1. Rationally Designed Matrix‐Free Carbon Dots with Wavelength‐Tunable Room‐Temperature Phosphorescence.
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Qi, Hetong, Cui, Xiaofeng, Zhang, Hengqi, Tong, Yuxi, Qian, Manping, Zhou, Wenshuai, Ding, Shujiang, and Qi, Honglan
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QUANTUM dots , *PHOSPHORESCENCE , *ACID catalysts , *BORIC acid , *PHENYLENEDIAMINES , *CARBON - Abstract
We report the rational design of the matrix‐free carbon dots (C‐dots) with long wavelength and wavelength‐tunable room‐temperature phosphorescence (RTP). Taking advantage of microwave‐assisted heating treatment, three RTP C‐dots in boric acid (BA) composites are synthesized by using diethylenetriaminepentakis (methylphosphonic acid) as a multiple‐sites crosslink agent, a moderately acid catalyst and P source; phenylenediamines (either o‐PD, m‐PD, or p‐PD, respectively) as building block while BA as a carbonization‐retardant matrix. After the water‐soluble BA matrix is removed by dialysis, three matrix‐free C‐dots are obtained with RTP emission at 540, 550 and 570 nm under an excitation wavelength of 365 nm. Alterations of RTP emission of three matrix‐free C‐dots are ascribed to the difference in their particle size and band gap from n‐π* transition. Furthermore, the application of three matrix‐free C‐dots are successfully performed in information encryption and decryption. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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