Yiwen He

The impact of dicyandiamide (DCDA) precursor pretreatment prior to thermal polymerization to graphitic carbon nitride was investigated. Pretreated samples rendered the same product yield, diverse morphologies and reduced electrochemical resistance.

Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) can selectively adsorb CO 2 , but are often ineffective in the presence of H 2 O, which binds more strongly. By selecting MOF ‘shells’ to keep water out of MOF ‘cores’ this limitation may be overcome.