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  • Materials Science
  • Photocatalysis
  • Environmental Chemistry

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  • Graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) is a promising photocatalyst.
  • Nitrogen defects (N3C) are known to improve g-C3N4 performance.
  • Optimizing defect concentration is key to enhancing photocatalytic activity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To prepare g-C3N4 with tunable N3C defect concentrations using a facile one-step pyrolysis method.
  • To investigate the effect of N3C defects on the electronic structure and photocatalytic properties of g-C3N4.
  • To evaluate the photocatalytic efficiency of N3C-modified g-C3N4 for tetracycline degradation.

Main Methods:

  • One-step pyrolysis of urea and ammonium acetate mixture.
  • Characterization using techniques to determine defect concentration, surface area, bandgap, and electronic structure.
  • Photocatalytic degradation experiments using tetracycline (TC) as a model pollutant under visible light irradiation.

Main Results:

  • Adjustable N3C defect concentrations were successfully introduced into g-C3N4.
  • N3C defects shifted the conduction band downward by 0.12 V, enhancing reduction capabilities.
  • Specific surface area increased from 44.07 to 87.08 m2/g, and the bandgap narrowed to 2.41 eV.
  • Photocatalytic activity for TC degradation reached 54.8%, approximately 1.5 times that of pristine g-C3N4.
  • High stability was observed with only a 5.4% decrease in efficiency after four cycles.

Conclusions:

  • The N3C defect engineering strategy is effective in enhancing the photocatalytic performance of g-C3N4.
  • Modified g-C3N4 shows superior visible light absorption and charge separation efficiency.
  • This work provides a pathway for developing advanced g-C3N4-based materials for environmental remediation applications.