Effect of nitrogen type on carbon dot photocatalysts for visible-light-induced atom transfer radical polymerization
Qianqian Hao, Liang Qiao, Ge Shi, Yanjie He, Zhe Cui, Peng Fu, Minying Liu, Xiaoguang Qiao, Xinchang Pang
Abstract
N-Doping significantly enhanced the photo-activity of carbon dots. But only pyridinic N can improved the activity of CDs as catalysts for photo-induced ATRP, compared with pyrrolic N and graphitic N.
Topics & Concepts
Atom-transfer radical-polymerizationPhotochemistryCarbon fibersCatalysisCarbon atomPolymerizationChemistryVisible spectrumPhotocatalysisNitrogen atomDopingNitrogenPolymer chemistryMaterials scienceOrganic chemistryPolymerGroup (periodic table)Composite numberOptoelectronicsRing (chemistry)Composite materialAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesCarbon and Quantum Dots ApplicationsLuminescence and Fluorescent Materials