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Ultrafast Condensation of Carbon Nitride on Electrodes with Exceptional Boosted Photocurrent and Electrochemiluminescence
Author(s) -
Zhao Tingting,
Zhou Qing,
Lv Yanqin,
Han Dan,
Wu Kaiqing,
Zhao Lufang,
Shen Yanfei,
Liu Songqin,
Zhang Yuanjian
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
angewandte chemie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1521-3757
pISSN - 0044-8249
DOI - 10.1002/ange.201911822
Subject(s) - electrochemiluminescence , photocurrent , materials science , carbon nitride , electrode , photocatalysis , carbon fibers , aqueous solution , nanotechnology , nitride , chemical engineering , optoelectronics , chemistry , layer (electronics) , organic chemistry , composite material , composite number , engineering , catalysis
Abstract Semiconducting polymeric carbon nitride (CN) has drawn wide attention ranging from photocatalysis to more recent biosensing owing to unique defect‐tolerated optoelectronic properties and being metal‐free, cheap, and highly stable. However, at the core of electrical–optical interconversion, the preparation of the CN photoelectrode is still challenging. Now, the growth of CN on electrodes is achieved simply by microwave‐assisted condensation in seconds. The ultrafast heating not only addressed the thermodynamic contradiction of precursor volatilization during polymerization but also led to strongly adhesive CN layer on electrodes with gradient carbon‐rich texture, greatly accelerating the electron–hole separation and mobility. Consequently, the CN photoelectrode exhibited a remarkable photocurrent and a record cathodic efficiency of electrochemiluminescence up to 7 times that of benchmark Ru(bpy) 3 Cl 2 in aqueous solution.