12 Graphitic Carbon Nitride Based Nanocomposites as Photoanodes
T.S. Shyju1, S. Anandhi4, P. Vengatesh3, C. Karthik Kumar3, and M. Paulraj2
1 Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Chennai, India
2 University of Concepcion, Department of Physics, Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Concepcion, Chile
3 Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Centre of Excellence for Energy Research, India
4 Jeppiaar Maamallan Engineering College, Department of Physics, Sriperumbudur, Chennai, India
12.1 Introduction
Owing to their unique properties, nanocomposites, nanostructures, and nanomaterials are playing a key role in energy conversion and in energy storage applications. In recent years, carbon‐based nanostructures are used to meet the future energy demands. Nanostructured carbon nitrides (C3N4) are very attractive candidates for energy‐based devices due to its high hardness, low friction coefficient, and steadfast chemical inertness. It has a great potential in solving the issues related to energy and environmental applications. Graphitic carbon nitride (g‐C3N4) is one among the carbon‐based nanostructures which has attracted enormous attention in green technologies for arresting solar energy, energy storage, supercapacitor, fuel cells, electrocatalysis, and environmental remediation as well as for electronic and composite industry. g‐C3N4 is a well‐known polymeric materials mainly consisting of carbon, ...
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