Shedding a Light on the Colloidal Architectures of a Metal-free Polymeric Semiconductor Graphitic Carbon Nitride

Abstract

Polymeric graphitic carbon nitride (g-CN) has been a hot topic in the last 11 years as a metal-free, cheap, non-toxic and tunable semiconductor material. Fundamental interest arises from its photocatalytic performance, yet a comprehensive interplay between its syntheses, modification, application and scaling up is missing. This chapter will guide a journey for understanding the concept of g-CN synthesis and how the synthesis can be manipulated for designing advanced materials. Furthermore, g-CN composites, both metal and organic, will be depicted in detail. Last, emerging applications of g-CN materials will be exhibited. All chapters will be presented via a nanoarchitectonics perspective to strengthen understanding.