Ultralong lifetime and efficient room temperature phosphorescent carbon dots through multi-confinement structure design

Yuqiong Sun; Shuting Liu; Luyi Sun; Shuangshuang Wu; Guangqi Hu; Xiaoliang Pang; Andrew T. Smith; Chaofan Hu; Songshan Zeng; Weixing Wang; Yingliang Liu; Mingtao Zheng

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-19422-4

Nature Communications (Nov 2020)

Ultralong lifetime and efficient room temperature phosphorescent carbon dots through multi-confinement structure design

Yuqiong Sun,
Shuting Liu,
Luyi Sun,
Shuangshuang Wu,
Guangqi Hu,
Xiaoliang Pang,
Andrew T. Smith,
Chaofan Hu,
Songshan Zeng,
Weixing Wang,
Yingliang Liu,
Mingtao Zheng

Affiliations

Yuqiong Sun: Key Laboratory for Biobased Materials and Energy of Ministry of Education/Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Optical Agriculture, College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University
Shuting Liu: Polymer Program, Institute of Materials Science and Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Connecticut
Luyi Sun: Polymer Program, Institute of Materials Science and Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Connecticut
Shuangshuang Wu: Key Laboratory for Biobased Materials and Energy of Ministry of Education/Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Optical Agriculture, College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University
Guangqi Hu: Key Laboratory for Biobased Materials and Energy of Ministry of Education/Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Optical Agriculture, College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University
Xiaoliang Pang: Key Laboratory for Biobased Materials and Energy of Ministry of Education/Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Optical Agriculture, College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University
Andrew T. Smith: Polymer Program, Institute of Materials Science and Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Connecticut
Chaofan Hu: Key Laboratory for Biobased Materials and Energy of Ministry of Education/Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Optical Agriculture, College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University
Songshan Zeng: Polymer Program, Institute of Materials Science and Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Connecticut
Weixing Wang: Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Enhanced Heat Transfer & Energy Conservation, South China University of Technology
Yingliang Liu: Key Laboratory for Biobased Materials and Energy of Ministry of Education/Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Optical Agriculture, College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University
Mingtao Zheng: Key Laboratory for Biobased Materials and Energy of Ministry of Education/Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Optical Agriculture, College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19422-4
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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For room temperature phosphorescence (RTP) materials to reach their potential for optical applications, new materials with improved performance must be realized. Here, the authors report multi-confined carbon dots as high stability RTP materials with long afterglow lifetime & high efficiency.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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