Ultrafast electrodeposition of amorphous carbon nitride films from fullerene derivative

Amorphous carbon nitride films with good photoluminescence could be ultrafastly fabricated by liquid-phase electrochemical decomposition of fullerene derivative, C₆₀[(NH₂)₂CNCN]₅. The structure of the as-prepared films, characterized by transmission electron microscopy, Raman spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, was consisted of sp² hybrid C, sp³ hybrid C, C–N, CN and CN bands. Further study showed that the thickness of the films increased with the increase of the deposition time and the concentration of C₆₀[(NH₂)₂CNCN]₅. The optical tests indicated that the as-obtained films have distinct photoluminescence, no obvious decrease was observed more than one month later.