Mesh-on-Mesh Graphitic-C₃N₄@Graphene for Highly Efficient Hydrogen Evolution

Mesoporous materials have attracted considerable interest due to their huge surface areas and numerous active sites that can be effectively exploited in catalysis. Here, 2D mesoporous graphitic-C₃N₄ nanolayers are rationally assembled on 2D mesoporous graphene sheets (g-CN@G MMs) by in situ selective growth. Benefiting from an abundance of exposed edges and rich defects, fast electron transport, and a multipathway of charge and mass transport from a continuous interconnected mesh network, the mesh-on-mesh g-CN@G MMs hybrid exhibits higher catalytic hydrogen evolution activity and stronger durability than most of the reported nonmetal catalysts and some metal-based catalysts.