Table 1 Quantitative kinetic parameters of electron transfer in the ECL of CN and Aux-CN

From: Timescale correlation of shallow trap states increases electrochemiluminescence efficiency in carbon nitrides

Electron transfer stage

Parameters

CN

Aux-CN

In bulk ECL emitter

τd (μs)a

99

39

μ (cm2 V−1 s−1)b

3.54 x 10−2

8.98 x 10−2

τave-shallow (ps)c

185.48

348.99

τave-deep (s)d

149.04

61.76

At the emitter/co-reactant interface

τn (ms)e

9.9

2.5

During light emission

τl (ns)f

1.38

0.21

ηre (%)g

47.0%

65.6%

  1. acarrier diffusion lifetime; belectron mobility; cshallow electron trap state lifetime; ddeep electron trap state lifetime; eeffective lifetime; felectron-hole recombination lifetime; gelectron-hole recombination efficiency.