Citation: Hong Yang, Zhuang Wang, Songqin Liu, Yanfei Shen, Yuanjian Zhang. Molecular engineering of C_xN_y: Topologies, electronic structures and multidisciplinary applications[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2020, 31(12): 3047-3054. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2020.07.048 shu

Molecular engineering of C_xN_y: Topologies, electronic structures and multidisciplinary applications

Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory of Smart Carbon-Rich Materials and Device, Jiangsu Province Hi-Tech Key Laboratory for Bio Medical Research, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Medical School, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China

Yuanjian.Zhang@seu.edu.cn

Received Date: 6 July 2020
Revised Date: 23 July 2020
Accepted Date: 23 July 2020
Available Online: 15 December 2020

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As a class of metal-free two-dimensional (2D) semiconductor materials, polymeric carbon nitrides have attracted wide attention recently due to its facile regulation of the molecular and electronic structures, availability in abundance and high stability. According to the different ratios of C and N atoms in the framework, a series of C_xN_y materials have been successfully synthesized by virtue of various precursors, which further triggers extensive investigations of broad applications ranging from sustainable photocatalytic reactions and highly sensitive optoelectronic biosensing. In view of topological structures on their electronic structures and material properties, the as-reported C_xN_y could be generally classified into two main categories with three- or six-bond-extending frameworks. Owing to the effective n→π^* transition in most C_xN_y materials, the relative energy level of the lone-pair electrons on N atoms is high, which thus endows the materials with the capability of visible light absorption. Meanwhile, the different repeating units, bridging groups and defect sites of these two kinds of C_xN_y allow them to effectively drive a diverse of promising applications that require specific electronic, interfacial and geometric properties. This review paper aims to summarize the recent progress in topological structure design and the relevant electronic band structures and striking properties of C_xN_y materials. In the final part, we also discuss the existing challenges of C_xN_y and outlook the prospect possibilities.
- Polymeric carbon nitrides,
- C_xN_y,
- Topology,
- Electronic structure,
- 2D semiconductor
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