Materials Horizons,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
11(1), P. 113 - 133
Published: Oct. 5, 2023
This
is
a
comprehensive
and
systematic
review
focusing
on
CDs@IMs
from
multiple
perspectives
of
construction,
performance,
mechanism,
multifunctional
applications.
Small,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
19(31)
Published: Feb. 21, 2023
Abstract
Carbon
dots
(CDs)
have
gradually
become
a
new
generation
of
nano‐luminescent
materials,
which
received
extensive
attention
due
to
excellent
optical
properties,
wide
source
raw
low
toxicity,
and
good
biocompatibility.
In
recent
years,
there
are
many
reports
on
the
luminescent
phenomenon
CDs,
great
progress
has
been
achieved.
However,there
rarely
systematic
summaries
CDs
with
persistent
luminescence.
Here,
summary
including
luminous
mechanism,
synthetic
strategies,
property
regulation,
potential
applications,
is
given.
First,
brief
introduction
given
development
materials.
Then,
mechanism
afterglow
from
room
temperature
phosphorescence
(RTP),
delayed
fluorescence
(DF),
long
luminescence
(LPL)
discussed.
Next,
constructed
methods
materials
summarized
two
aspects,
matrix‐free
self‐protected
matrix‐protected
CDs.
Moreover,
regulation
properties
color,
lifetime,
efficiency
presented.
Afterwards,
applications
such
as
anti‐counterfeiting,
information
encryption,
sensing,
bio‐imaging,
multicolor
display,
LED
devices,
etc.,
reviewed.
Finally,
an
outlook
proposed.
ACS Nano,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
17(7), P. 6912 - 6921
Published: March 31, 2023
Chiral
carbon
dots
(C-dots)
with
a
circularly
polarized
fluorescence
(CPF)
property
have
attracted
tremendous
attention
due
to
their
significant
applications
in
chiral
optoelectronics
and
theranostics.
However,
constructing
room-temperature
phosphorescent
(CPRTP)
C-dots
remains
great
challenge.
Herein,
strategy
is
established
achieve
efficient
CPF
CPRTP
emissions
C-dots/chiral
helical
polymer
bilayer
composite
film.
Taking
advantage
of
the
filter
effect
polymer,
intense
large
dissymmetric
factors
up
1.4
×
10-1
1.2
10-2
are
respectively
obtained,
even
though
there
only
simple
interface
contact
between
layer
layer.
More
importantly,
white-color
emission
multiple
information
display
encryption
further
realized
based
on
prepared
luminescent
films.
Small Structures,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
4(5)
Published: Feb. 2, 2023
As
emerging
carbon‐based
nanomaterials,
carbon
dots
(CDs)
are
widely
studied
with
regard
to
their
luminescent
properties.
CDs
obtained
by
the
bottom‐up
method
exhibit
polymeric
characteristics
after
crosslinking,
polymerization,
and
incomplete
carbonization
processes,
herein
referred
as
carbonized
polymer
(CPDs).
In
recent
years,
large
progress
has
been
achieved
on
room‐temperature
phosphorescence
(RTP)
properties
of
CPDs.
The
developments
synthesis
strategies
for
RTP
CPD
materials
reviewed.
However,
less
attention
devoted
influence
structures
materials.
Polymer
a
common
feature
extensive
key
factors
facilitating
Herein,
effects
emission
self‐protective
matrix‐assisted
discussed.
It
is
considered
that
can
effectively
immobilize
subluminophores
protect
triplet
excited
states
facilitate
crosslink‐enhanced
(CEE)
effect
proposed
further
explain
materials,
which
provide
an
effective
strategy
Benefiting
from
CEE
effect,
efficient
be
applications
then
briefly
summarized.
Advanced Optical Materials,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
12(7)
Published: Oct. 26, 2023
Abstract
Colloidal
carbon
dots
(C‐dots)
are
considered
as
promising
heavy‐metal‐free
materials
to
achieve
room‐temperature
phosphorescence
(RTP)
properties
for
applications,
such
photoelectronic
devices,
information
encryption,
and
bio‐imaging.
However,
most
of
the
current
obtained
RTP
C‐dots
have
a
short
lifetime
with
relatively
low
quantum
yield
(QY).
In
this
work,
large‐scale
synthesized
via
vacuum
heating
approach
multiple
emissions
(blue,
green,
yellow),
long
high
1.92
s,
QY
34.4%
by
selecting
different
types
precursors,
which
is
superior
reported
C‐dots.
The
atoms
doping
strong
bonding
between
neighbored
promoted
contributes
excellent
properties.
As
proof‐of‐concept,
as‐obtained
used
optical
ink
flexible
security
codes,
exhibiting
bright
shape
1.37
s.
This
work
offers
an
efficient
producing
high‐quality
C‐dots,
can
be
applied
anti‐counterfeiting
encryption
systems.
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
34(37)
Published: March 7, 2024
Abstract
Comprehensive
research
into
afterglow
emission
in
the
near‐infrared
(NIR)
region
of
carbon
dots
(CDs)
is
currently
lacking.
In
this
study,
highly
efficient
multicolor
CDs
are
synthesized
with
fluorescence
from
blue
to
NIR
using
Rhodamine
6G.
Boron
oxide
(B
2
O
3
)
employed
as
a
matrix
for
encapsulating
and
confining
CDs,
inhibiting
triplet
exciton
quenching.
Furthermore,
structural
rigidity
enhanced
due
formation
carbon‐boron
(C─B)
covalent
bonds
between
B
,
achieving
tunable
ranging
463
722
nm
lifetimes
up
801
ms.
The
green–yellow
composite
exhibits
an
impressive
quantum
yield
37.67%
while
demonstrating
thermally
activated
delayed
(TADF).
Thus,
coated
onto
alternating‐current
light‐emitting
diode
(BAC‐LED)
fabricate
white
AC‐LED,
which
successfully
prepared
Commission
Internationale
de
L'Eclairage
(CIE)
at
coordinates
(0.32,
0.34),
accompanied
by
color
rendering
index
(CRI)
reaching
81.1.
bright
compensates
zero‐point
flickering
BAC‐LED,
resulting
stable
gentle
emission.
potential
applications
these
luminescent
materials
optoelectronic
devices
undoubtedly
widened
remarkable
advancement.
Nano Letters,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
24(6), P. 1859 - 1866
Published: Jan. 30, 2024
Afterglow
materials
with
time-dependent
color
output
emerge
as
huge
prospects
in
advanced
optical
information
encryption
but
remain
a
formidable
challenge
due
to
the
limited
exciton
transfer
from
single
emission
center.
Here,
multiple
afterglow
evolutions
are
achieved
by
strategy
of
controllable
assembly
dual
carbon
dots
(CDs)
an
individual
and
decay
rate
into
RHO
zeolite.
The
possesses
high
controllability
such
that
B-CDs
G-CDs
can
be
independently
generated
situ
embedded
matrix;
particular,
doped
amount
two
kinds
CDs
adjusted
conveniently
produce
interesting
variable
colors.
Triggered
different
excitations,
prepared
B&G-CDs@RHO
composites
exhibit
conversion
TADF
RTP
behaviors,
well
deep-blue
green
(365
nm
excitation)
static
cyan
(254
excitation).
unique
luminescence
excellent
stability
allow
composite
applied
high-security
levels.