Bottom-up fabrication of two-dimensional carbon nitride and highly sensitive electrochemical sensors for mercuric ions

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Hierarchical NiMn Layered Double Hydroxide Nanostructures on Carbon Cloth for Electrochemical Detection of Hydrogen Peroxide

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A high performance Pb( ii ) electrochemical sensor based on spherical CuS nanoparticle anchored g-C 3 N 4

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Selective electrochemical reduction of nitrate-to-ammonia mediated by silver single atoms anchored on defective g-C3N4

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Graphitic carbon nitride: Synthesis and characterization

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Se substituted 2D-gC3N4 modified disposable screen-printed carbon electrode substrate: A bifunctional nano-catalyst for electrochemical and absorption study of hazardous fungicide

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Novel composites of graphitic carbon nitride and NiO nanosheet arrays as effective photocathodes with enhanced photocurrent performances

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Low-Cost N-Rich Graphitic Carbon Nitride Infused with Anionic Micellar Solution Sensor for Highly Sensitive Voltammetric Determination of Vasodilator Drug Hydralazine Hydrochloride

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A “pillared” process to construct graphitic carbon nitride based functionalized mesoporous materials

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Application of Inorganic Layered Materials in Electrochemical Sensors

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Ultrasensitive carbon nitride nanosheets for multiplex sensing of rhodamine B and methylene blue

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Ultrasensitive Real-Time Detection of Pb2+ Ions Using g-C3N4 Nanosheets

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Disentangling the Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Mechanism of One Homogeneous Cobalt-Coordinated Polymer

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Magnetically separable and recyclable bamboo-like carbon nanotube–based FRET assay for sensitive and selective detection of Hg2+

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Facile synthesis of doped CxNy QDs as photoluminescent matrix for direct detection of hydroquinone

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Anisotropic solution growth of 1D/2D N-rich carbon

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Highly dispersed palladium nanoparticles supported on graphitic carbon nitride for selective hydrogenation of nitro compounds and Ullmann coupling reaction

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Two-dimensional materials (2DMs): classification, preparations, functionalization and fabrication of 2DMs-oriented electrochemical sensors

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Photoinduced Self‐Assembly of Carbon Nitride Quantum Dots

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Progress in electrochemical analysis of sports doping substances with two-dimensional materials

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Rod-like graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets with copper ions for effective DNA cleavage and anticancer studies

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Supercritical CO2-assisted fabrication of advanced two-dimensional materials and their heterostructure

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ZnO/g-C3N4 photocatalyst activated by low-pressure ultraviolet for restoring the SWASV signals: A fast pretreatment method for electrochemically detecting Cd2+ and Pb2+ in soil extracts

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Integrating 2D graphitic carbon nitride with Gd 2 S 3 nanoparticles towards development of multiutility water treatment nanomaterial: synergistic effects on electrochemical dopamine sensing and photocatalytic degradation of contaminants

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Electrochemical sensor based on $$\hbox {Na}^{+}$$-doped $$\hbox {g-C}_{3}\hbox {N}_{4}$$ for detection of phenol

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Microenvironment Control over Electrocatalytic Activity of g-C 3 N 4 /2H-MoS 2 Superlattice-like Heterostructures for Hydrogen Evolution

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Electrochemical Sensing Platform Based on Graphene-Metal/Metal Oxide Hybrids for Detection of Metal Ions Contaminants

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Ag@NiO/g-C 3 N 4 nanocomposite: an efficient and high-performance electrochemical sensor for acetaminophen detection

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Silver nanoparticles integrated SnO2/g-C3N4 nanocomposite as highly sensitive electrochemical sensor for ascorbic acid

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Quasi-1D/3D Bi 2 O 4 /phase-tuned C 3 N 5 type-II heterostructure for the visible-light-driven photocatalytic degradation of resorcinol in wastewater: insights into the inhibitory effects of matrix interferences and phytotoxicity assessment

Singh, A. P., ., B., Srivastava, S. K., Bhatnagar, A., & Gupta, A. K. (2026) · RSC Applied Interfaces · doi:10.1039/d5lf00338e · Cited by 5

Graphene–Carbon Nitride-Based Electrochemical Sensors for Biomolecules

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Graphene-Carbon Nitride Based Electrochemical Sensors for Toxic Chemicals

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Metal oxide-graphitic carbon nitride nanocomposite-modified electrochemical sensors for toxic chemicals

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Photoluminescence Quenching in Metal Doped Graphitic Carbon Nitride: Possibilities Toward Metal Sensors

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Development of Sulfur and Nitrogen‐Doped Fluorescent Carbon Quantum Dots for Hydroquinone Sensing

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Carbon nitride-based optical sensors for metal ion detection

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New Micro- and Nanotechnologies for Electrochemical Biosensor Development

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Effect of Buffer Solution on the Detection of Cu(II) by Graphite Carbon Nitride Modified Electrode

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Self-assembled g-C3N4 nanosheets with Ca2+ linkage

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Development of biocompatible carbon nanoparticles for optical sensing applications

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Synthesis, spectral, and X-ray structural characterization of mixed tren-barbitone nickel(II) complex grafted g-C3N4 for oxidative stress and antioxidant activities

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Recent advances in g-C 3 N 4 based sustainable sensors for toxic mercury (Hg 2+ ) detection

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The feasibility and analysis of 2D bilayer SiC as an alcohol sensor: a first-principle study

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A Sensitive Sensor for trace Hg2+ Determination Based on Ultrathin g-C3N4 Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode

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The facile fabrication of g-C3N4 ultrathin nanosheets with higher specific surface areas for highly sensitive detection of trace cadmium

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Construction of electrochemical sensing interface towards Cd(II) based on activated g-C3N4 nanosheets: considering the effects of exfoliation and protonation treatment

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Structural Manipulation of Carbon Nitride for Electrochemiluminescent Analysis

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2D-Graphitic Carbon Nitride Nanosheet/Metal Nanocomposites for Electrochemical Sensors of Hydroquinone in Real Sample Analysis

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