Issue 6, 2003

Formation of crystalline carbon nitride powder by a mild solvothermal method

Abstract

Crystalline carbon nitride powder has been successfully prepared via the liquid–solid reaction between anhydrous C3N3Cl3 and Li3N in benzene at 355 °C and 5–6 MPa for 12 h. X-Ray diffraction (XRD) indicated that the major part of our brown sample was composed mainly of α-C3N4 and β-C3N4 with lattice parameters of a = 6.49 Å, c = 4.70 Å for α-C3N4 and a = 6.43 Å, c = 2.43 Å for β-C3N4. X-Ray photoelectron spectra (XPS), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), electron energy-loss spectroscopy (EELS) and energy loss near edge structure (ELNES) strongly supported the existence of C–N covalent bonds. The relative N/C ratio is about 0.66. The temperature had an effect on the crystallization of carbon nitride powder. We have shown that the solvothermal technique might hold some promise for synthesizing pure crystalline α-C3N4 and β-C3N4.

Graphical abstract: Formation of crystalline carbon nitride powder by a mild solvothermal method

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
20 Mar 2003
Accepted
16 Apr 2003
First published
25 Apr 2003

J. Mater. Chem., 2003,13, 1241-1243

Formation of crystalline carbon nitride powder by a mild solvothermal method

Q. Lv, C. Cao, C. Li, J. Zhang, H. Zhu, X. Kong and X. Duan, J. Mater. Chem., 2003, 13, 1241 DOI: 10.1039/B303210H

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