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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2023

Carbon Vacancies Steer the Activity in Dual Ni Carbon Nitride Photocatalysis.

Miriam Marchi, Edoardo Raciti, Sai Manoj Gali, Federica Piccirilli, Hendrik Vondracek, Arianna Actis, Enrico Salvadori, Cristian Rosso, Alejandro Criado, Carmine D'Agostino and 12 more

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
3.4field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 54 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

22 authors at 8 institutions in 5 countries.

Miriam MarchiDepartment of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Center for Energy, Environment and Transport "Giacomo Ciamician", INSTM UdR Trieste, University of Trieste, Via Licio Giorgieri 1, Trieste, 34127, Italy.
Edoardo RacitiLaboratory for Chemistry of Novel Materials, Materials Research Institute, University of Mons-UMONS, Mons, 7000, Belgium.
Sai Manoj GaliLaboratory for Chemistry of Novel Materials, Materials Research Institute, University of Mons-UMONS, Mons, 7000, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0388-7888
Federica PiccirilliElettra Sincrotrone Trieste, Strada Statale 14 km 163.5 in Area Science Park Basovizza, Trieste, 34149, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8369-4065
Hendrik VondracekElettra Sincrotrone Trieste, Strada Statale 14 km 163.5 in Area Science Park Basovizza, Trieste, 34149, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9603-4605
Arianna ActisDepartment of Chemistry and NIS Centre, University of Torino, Via Pietro Giuria 7, Torino, 10125, Italy.
Enrico SalvadoriDepartment of Chemistry and NIS Centre, University of Torino, Via Pietro Giuria 7, Torino, 10125, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4394-9438
Cristian RossoDepartment of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Center for Energy, Environment and Transport "Giacomo Ciamician", INSTM UdR Trieste, University of Trieste, Via Licio Giorgieri 1, Trieste, 34127, Italy.
Alejandro CriadoCentro Interdisciplinar de Química e Bioloxía-CICA, Universidade da Coruña, Rúa As Carballeiras, A Coruña, 15071, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9732-513X
Carmine D'AgostinoDepartment of Chemical Engineering, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3391-8320
Luke ForsterDepartment of Chemical Engineering, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6159-6360
Daniel LeeDepartment of Chemical Engineering, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK.
Alexandre C FoucherDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104-6272, USA.
Rajeev Kumar RaiDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104-6272, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2248-7601
David BeljonneLaboratory for Chemistry of Novel Materials, Materials Research Institute, University of Mons-UMONS, Mons, 7000, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5082-9990
Eric A StachDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104-6272, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3366-2153
Mario ChiesaDepartment of Chemistry and NIS Centre, University of Torino, Via Pietro Giuria 7, Torino, 10125, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8128-8031
Roberto LazzaroniLaboratory for Chemistry of Novel Materials, Materials Research Institute, University of Mons-UMONS, Mons, 7000, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6334-4068
Giacomo FilippiniDepartment of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Center for Energy, Environment and Transport "Giacomo Ciamician", INSTM UdR Trieste, University of Trieste, Via Licio Giorgieri 1, Trieste, 34127, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9694-3163
Maurizio PratoDepartment of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Center for Energy, Environment and Transport "Giacomo Ciamician", INSTM UdR Trieste, University of Trieste, Via Licio Giorgieri 1, Trieste, 34127, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8869-8612
Michele MelchionnaDepartment of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Center for Energy, Environment and Transport "Giacomo Ciamician", INSTM UdR Trieste, University of Trieste, Via Licio Giorgieri 1, Trieste, 34127, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9813-9753
Paolo FornasieroDepartment of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Center for Energy, Environment and Transport "Giacomo Ciamician", INSTM UdR Trieste, University of Trieste, Via Licio Giorgieri 1, Trieste, 34127, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1082-9157
University of Trieste · ITUniversity of Mons · BEIstituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Torino · ITUniversity of Manchester · GBUniversity of Pennsylvania · USElettra-Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A. · ITIkerbasque · ESUniversidade da Coruña · ES

Funding

BBSRC EP/T015063/1Energy Transition Fund of the Belgian Federal GovernmentEPSRCEuropean Union's Horizon 101079384European Union's Horizon HORIZON-WIDERA-2021-ACCESS-03-01Italian Ministry MUR Italy (project acronym: SYSSY-CAT)National Science Foundation DMR-1720530National Science Foundation RYC2020-030183-INSF National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure Program NNCI-2025608
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The manipulation of carbon nitride (CN) structures is one main avenue to enhance the activity of CN-based photocatalysts. Increasing the efficiency of photocatalytic heterogeneous materials is a critical step toward the realistic implementation of sustainable schemes for organic synthesis. However, limited knowledge of the structure/activity relationship in relation to subtle structural variations prevents a fully rational design of new photocatalytic materials, limiting practical applications. Here, the CN structure is engineered by means of a microwave treatment, and the structure of the material is shaped around its suitable functionality for Ni dual photocatalysis, with a resulting boosting of the reaction efficiency toward many CX (X = N, S, O) couplings. The combination of advanced characterization techniques and first-principle simulations reveals that this enhanced reactivity is due to the formation of carbon vacancies that evolve into triazole and imine N species able to suitably bind Ni complexes and harness highly efficient dual catalysis. The cost-effective microwave treatment proposed here appears as a versatile and sustainable approach to the design of CN-based photocatalysts for a wide range of industrially relevant organic synthetic reactions.

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carbon nitridedual photocatalysisnickelorganic synthesis

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PMID37409444
PMCPMC10502671
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