The carbon nitride transfers electron density to the water, forming a hybrid system. "From this point on, the water and the catalyst act as a new, hybrid semiconductor.

Introducing randomly distributed carbon or metal conductive phases into insulating matrix is one of the important methods for preparing metamaterials. Silicon nitride ceramics are considered to be ...

Scientists have long sought to understand the exact mechanism behind water splitting by carbon nitride catalysts. For the first time, Dr. Paolo Giusto and his team captured the step-by-step ...