Citation: Zhihong Wei, Boyang Wang, Mingcai Xie, Daocheng Hong, Xin Yang, Sushu Wan, Weiqing Yang, Siyu Lu, Yuxi Tian. Effects of local matrix environment on the spectroscopic properties of ensemble to single-particle level carbon dots[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2022, 33(2): 751-756. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2021.08.014 shu

Effects of local matrix environment on the spectroscopic properties of ensemble to single-particle level carbon dots

Zhihong Wei ^a ,
Boyang Wang ^b ,
Mingcai Xie ^a ,
Daocheng Hong ^c ,
Xin Yang ^b ,
Sushu Wan ^b ,
Weiqing Yang ^a ,
Siyu Lu ^{b, *,} ,
Yuxi Tian ^{a, *,}

a.
Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Vehicle Emissions Control, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
b.
Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
c.
Key Laboratory for Advanced Technology in Environmental Protection of Jiangsu Province, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng 224051, China

sylu2013@zzu.edu.cn

tyx@nju.edu.cn

Received Date: 26 April 2021
Revised Date: 23 July 2021
Accepted Date: 5 August 2021
Available Online: 5 August 2021

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Carbon dots (CDs), because of their unique properties, are being rapidly developed as important luminescent materials for imaging, sensing, and use in photonic devices. However, most of the reported fundamental properties of the CDs are results of investigations conducted in the solution state, which may be completely different from those conducted in the solid state. In this work, we study the luminescence properties, photostability, and the dynamics of CDs in different matrix environments, from ensemble to the single-particle level. We observed that the properties associated with the emission centers and photostability of CDs were extremely sensitive to the local chemical environment. A better understanding of the dependence of the spectroscopic properties of CDs on the complex local chemical environment is an important step toward finding new ways of controlling the optical properties of CDs and optimizing their use in various applications.
- Carbon dots,
- Matrix effects,
- Single-particle,
- Photostability,
- Blinking
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