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Ordered Mesoporous C3 N5 with a Combined Triazole and Triazine Framework and Its Graphene Hybrids for the Oxygen
In Young Kim1, Sungho Kim1, Xiaoyan Jin2
1Global Innovative Center for Advanced Nanomaterials (GICAN), School of Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia.
Abstract:
Mesoporous carbon nitrides (MCN) with C3 N4 stoichiometry could find applications in fields ranging from catalysis, sensing, and adsorption-separation to biotechnology. The extension of the synthesis of MCN with different nitrogen contents and chemical structures promises access to a wider range of applications. Herein we prepare mesoporous C3 N5 with a combined triazole and triazine framework via a simple self-assembly of 5-amino-1H-tetrazole (5-ATTZ). We are able to hybridize these nanostructures with graphene by using graphene-mesoporous-silica hybrids as a template to tune the electronic properties. DFT calculations and spectroscopic analyses clearly demonstrate that the C3 N5 consists of 1 triazole and 2 triazine moieties. The triazole-based mesoporous C3 N5 and its graphene hybrids are found to be highly active for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) with a higher diffusion-limiting current density and a decreased overpotential than those of bulk g-C3 N4 .
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