Synthesis and Characterization Graphene- Carbon Nitride Nanostructure in One Step

Authors

Khalil Ibrahim Alabid Department of Chemistry ,Analytical Chemistry , Faculty of Science , Tishreen University ,Lattakia ,Syria. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3283-9209
prof : hajar Nasser Department of Chemistry ,Analytical Chemistry , Faculty of Science , Tishreen University ,Lattakia ,Syria.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30526/36.3.3103

Keywords:

Graphene-Carbon Nitride, structural characterization, Carbon Sheets, Polymer, Thermal method.

Abstract

Graphene-carbon nitride can be synthesized from thiourea in a single step at a temperature of four hours at a rate of 2.3 ℃/min. Graphene-carbon nitride was characterized by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX), scanning electron microscopy, and spectrophotometry (UV-VIS). Graphene-carbon nitride was found to consist of triazine and heptazine structures, carbon, and nitrogen. The weight percentage of carbon and the atomic percentage of carbon are 40.08%, and the weight percentage of nitrogen and the atomic percentage of nitrogen are 40.08%. Therefore, the ratio and the dimensions of the graphene-carbon nitride were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, and it was found that the radius was within the range of (2 µm-147.1 nm). In addition, it was found that it absorbed light in the visible field (VIS). The objective of the manufacture and characterization of graphene-carbon nitride for use in the manufacture of a selective electrode for an organic pollutant (currently used in the manufacture of a selective electrode for the analysis of organic dye).

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