“…Synthesizing BCN with various techniques enables compositional tuning, and remarkably distinct BCN compositions portray unique properties. This gathered overwhelming interest towards BCN research, making it a multifunctional material with applications in supercapacitors, 12,13 field-effect transistors (FETs), 14 high voltage photodetectors, 15 UV detectors, 16 cutting tools, 17 anti-wear protective coatings 18 as well as biomedical devices. 19 BCN can be synthesized using a variety of techniques such as chemical vapor deposition (CVD), 20,21 pulsed laser deposition (PLD), 22,23 RF magnetron sputtering, 24,25 DC sputtering 26,27 and ion beam assisted deposition.…”