Crystalline-amorphous homojunction engineering in carbon nitride for solar-driven nitrate into ammonia

Key Points

• The study aims to enhance the efficiency of photocatalytic nitrate conversion to ammonia by optimizing charge separation in carbon nitride.
• Engineered crystalline-phase oxygen-doped carbon nitride for improved photocatalysis.
• Evaluated charge separation efficiency and reaction selectivity through experimental analysis.
• Improved charge separation observed, leading to increased reaction efficiency.
• Significant enhancement in selectivity for ammonia production over nitrate.