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ArticleNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Photoluminescence of Argan-Waste-Derived Carbon Nanodots Embedded in Polymer Matrices.

Corneliu S Stan, Noumane Elouakassi, Cristina Albu, Ania O Conchi, Adina Coroaba, Laura E Ursu, Marcel Popa, Hamid Kaddami, Abdemaji Almaggoussi

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Article in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Fluorescence Quenching Effects of Carbon Shells on EuInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors.

Corneliu S StanFaculty of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Protection, Gh. Asachi Technical University of Iasi, D. Mangeron 73 Ave., 700050 Iasi, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-8271-0708
Noumane ElouakassiInnovative Materials for Energy and Sustainable Development (IMED-Lab), Faculty of Science and Technology, Cadi Ayyad University, Av. Abdelkrim Khattabi, B.P. 511, Marrakech 40000, Morocco.
Cristina AlbuFaculty of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Protection, Gh. Asachi Technical University of Iasi, D. Mangeron 73 Ave., 700050 Iasi, Romania.
Ania O ConchiConditions Extremes Matériaux Haute Temperature et Irradiation (CEMHTI), UPR 3079, CNRS, Université d'Orléans, 45100 Orleans, France.ORCID 0000-0001-9517-8132
Adina CoroabaCentre of Advanced Research in Bionanoconjugates and Biopolymers, "Petru Poni" Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Grigore Ghica Voda 41A Alley, 700487 Iasi, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-4340-4756
Laura E UrsuCentre of Advanced Research in Bionanoconjugates and Biopolymers, "Petru Poni" Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Grigore Ghica Voda 41A Alley, 700487 Iasi, Romania.
Marcel PopaFaculty of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Protection, Gh. Asachi Technical University of Iasi, D. Mangeron 73 Ave., 700050 Iasi, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-4929-0830
Hamid KaddamiInnovative Materials for Energy and Sustainable Development (IMED-Lab), Faculty of Science and Technology, Cadi Ayyad University, Av. Abdelkrim Khattabi, B.P. 511, Marrakech 40000, Morocco.ORCID 0000-0002-9511-614X
Abdemaji AlmaggoussiInnovative Materials for Energy and Sustainable Development (IMED-Lab), Faculty of Science and Technology, Cadi Ayyad University, Av. Abdelkrim Khattabi, B.P. 511, Marrakech 40000, Morocco.

Funding

Unitatea Executiva Pentru Finantarea Invatamantului Superior a Cercetarii Dezvoltarii si Inovarii 293 ERANET 2022
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this work, photoluminescent (PL) carbon nano dots (CNDs) prepared from argan waste were embedded in highly optical transparent poly(styrene-co-acrylonitrile) (PSA) and cyclo-olefin copolymer (COC) matrices, which were further processed into thin films. In the first step, the luminescent CNDs were prepared through thermal processing of fine-groundargan waste, followed, in the second step, by direct dispersion in the polymer solutions, obtained by solving PSA and COC in selected solvents. These two polymer matrices were selected due to their high optical transparency, resilience to various environmental factors, and ability to be processed as quality thin films. The structural configuration of the CNDs was investigated through EDX, XPS, and FTIR, while DLS, HR-SEM, and STEM were used for their morphology investigation. The luminescence of the prepared CNDs and resulted polymer nanocomposites was thoroughly investigated through steady-state, absolute PLQY, and lifetime fluorescence. The quality of the resulted CND-polymer nanocomposite thin films was evaluated through AFM. The prepared highly luminescent thin films with a PL conversion efficiency of 30% are intended to be applied as outer photonic conversion layers on solar PV cells for increasing their conversion efficiency through valorization of the UV component of the solar radiation.

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carbon dotsphotonic conversion materialspolymer nanocomposites

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PMID38202538
PMCPMC10780386

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