DOI: 10.1039/c4cc02543a. g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> quantum dots: direct synthesis, upconversion properties and photocatalytic application

g-C3N4 quantum dots: direct synthesis, upconversion properties and photocatalytic application

10.1039/c4cc02543a

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Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Chem. Commun. (292)

Abstract

g-C3N4 quantum dots were synthesized and can be used as general energy-transfer components in photocatalytic systems to harness the Vis-NIR spectrum of sunlight.

Bibliography

Wang, W., Yu, J. C., Shen, Z., Chan, D. K. L., & Gu, T. (2014). g-C3N4 quantum dots: direct synthesis, upconversion properties and photocatalytic application. Chem. Commun., 50(70), 10148â10150.

Authors 5

Wanjun Wang (first)
Jimmy C. Yu (additional)
Zhurui Shen (additional)
Donald K. L. Chan (additional)
Ting Gu (additional)

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Dates

Type	When
Created	11 years, 1 month ago (July 9, 2014, 8 a.m.)
Deposited	1 year, 4 months ago (April 17, 2024, 12:24 p.m.)
Indexed	3 days, 7 hours ago (Aug. 21, 2025, 12:47 p.m.)
Issued	11 years, 7 months ago (Jan. 1, 2014)
Published	11 years, 7 months ago (Jan. 1, 2014)
Published Online	11 years, 7 months ago (Jan. 1, 2014)

Funders 1

Research Grants Council, University Grants Committee, Hong Kong
Awards1
1. N_CUHK464/10

BibTeX

@article{Wang_2014, title={g-C3N4 quantum dots: direct synthesis, upconversion properties and photocatalytic application}, volume={50}, ISSN={1364-548X}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c4cc02543a}, DOI={10.1039/c4cc02543a}, number={70}, journal={Chem. Commun.}, publisher={Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)}, author={Wang, Wanjun and Yu, Jimmy C. and Shen, Zhurui and Chan, Donald K. L. and Gu, Ting}, year={2014}, pages={10148–10150} }

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