Graphitic Carbon Nitride with S and Fe(III) Codoping for Improved Photodegradation Performance.

Abstract: The visible light photocatalytic performance of graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) can be enhanced by tuning its electronic structure and bandgap via metal and nonmetal elements doping. The Fe and S codoped g-C3N4 is synthesized by the polymerization of melamine, iron chloride and trithiocyanuric acid at elevated temperature and characterized as crimped nanosheets with mesoporous structures. The photocatalytic performance of Fe–S codoped g-C3N4 for RhB degradation increases seven times by enhancing visible light adsorption and increasing the mobility of photoinduced electron/hole pair by narrowing its bandgap compared to the pure g-C3N4 nanosheets. The synergetic effect of Fe(III) ion coordinated in the pore centre among three triazine units and S dopant substituted the N in triazine skeleton causes much stronger delocalized HOMO and LUMO and increases the reactive sites, facilitating the migration of photogenerated charge carriers, thus enhances the visible-light driven photocatalytic performance.Graphical Abstract: <graphic></graphic> [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]