Influence of synthesis parameters on the optical properties of carbon dots

Photoluminescent carbon dots were synthesized by hydrothermal treatment from agricultural waste. Considering that the composition of the dots’ surface depends on the precursor source and that this composition influences the optical properties, this study focused on analyzing the effect of synthesis...

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Main Authors: Ángela J. García-Salcedo, Luz Ángela Giraldo-Pinto, Deibys Josué Márquez-Castro, Liliana Tirado-Mejía
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Published: Elsevier 2024-12-01
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author Ángela J. García-Salcedo
Luz Ángela Giraldo-Pinto
Deibys Josué Márquez-Castro
Liliana Tirado-Mejía
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Luz Ángela Giraldo-Pinto
Deibys Josué Márquez-Castro
Liliana Tirado-Mejía
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description Photoluminescent carbon dots were synthesized by hydrothermal treatment from agricultural waste. Considering that the composition of the dots’ surface depends on the precursor source and that this composition influences the optical properties, this study focused on analyzing the effect of synthesis parameters on the formation of functional groups, on the core structure, on the morphology, and their influence on the absorption, excitation, emission, and quantum performance properties. It was obtained that by increasing the synthesis temperature, functional groups C = O, C = N, and CO were formed in the carbon dots obtained from the three precursors, and an additional group C = C in dots obtained from plantain peels, which are the only one that showed a degradation of the cellulose band. The absorption response indicated the formation of graphitic nuclei with oxygenated groups responsible for the red shift of the absorption maximum moving from 266 to 283 nm. The Raman response indicates that there are graphitic domains in the nucleus, where the defects band has a high intensity for the three precursors. The higher quantum yield value presented by the plantain dots is due to the surface, not the graphitic core. The spherical shape and size of around 2 nm were observed by TEM.
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spelling doaj-art-866c75b53fec4db7b9d505edf46c080f2025-08-20T02:37:52ZengElsevierCarbon Trends2667-05692024-12-011710040310.1016/j.cartre.2024.100403Influence of synthesis parameters on the optical properties of carbon dotsÁngela J. García-Salcedo0Luz Ángela Giraldo-Pinto1Deibys Josué Márquez-Castro2Liliana Tirado-Mejía3Corresponding author.; Grupo de Optoelectrónica, Instituto Interdisciplinario de las Ciencias, Universidad del Quindío, Cra 15 calle 12N Armenia, Quindío, ColombiaGrupo de Optoelectrónica, Instituto Interdisciplinario de las Ciencias, Universidad del Quindío, Cra 15 calle 12N Armenia, Quindío, ColombiaGrupo de Optoelectrónica, Instituto Interdisciplinario de las Ciencias, Universidad del Quindío, Cra 15 calle 12N Armenia, Quindío, ColombiaGrupo de Optoelectrónica, Instituto Interdisciplinario de las Ciencias, Universidad del Quindío, Cra 15 calle 12N Armenia, Quindío, ColombiaPhotoluminescent carbon dots were synthesized by hydrothermal treatment from agricultural waste. Considering that the composition of the dots’ surface depends on the precursor source and that this composition influences the optical properties, this study focused on analyzing the effect of synthesis parameters on the formation of functional groups, on the core structure, on the morphology, and their influence on the absorption, excitation, emission, and quantum performance properties. It was obtained that by increasing the synthesis temperature, functional groups C = O, C = N, and CO were formed in the carbon dots obtained from the three precursors, and an additional group C = C in dots obtained from plantain peels, which are the only one that showed a degradation of the cellulose band. The absorption response indicated the formation of graphitic nuclei with oxygenated groups responsible for the red shift of the absorption maximum moving from 266 to 283 nm. The Raman response indicates that there are graphitic domains in the nucleus, where the defects band has a high intensity for the three precursors. The higher quantum yield value presented by the plantain dots is due to the surface, not the graphitic core. The spherical shape and size of around 2 nm were observed by TEM.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667056924000841Carbon dotsHydrothermal treatmentSynthesis parametersQuantum yieldPhotoluminescence
spellingShingle Ángela J. García-Salcedo
Luz Ángela Giraldo-Pinto
Deibys Josué Márquez-Castro
Liliana Tirado-Mejía
Influence of synthesis parameters on the optical properties of carbon dots
Carbon Trends
Carbon dots
Hydrothermal treatment
Synthesis parameters
Quantum yield
Photoluminescence
title Influence of synthesis parameters on the optical properties of carbon dots
title_full Influence of synthesis parameters on the optical properties of carbon dots
title_fullStr Influence of synthesis parameters on the optical properties of carbon dots
title_full_unstemmed Influence of synthesis parameters on the optical properties of carbon dots
title_short Influence of synthesis parameters on the optical properties of carbon dots
title_sort influence of synthesis parameters on the optical properties of carbon dots
topic Carbon dots
Hydrothermal treatment
Synthesis parameters
Quantum yield
Photoluminescence
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667056924000841
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