Complementing Graphenes: 1D Interplanar Charge Transport in Polymeric Graphitic Carbon Nitrides.

Merschjann, Christoph; Tschierlei, Stefanie; Tyborski, Tobias; Kailasam, Kamalakannan; Orthmann, Steven; Hollmann, Dirk; Schedel-Niedrig, Thomas; Thomas, Arne et al. · Adv Mater · 2015

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Charge transport in polymeric graphitic carbon nitrides is shown to proceed via diffusive hopping of electron and hole polarons with reasonably high mobilities >10(-5) cm(2) V(-1) s(-1). The power-law behavior of the ultrafast luminescence decay exhibits that the predominant transport direction is perpendicular to the graphitic polymer sheets, thus complementing 2D materials like graphene.