Synthesis and Characterization of Nitrogen-doped Carbon Nanotubes Derived from g-C₃N₄

Here, nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes (CNT-N) were synthesized using exfoliated graphitic carbon nitride functionalized with nickel oxides (ex-g-C₃N₄-NixO_y). CNT-N were produced at 900 °C in two steps: (1) ex-g-C₃N₄-Ni_xO_y reduction with hydrogen and (2) ethylene assisted chemical vapor deposition (CVD). The detailed characterization of the produced materials was performed via atomic force microscopy (AFM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Raman spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The possible mechanism of nanotubes formation is also proposed.