Advanced Science,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
9(30)
Published: Aug. 24, 2022
Abstract
Carbon
nanodots
(CDs)
have
emerged
as
an
alternative
option
for
traditional
nanocrystals
due
to
their
excellent
optical
properties
and
low
toxicity.
Nevertheless,
high
emission
efficiency
is
a
long‐lasting
pursuit
CDs.
Herein,
CDs
with
near‐unity
are
prepared
via
atomic
condensation
of
doped
pyrrolic
nitrogen,
which
can
highly
localize
the
excited
states
thus
lead
formation
bound
excitons
symmetry
break
π
–electron
conjugation.
The
short
radiative
lifetimes
(<8
ns)
diffusion
lengths
(<50
nm)
imply
that
be
efficiently
localized
by
recombination
centers
defect‐insensitive
By
incorporating
into
polystyrene,
flexible
light‐converting
films
solid‐state
quantum
84%
good
resistance
water,
heating,
UV
light
obtained.
With
CD–polymer
conversion
layers,
CD‐based
white
light‐emitting
diodes
(WLEDs)
luminous
140
lm
W
−1
flat‐panel
illumination
system
lighting
sizes
more
than
100
cm
2
achieved,
matching
state‐of‐the‐art
nanocrystal‐based
LEDs.
These
results
pave
way
toward
carbon‐based
luminescent
materials
technology.
Advanced Science,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
9(30)
Published: Aug. 24, 2022
Abstract
Carbon
nanodots
(CDs)
have
emerged
as
an
alternative
option
for
traditional
nanocrystals
due
to
their
excellent
optical
properties
and
low
toxicity.
Nevertheless,
high
emission
efficiency
is
a
long‐lasting
pursuit
CDs.
Herein,
CDs
with
near‐unity
are
prepared
via
atomic
condensation
of
doped
pyrrolic
nitrogen,
which
can
highly
localize
the
excited
states
thus
lead
formation
bound
excitons
symmetry
break
π
–electron
conjugation.
The
short
radiative
lifetimes
(<8
ns)
diffusion
lengths
(<50
nm)
imply
that
be
efficiently
localized
by
recombination
centers
defect‐insensitive
By
incorporating
into
polystyrene,
flexible
light‐converting
films
solid‐state
quantum
84%
good
resistance
water,
heating,
UV
light
obtained.
With
CD–polymer
conversion
layers,
CD‐based
white
light‐emitting
diodes
(WLEDs)
luminous
140
lm
W
−1
flat‐panel
illumination
system
lighting
sizes
more
than
100
cm
2
achieved,
matching
state‐of‐the‐art
nanocrystal‐based
LEDs.
These
results
pave
way
toward
carbon‐based
luminescent
materials
technology.