Polymeric Carbon Nitrides for Photoelectrochemical Applications: Ring Opening-Induced Degradation
Active and stable materials that utilize solar radiation for promoting different reactions are critical for emerging technologies. Two of the most common polymeric carbon nitrides were prepared by the thermal polycondensation of melamine. The scope of this work is to investigate possible structural...
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| author | Florentina Iuliana Maxim Eugenia Tanasa Bogdan Mitrea Cornelia Diac Tomáš Skála Liviu Cristian Tanase Cătălin Ianăși Adrian Ciocanea Stefan Antohe Eugeniu Vasile Eugenia Fagadar-Cosma Serban N. Stamatin |
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| description | Active and stable materials that utilize solar radiation for promoting different reactions are critical for emerging technologies. Two of the most common polymeric carbon nitrides were prepared by the thermal polycondensation of melamine. The scope of this work is to investigate possible structural degradation before and after photoelectrochemical testing. The materials were characterized using synchrotron radiation and lab-based techniques, and subsequently degraded photoelectrochemically, followed by post-mortem analysis. Post-mortem investigations reveal: (1) carbon atoms bonded to three nitrogen atoms change into carbon atoms bonded to two nitrogen atoms and (2) the presence of methylene terminals in post-mortem materials. The study concludes that polymeric carbon nitrides are susceptible to photoelectrochemical degradation via ring opening. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2b907354607d45d59ba246f17364ecfe2023-11-17T17:17:51ZengMDPI AGNanomaterials2079-49912023-03-01137124810.3390/nano13071248Polymeric Carbon Nitrides for Photoelectrochemical Applications: Ring Opening-Induced DegradationFlorentina Iuliana Maxim0Eugenia Tanasa1Bogdan Mitrea2Cornelia Diac3Tomáš Skála4Liviu Cristian Tanase5Cătălin Ianăși6Adrian Ciocanea7Stefan Antohe8Eugeniu Vasile9Eugenia Fagadar-Cosma10Serban N. Stamatin113Nano-SAE Research Centre, University of Bucharest, Atomistilor 405, 077125 Magurele, RomaniaDepartment of Oxide Materials and Nanomaterials, Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Material Science, University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest, 060042 Bucharest, Romania3Nano-SAE Research Centre, University of Bucharest, Atomistilor 405, 077125 Magurele, Romania3Nano-SAE Research Centre, University of Bucharest, Atomistilor 405, 077125 Magurele, RomaniaDepartment of Surface and Plasma Science, Charles University, V Holešovičkách 2, 18000 Prague, Czech RepublicNational Institute of Materials Physics, Atomistilor 405A, 077125 Magurele, Romania“Coriolan Drăgulescu” Institute of Chemistry, Mihai Viteazul Ave. 24, 300223 Timisoara, RomaniaHydraulics and Environmental Engineering Department, University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest, 060042 Bucharest, RomaniaFaculty of Physics, University of Bucharest, Atomistilor 405, 077125 Magurele, RomaniaDepartment of Oxide Materials and Nanomaterials, Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Material Science, University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest, 060042 Bucharest, Romania“Coriolan Drăgulescu” Institute of Chemistry, Mihai Viteazul Ave. 24, 300223 Timisoara, Romania3Nano-SAE Research Centre, University of Bucharest, Atomistilor 405, 077125 Magurele, RomaniaActive and stable materials that utilize solar radiation for promoting different reactions are critical for emerging technologies. Two of the most common polymeric carbon nitrides were prepared by the thermal polycondensation of melamine. The scope of this work is to investigate possible structural degradation before and after photoelectrochemical testing. The materials were characterized using synchrotron radiation and lab-based techniques, and subsequently degraded photoelectrochemically, followed by post-mortem analysis. Post-mortem investigations reveal: (1) carbon atoms bonded to three nitrogen atoms change into carbon atoms bonded to two nitrogen atoms and (2) the presence of methylene terminals in post-mortem materials. The study concludes that polymeric carbon nitrides are susceptible to photoelectrochemical degradation via ring opening.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/13/7/1248energyphoto-electrochemistrydegradationcarbon nitrides |
| spellingShingle | Florentina Iuliana Maxim Eugenia Tanasa Bogdan Mitrea Cornelia Diac Tomáš Skála Liviu Cristian Tanase Cătălin Ianăși Adrian Ciocanea Stefan Antohe Eugeniu Vasile Eugenia Fagadar-Cosma Serban N. Stamatin Polymeric Carbon Nitrides for Photoelectrochemical Applications: Ring Opening-Induced Degradation Nanomaterials energy photo-electrochemistry degradation carbon nitrides |
| title | Polymeric Carbon Nitrides for Photoelectrochemical Applications: Ring Opening-Induced Degradation |
| title_full | Polymeric Carbon Nitrides for Photoelectrochemical Applications: Ring Opening-Induced Degradation |
| title_fullStr | Polymeric Carbon Nitrides for Photoelectrochemical Applications: Ring Opening-Induced Degradation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Polymeric Carbon Nitrides for Photoelectrochemical Applications: Ring Opening-Induced Degradation |
| title_short | Polymeric Carbon Nitrides for Photoelectrochemical Applications: Ring Opening-Induced Degradation |
| title_sort | polymeric carbon nitrides for photoelectrochemical applications ring opening induced degradation |
| topic | energy photo-electrochemistry degradation carbon nitrides |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/13/7/1248 |
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