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ArticleACS omega2021

Carbon Nitride Quantum Dot-Embedded Poly(vinyl alcohol) Transparent Thin Films for Greenish-Yellow Light-Emitting Diodes.

Marilyn Mary Xavier, Nayarassery N Adarsh, P Radhakrishnan Nair, Suresh Mathew

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Article in ACS omega, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Marilyn Mary XavierAdvanced Molecular Materials Research Centre (AMMRC), Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala 686560, India.
Nayarassery N AdarshSchool of Chemical Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala 686560, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2262-8512
P Radhakrishnan NairAdvanced Molecular Materials Research Centre (AMMRC), Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala 686560, India.
Suresh MathewAdvanced Molecular Materials Research Centre (AMMRC), Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala 686560, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7461-3438

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Abstract

Recently, freestanding polymer thin films encapsulated with nanostructures have attracted the significant attention of the scientific community due to their promising application in portable optoelectronic devices. In this research contribution, we have fabricated a freestanding polymer thin film of poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) encapsulated with carbon nitride quantum dots (CN-QDs) using the casting method, for the first time. The PVA polymer matrix provides mechanical support as well as dispersion of the CN-QDs preventing its solid-state quenching. From UV-visible spectra, it is revealed that optical transparency decreases with an increase in the concentration of CN-QDs within the PVA polymeric thin film. Such kind of decrease in optical transparency is one of the crucial factors for the optical concert of a nanomaterial. Interestingly, we have optimized the synthesis protocol to retain 40% transparency of the thin film by incorporating 10 wt % CN-QDs along with PVA without deteriorating its optical behavior. It is observed that when CN-QDs are embedded in the PVA matrix, emission becomes independent of excitation wavelength and is localized in the 510-530 nm region of the spectrum. Thus, the films exhibit excellent greenish-yellow emission when excited at 420 nm with the Commission Internationale de l'èclairage (CIE) coordinates (0.39, 0.46) and a correlated color temperature (CCT) of 4105 K. These excellent optoelectronic properties make them a promising candidate for practical phosphor applications. In a nutshell, this study demonstrates a promising way to exhibit the luminescence potential of freestanding polymer/CN-QD films in CN-QD-based solid-state lighting systems.

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