title: High-yield synthesis of millimetre-long, semiconducting carbon nitride nanotubes with intense photoluminescence emission and reproducible photoconductivity.
abstract: High-yield synthesis of millimetre-long, semiconducting nanotubular g-C(3)N(4) with aspect ratio higher than 10,000 and strong photoluminscence emission was reported. The formation process of the nanotube was based on one-dimensional fibrous self-assembly of the protonated melamine in glycol mediated with nitric acid aqueous solution, which was subsequently thermalyzed into tubular carbon nitride through a rolling-up mechanism. The synthesized carbon nitride nanotube exhibits intense luminescent emission, fast photoresponse, and reproducible photoconductivity.
authors.affiliation: Eco-materials and Renewable Energy Research Center (ERERC), Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, PR China.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Zhaosheng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Shicheng
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Nanyan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Zhigang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zou
mesh_terms: D004553:Electric Conductivity; D006018:Glycols / Q000737:chemistry; D008543:Melanins / Q000737:chemistry; D018613:Microscopy, Confocal; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D009570:Nitriles / Q000737:chemistry*; D012666:Semiconductors
chemical_list: D006018:Glycols; D008543:Melanins; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon; D009570:Nitriles; C011206:cyanogen