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ArticleNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2024

The Enhanced Photoluminescence Properties of Carbon Dots Derived from Glucose: The Effect of Natural Oxidation.

Pei Zhang, Yibo Zheng, Linjiao Ren, Shaojun Li, Ming Feng, Qingfang Zhang, Rubin Qi, Zirui Qin, Jitao Zhang, Liying Jiang

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Article in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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Pei ZhangHenan Key Lab of Information-Based Electrical Appliances, College of Electrical and Information Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450002, China.
Yibo ZhengHenan Key Lab of Information-Based Electrical Appliances, College of Electrical and Information Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450002, China.
Linjiao RenHenan Key Lab of Information-Based Electrical Appliances, College of Electrical and Information Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450002, China.
Shaojun LiHenan Key Lab of Information-Based Electrical Appliances, College of Electrical and Information Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450002, China.
Ming FengHenan Key Lab of Information-Based Electrical Appliances, College of Electrical and Information Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450002, China.
Qingfang ZhangHenan Key Lab of Information-Based Electrical Appliances, College of Electrical and Information Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450002, China.
Rubin QiHenan Key Lab of Information-Based Electrical Appliances, College of Electrical and Information Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450002, China.
Zirui QinHenan Key Lab of Information-Based Electrical Appliances, College of Electrical and Information Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450002, China.
Jitao ZhangHenan Key Lab of Information-Based Electrical Appliances, College of Electrical and Information Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450002, China.
Liying JiangSchool of Electronics and Information, Academy for Quantum Science and Technology, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, No. 136 Ke Xue Avenue, Zhengzhou 450002, China.

Funding

Central Plains Science and Technology Innovation Leaders Project 224200510026Henan Province Science and Technology Plan Project 232102220008Joint Fund of Henan Province Science and Technology R&D Program 225200810071Key scientific research project of Henan University 24A535001National Natural Science Foundation of China 12004348 and 62073299
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The investigation of the fluorescence mechanism of carbon dots (CDs) has attracted significant attention, particularly the role of the oxygen-containing groups. Dual-CDs exhibiting blue and green emissions are synthesized from glucose via a simple ultrasonic treatment, and the oxidation degree of the CDs is softly modified through a slow natural oxidation approach, which is in stark contrast to that aggressively altering CDs' surface configurations through chemical oxidation methods. It is interesting to find that the intensity of the blue fluorescence gradually increases, eventually becoming the dominant emission after prolonging the oxidation periods, with the quantum yield (QY) of the CDs being enhanced from ~0.61% to ~4.26%. Combining the microstructure characterizations, optical measurements, and ultrafiltration experiments, we hypothesize that the blue emission could be ascribed to the surface states induced by the C-O and C=O groups, while the green luminescence may originate from the deep energy levels associated with the O-C=O groups. The distinct emission states and energy distributions could result in the blue and the green luminescence exhibiting distinct excitation and emission behaviors. Our findings could provide new insights into the fluorescence mechanism of CDs.

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carbon dotsdual-fluorescentfluorescence mechanismnatural oxidationoxygen-containing groups

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PMCPMC11174097

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