Abstract
Brilliance usually refers to the light reflected by the facets of a gemstone such as diamond due to its high refractive index. Nowadays, high-refractive-index materials find application in many optical and photonic devices and are mostly of inorganic nature. However, these materials are usually obtained by toxic or expensive production processes. Herein, the synthesis of a thin-film organic semiconductor, namely, polymeric carbon nitride, by thermal chemical vapor deposition is presented. Among polymers, this organic material combines the highest intrinsic refractive index reported so far with high transparency in the visible spectrum, even reaching the range of diamond. Eventually, the herein presented deposition of high quality thin films and their optical characteristics open the way for numerous new applications and devices in optics, photonics, and beyond based on organic materials.
Highlights
Brilliance usually refers to the light reflected by the facets of a gemstone such flexibility hindering their application in wearables or biological systems
In 1834, developments, inorganic semiconductors like silicon still play Berzelius and Liebig reported the first synthesis of a polymeric a major role
The sum of the spectral intensities of transmittance and reflectance is very close to unity at all wavelengths, which further confirms the high quality of the polymeric carbon nitride (pCN) thin films prepared, as shown by atomic force microscopy (AFM) measurements (Figure S2, Supporting Information)
Summary
Brilliance usually refers to the light reflected by the facets of a gemstone such flexibility hindering their application in wearables or biological systems.
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