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30. Chai B, Peng T, Mao J et al (2012) Graphitic carbon nitride (g-C 3 N 4 )–Pt-TiO 2 nanocomposite
as an efficient photocatalyst for hydrogen production under visible light irradiation. Phys Chem
Chem Phys 14(48):16745–16752
31. Fu M, Pi J, Dong F et al (2013) A cost-effective solid-state approach to synthesize g-C 3 N 4
coated TiO 2 nanocomposites with enhanced visible light photocatalytic activity. Int J
Photoenergy 2013
32. Zhang J, Zhang M, Sun RQ et al (2012) A facile band alignment of polymeric carbon nitride
semiconductors to construct isotype heterojunctions. Angew Chem 124(40):10292–10296
33. Dong F, Wu L, Sun Y et al (2011) Efficient synthesis of polymeric g-C 3 N 4 layered materials as
novel efficient visible light driven photocatalysts. J Mater Chem 21(39):15171–15174
34. Dong F, Sun Y, Wu L et al (2012) Facile transformation of low cost thiourea into nitrogen-rich
graphitic carbon nitride nanocatalyst with high visible light photocatalytic performance. Cat Sci
Technol 2(7):1332–1335
35. Chu VB, Cho JW, Park SJ et al (2014) Use of a precursor solution to fill the gaps between
indium tin oxide nanorods, for preparation of three-dimensional CuInGaS 2 thin-film solar cells.
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36. Chen J, Qin S, Liu Y et al (2014) Preparation of a visible light-driven Bi 2 O 3 –TiO 2 composite
photocatalyst by an ethylene glycol-assisted sol–gel method, and its photocatalytic properties.
Res Chem Intermed 40(2):637–648
37. Yan H, Yang H (2011) TiO 2 -g-C 3 N 4 composite materials for photocatalytic H 2 evolution under
visible light irradiation. J Alloys Compd 509(4):26–29
38. Zhou J, Zhang M, Zhu Y (2015) Photocatalytic enhancement of hybrid C 3 N 4 /TiO 2 prepared via
ball milling method. Phys Chem Chem Phys 17(5):3647–3652
39. Gu L, Wang J, Zou Z et al (2014) Graphitic-C 3 N 4 -hybridized TiO 2 nanosheets with reactive
{001} facets to enhance the UV-and visible-light photocatalytic activity. J Hazard Mater
268:216–223
40. Zhang L, Jing D, She X et al (2014) Heterojunctions in g-C 3 N 4 /TiO 2 (B) nanofibres with
exposed (001) plane and enhanced visible-light photoactivity. J Mater Chem A 2(7):2071–2078
41. Chen Y, Huang W, He D et al (2014) Construction of heterostructured g-C 3 N 4 /ag/TiO 2
microspheres with enhanced photocatalysis performance under visible-light irradiation. ACS
Appl Mater Interfaces 6(16):14405–14414
42. Zang Y, Li L, Xu Y et al (2014) Hybridization of brookite TiO 2 with g-C 3 N 4 : a visible-lightdriven photocatalyst for As
3+ oxidation, MO degradation and water splitting for hydrogen
evolution. J Mater Chem A 2(38):15774–15780
43. Zhao S, Chen S, Yu H et al (2012) G-C 3 N 4 /TiO 2 hybrid photocatalyst with wide absorption
wavelength range and effective photogenerated charge separation. Sep Purif Technol 99:50–54
44. Shen J, Yang H, Shen Q et al (2014) Template-free preparation and properties of mesoporous
g-C 3 N 4 /TiO 2 nanocomposite photocatalyst. CrystEngComm 16(10):1868–1872
45. Li X, Liu P, Mao Y et al (2015) Preparation of homogeneous nitrogen-doped mesoporous TiO 2
spheres with enhanced visible-light photocatalysis. Appl Catal B Environ 164:352–359
46. Wang X, Yang W, Li F et al (2013) In situ microwave-assisted synthesis of porous N-TiO 2 /gC 3 N 4 heterojunctions with enhanced visible-light photocatalytic properties. Ind Eng Chem Res
52(48):17140
47. Han C, Wang Y, Lei Y et al (2015) In situ synthesis of graphitic-C 3 N 4 nanosheet hybridized
N-doped TiO 2 nanofibers for efficient photocatalytic H 2 production and degradation. Nano Res
8(4):1199–1209
48. Sun Q, Lv K, Zhang Z et al (2015) Effect of contact interface between TiO 2 and g-C 3 N 4 on the
photoreactivity of g-C 3 N 4 /TiO 2 photocatalyst:(001) vs (101) facets of TiO 2 . Appl Catal B
Environ 164:420–427
49. Li H, Zhou L, Wang L (2015) In situ growth of TiO 2 nanocrystals on g-C 3 N 4 for enhanced
photocatalytic performance. Phys Chem Chem Phys 17(26):17406–17412
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