Citation: Cui Shitong, Wu Yanfen, Liu Yao, Guan Qingwen, Zhang Yida, Zhang Yilin, Luo Song, Xu Meng, Wang Juncheng. Synthesis of carbon dots with a tunable photoluminescence and their applications for the detection of acetone and hydrogen peroxide[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2020, 31(2): 487-493. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2019.04.014 shu

Synthesis of carbon dots with a tunable photoluminescence and their applications for the detection of acetone and hydrogen peroxide

Cui Shitong ^a ,
Wu Yanfen ^a ,
Liu Yao ^a,b,*, ,
Guan Qingwen ^a ,
Zhang Yida ^a ,
Zhang Yilin ^a ,
Luo Song ^c ,
Xu Meng ^c ,
Wang Juncheng ^c,**,

a.
State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum-Beijing, Beijing 102249, China
b.
Research Institute for New Materials Technology, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Chongqing 402160, China
c.
Stomatology Department of the General, Department of Orthopedic, Hospital of Chinese PLA, Beijing 100853, China

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bnliuyao@163.com

wbhwjc527@126.com

Received Date: 1 April 2019
Revised Date: 4 April 2019
Accepted Date: 4 April 2019
Available Online: 8 April 2019

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Carbon dots (CDs) with multi-color emissive properties and a high photoluminescent quantum yield (PLQY) have attracted great attention recently due to their potential applications in chemical, environmental, biological and photo-electronic fields. Solvent-dependent effect in photoluminescence provides a facial and effective approach to tune the emission of CDs. In this study, green emissive nitrogen-doped carbon dots (N-CDs) are synthesized from p-hydroquinone and ethylenediamine through a simple hydrothermal method. The as-prepared N-CDs possess a robust excitation-independent green luminescence and a high PLQYof up to 15.9%. Further spectroscopic characterization indicates that the high PLQY is achieved by the balance of nitrogen doping states and the surface passivation extent in CDs. The N-CDs also exhibit solvent-dependent multi-color emissive property and distinct PLQY in different solvents (the maximum can reach up to 25.3%). Furthermore, the as-prepared N-CDs are applied as fluorescence probes to detect acetone and H₂O₂ in water. This method has exhibited a low detection limit of acetone (less than 0.1%) and a quick and linear response to the H₂O₂ with the concentration from 0 to 120 μmol/L. This work broadens the knowledge of applying CDs as probes in the bio and chemical sensing fields.
- Carbon dots,
- Photoluminescence quantum yield,
- Solvent-dependent emissions,
- Biosensors,
- Acetone,
- Fenton reaction
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