Significantly improving the performance and dispersion morphology of porous g-C3N4/PANI composites by an interfacial polymerization method

Abstract

Polyaniline (PANI) nanorods grown on layered porous graphitic carbon nitride (porous g-C3N4) sheets (porous g-C3N4/PANI) were successfully synthesized by interfacial polymerization of aniline monomers in the presence of porous g-C3N4 sheets. The experimental results suggest that porous g-C3N4 obtained a good dispersion with intercalated and exfoliated nanostructure and interfacial adhesion in PANI, which improved the thermal stability and photocatalytic activity of the porous g-C3N4/PANI composites.