Recent progress in research on multifunctional graphitic carbon nitride: An emerging wonder material beyond catalyst

Advanced carbon-based materials with smart engineering and architecture are playing a key role in exploring new areas as action of catalysts for effective visible-light-induced applications. Being one of the oldest semiconductor materials so far, burgeoning fluorescent carbon nitride has triggered its tremendous effort on its functional and structural modifications for aiming towards better performances, fulfilling future requirements. Earth abundant and easy production of aromatic tri-s-triazine carbon nitride with its fascinating properties has shown broad interdisciplinary potential for versatile applications. Thanks to the broad attempts devoted in investigating and enhancing its based chemistry for which its limitations have been feasibly drawn far beyond what people could visualize initially. Although it displays a number of attractive and intrinsic properties, low electronic conductivity, lack of absorption above 460 nm and low surface area in bulk carbon nitride hinders its pristine applications. Giving consideration to scientific world, whose in-depth fundamental knowledge has led towards new direction and incorporating different functionalities with pristine g-C3N4 has further achieved rapid development in understanding this material in a broader framework. This review attempts to wrap enhancement of nitrogen-rich carbon nitride with its excellent performances in newly disclosed applications for depicting the broad spectrum of this semiconductor. This review starts with highlighting present literature, wrapping every features of carbon nitride counting its preparation, dimensions, production, functionalization and lastly its significant outcomes. Finally, the review ends with an outlook on challenges and emphasizes a new pathway of using this advanced material for future developments.