtained solar-to‑hydrogen (STH) conversion efficiency of g-C₃N₄ for H₂ generation is approximately 2%, which is considerably lower than the commercial standards of 10%. Thus, the regulation of the surface/textural properties and electronic band structure of g-C₃N₄ should be further elucidated to improve its photocatalytic performance. (2) Significant challenges remain in the design and construction of g-C₃N₄-based S-scheme heterojunction photocatalysts by facile, low-cost, and reliable methods. To overcome the limitations of conventional heterojunctions thoroughly, a promising S-scheme heterojunction photocatalytic system was recently reported. The study further clarifies the charge transfer route and mechanism during the catalytic process. Thus, the rational design and synthesis of g-C₃N₄-based S-scheme heterojunctions will attract extensive scientific interest in the next few years in this field. (3) First-principle calculation is an effective strategy to study the optical, electrical, magnetic, and other physicochemical properties of surface strategy modified g-C₃N₄, providing important information to reveal the charge transfer path and intrinsic catalytic mechanism. As a result, density functional theory (DFT) computation will be paid increasing attention and widely applied in surface-modified g-C₃N₄-based photocatalysts.