title: Structural distortion in graphitic-C3N4 realizing an efficient photoreactivity.
abstract: Introducing structural distortion to semiconductors can dramatically modify their electronic structures, resulting in efficient separation of electron-hole pairs and achieving high photocatalytic activity of catalysts. Herein, we systematically studied the role that structural distortion played in the photocatalytic process by taking graphitic-C3N4 (g-C3N4) as an example, where the structural distortion can be introduced by elemental doping and heat treatment. Through the controllable structural distortion engineering, the photocatalytic activity of g-C3N4 can be significantly improved, which benefits from the effective separation of photogenerated electron-hole pairs, showing intriguing structural distortion-dependent photocatalytic activity. This study not only offers a new insight into the in-depth understanding of the effect of structural distortion on the photoreactivity of catalysts, but also provides a new pathway for designing advanced photocatalysts.
authors.affiliation: Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, P. R. China. zhxid@ustc.edu.cn yxie@ustc.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xiaodong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Junfeng
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Jiajia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Piao
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Bicai
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xie