Growth of spherical carbon nitride with crystalline alpha and beta phases

Carbon is a versatile element, and its allotropes play center role in both science technology. Further, doping of nitrogen into carbon network has been great interest as it leads to superior properties such chemical, mechanical electronic properties. Though the preparation ultrahard β-carbon nitride remains challenging one, owes attention due This work reports characterization crystalline on silicon (100) substrate. The X-Ray diffraction revealed that deposited film- have α β phases. calculated lattice parameters are found be = 6.26 Å, c 2.38 Å for β-C3N4 6.8 4.6 α-C3N4. photoelectron spectroscopy study confirms atom bonded tetrahedrally (sp3) with atoms expected formation C3N4, also presence C N trigonal (sp2) bond. surface morphology film examined by field emission scanning electron microscopy shows spheres.