Two-dimensional covalent carbon nitride nanosheets: synthesis, functionalization, and applications

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Ultrathin hexagonal SnS2 nanosheets coupled with g-C3N4 nanosheets as 2D/2D heterojunction photocatalysts toward high photocatalytic activity

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Turn-On Fluorescence Sensor for Intracellular Imaging of Glutathione Using g-C3N4 Nanosheet–MnO2 Sandwich Nanocomposite

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