New class of materials for organic electronics: Charge transport in polymeric carbon nitride detailed for first time
Thursday, November 12, 2015 - 03:00
in Physics & Chemistry
Polymeric carbon nitride is an organic material with interesting optoelectronic properties. As an inexpensive photocatalyst, it can be used to facilitate water splitting using sunlight. A cooperation has now investigated for the first time how light creates charge carriers in this class of materials and established details about charge mobility and lifetimes. They discovered surprising characteristics in their investigations that provide prospects for new applications, in conjunction with graphene for example.