Role of alkan-1-ol solvents in the synthesis of yellow luminescent carbon quantum dots (CQDs): van der Waals force-caused aggregation and agglomeration
Kenta Hagiwara, Hiroshi Uchida, Yumiko Suzuki, Takashi Hayashita, Kanjiro Torigoe, Tetsuya Kida, Satoshi Horikoshi
Abstract
C NMR spectroscopy. A comparative study of alkan-1-ol solvents suggests a mechanism for the agglomeration and aggregation of carbon precursors, intermediates, and CQDs, which is expected to lead to further synthesis studies on highly luminescent CQDs.
Topics & Concepts
Photoluminescencevan der Waals forceLuminescenceDynamic light scatteringSolventCarbon fibersNanoparticleSpectroscopyChemical engineeringDispersion (optics)PhotochemistryChemistryMaterials scienceTransmission electron microscopyNanotechnologyOrganic chemistryMoleculeComposite materialOptoelectronicsComposite numberQuantum mechanicsOpticsEngineeringPhysicsCarbon and Quantum Dots ApplicationsNanocluster Synthesis and ApplicationsLuminescence and Fluorescent Materials