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Synthesis and characterization of nitrogen-rich carbon nitride nanobelts by pyrolysis of melamine

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Nitrogen-rich g-C3N4 nanobelts were successfully synthesized via pyrolysis of melamine (C3N6H6). The as-synthesized nanobelts are structurally uniform, and each belt is uniform in width and thickness along its length direction. The typical width is in the range of 600 nm and 1.5 μm, respectively. The typical length of belts is in the range of several hundreds of micrometers; some of them even have lengths on the order of millimeters. The structure and morphology were researched by XRD, SEM, TEM, CEA, XPS, FTIR, and TG measurements. The theoretical FTIR spectra are calculated to compare with experiment value. It is found that the NH2 edges in the nanobelts are precisely for the reason of rich nitrogen. The photoluminescence (PL) spectrum was carried out. Two peaks at 443 and 500 nm were observed in the spectrum. In addition, a possible growth mechanism is also inferred by principle of VLS.

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    Jinghai Yang, Xingtong Wu, Xuefei Li, Yang Liu, Ming Gao, Xiaoyan Liu, Lingnan Kong & Suyang Yang

  2. Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Physics and Chemistry (Jilin Normal University), Ministry of Education, Siping, 136000, People’s Republic of China

    Jinghai Yang, Xingtong Wu, Yang Liu, Ming Gao, Xiaoyan Liu, Lingnan Kong & Suyang Yang

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Yang, J., Wu, X., Li, X. et al. Synthesis and characterization of nitrogen-rich carbon nitride nanobelts by pyrolysis of melamine. Appl. Phys. A 105, 161–166 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-011-6471-4

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