Citation: Li-Juan HAO, Ting WANG, Guo-Hua DONG, Wen-Zhi ZHANG, Li-Ming BAI, Hai-Yao DU, Kun LANG, Xin LI. Preparation of Green Carbon Quantum Dots from Corn Starch and Hydrogen Ion/Hydroxyl Ion Regulated Fluorescent Switch Performance[J]. Chinese Journal of Applied Chemistry, ;2021, 38(2): 202-211. doi: 10.19894/j.issn.1000-0518.200223 shu

Preparation of Green Carbon Quantum Dots from Corn Starch and Hydrogen Ion/Hydroxyl Ion Regulated Fluorescent Switch Performance

College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering & Heilongjiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalytic Synthesis for Fine Chemicals, Qiqihar University, Qiqihar 161006, China

Corresponding author: Guo-Hua DONG, ghdong@qqhru.edu.cn Wen-Zhi ZHANG, zhangwenzhi@qqhru.edu.cn
Received Date: 27 July 2020
Accepted Date: 12 November 2020

Fund Project: the National Natural Science Foundation of China 21776144the Research Foundation of Education Bureau of Heilongjiang Province of China 135509505the Special Project of Advantage Characteristic Discipline of Heilongjiang Province YSTSXK201841the College Students′ Innovative Entrepreneurial Training Plan Program of Qiqihar University 202010232046the Innovation Project of Graduate Education of Qiqihar University YJSCX2020028the Innovation Project of Graduate Education of Qiqihar University YJSCX2019034

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Green fluorescent carbon quantum dots (G-CQDs) were synthesized from corn starch and oxalic acid via an ethanol solvothermal method. The morphology, composition and structure of G-CQDs were analyzed using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Fourier transform infrared spectrometer (FT-IR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and Raman spectroscopy. The results show that G-CQDs are quasi-spherical nanoparticles with the particle size of about 2~5 nm and have graphene-like structure with abundant water-soluble groups such as C-O and O-H on the surface. The fluorescence measurement assay results exhibit that the synthesized G-CQDs display strong fluorescence emission at~520 nm with the excitation wavelength of 385 nm, and the emission intensity increases first and then decreases with the decrease of the concentration of G-CQDs. The fluorescence quantum yield of the synthesized G-CQDs can reach up to 38.5%. Moreover, the fluorescence emission of G-CQDs exhibits various decay behaviors with the varied concentration of H⁺ and OH^-. Therefore, the synthesized G-CQDs can be utilized as the reversible "off-on" switch probe for the detection of H⁺ and OH^-.
- Carbon quantum dots,
- Hydrogen ion,
- Hydroxyl ion,
- Fluorescence quenching,
- Reversible off-on switch
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