Issue 21, 2017

Full-colour carbon dots: from energy-efficient synthesis to concentration-dependent photoluminescence properties

Abstract

We present a facile approach, without the need for external heating and any additional energy input, to produce fluorescent carbon dots (CDs) inexpensively and on a large scale. Fluorescence emission wavelengths from the obtained CDs shift gradually from 630 to 400 nm with reduction in their concentration in solution. This work offers a novel avenue for tuning band gaps in CDs and endowing them with potential for various applications.

Graphical abstract: Full-colour carbon dots: from energy-efficient synthesis to concentration-dependent photoluminescence properties

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
18 Jan 2017
Accepted
21 Feb 2017
First published
22 Feb 2017

Chem. Commun., 2017,53, 3074-3077

Full-colour carbon dots: from energy-efficient synthesis to concentration-dependent photoluminescence properties

X. Meng, Q. Chang, C. Xue, J. Yang and S. Hu, Chem. Commun., 2017, 53, 3074 DOI: 10.1039/C7CC00461C

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