Solid-state red emissive carbon dots based on high boiling point solvents for white light-emitting diodes

Summary: A simple and rapid one-step microwave-assisted method was employed to synthesize solid-state red emissive carbon dots (R-CDs) using phloroglucinol, urea, and ammonium fluoride in a high-boiling point solvent. Raw material ratios and solvent types were investigated. The optimal emission of R...

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Main Authors: Jiangchen Wu, Qiang Li, Xinghua Liu, Jingxia Zheng, Lin Chen, Yongzhen Yang, Chunhui Su
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Qiang Li
Xinghua Liu
Jingxia Zheng
Lin Chen
Yongzhen Yang
Chunhui Su
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Qiang Li
Xinghua Liu
Jingxia Zheng
Lin Chen
Yongzhen Yang
Chunhui Su
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description Summary: A simple and rapid one-step microwave-assisted method was employed to synthesize solid-state red emissive carbon dots (R-CDs) using phloroglucinol, urea, and ammonium fluoride in a high-boiling point solvent. Raw material ratios and solvent types were investigated. The optimal emission of R-CDs at 625 nm was achieved when the molar ratio was 3:1:6 in a 50% N, N-dimethyl formamide/water for 15 min. When formamide and water (v/v = 5:95) were used, R-CDs with longer emission (640 nm) were obtained and the reaction time was shortened to 3 min, enhancing both efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Both R-CDs maintained >96% fluorescence intensity after UV exposure and <5% weight loss at 200°C. Combined with polyvinyl pyrrolidone, R-CDs baesed red LEDs with CIE coordinates (0.67, 0.33) and (0.62, 0.38) were achieved. Combined with blue/green CDs, white LEDs showed color rendering indexes of 91–92. This study advances solid-state red CDs for high-quality white LEDs.
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spelling doaj-art-cb9db71259f64ad592634ea9ab3a7a912025-08-20T03:07:58ZengElsevieriScience2589-00422025-04-0128411225010.1016/j.isci.2025.112250Solid-state red emissive carbon dots based on high boiling point solvents for white light-emitting diodesJiangchen Wu0Qiang Li1Xinghua Liu2Jingxia Zheng3Lin Chen4Yongzhen Yang5Chunhui Su6School of Material Science and Engineering, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, China; Corresponding authorKey Laboratory of Interface Science and Engineering in Advanced Materials, Ministry of Education, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, ChinaKey Laboratory of Interface Science and Engineering in Advanced Materials, Ministry of Education, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, ChinaKey Laboratory of Interface Science and Engineering in Advanced Materials, Ministry of Education, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, ChinaKey Laboratory of Interface Science and Engineering in Advanced Materials, Ministry of Education, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, ChinaKey Laboratory of Interface Science and Engineering in Advanced Materials, Ministry of Education, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China; Corresponding authorSchool of Material Science and Engineering, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, China; Corresponding authorSummary: A simple and rapid one-step microwave-assisted method was employed to synthesize solid-state red emissive carbon dots (R-CDs) using phloroglucinol, urea, and ammonium fluoride in a high-boiling point solvent. Raw material ratios and solvent types were investigated. The optimal emission of R-CDs at 625 nm was achieved when the molar ratio was 3:1:6 in a 50% N, N-dimethyl formamide/water for 15 min. When formamide and water (v/v = 5:95) were used, R-CDs with longer emission (640 nm) were obtained and the reaction time was shortened to 3 min, enhancing both efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Both R-CDs maintained >96% fluorescence intensity after UV exposure and <5% weight loss at 200°C. Combined with polyvinyl pyrrolidone, R-CDs baesed red LEDs with CIE coordinates (0.67, 0.33) and (0.62, 0.38) were achieved. Combined with blue/green CDs, white LEDs showed color rendering indexes of 91–92. This study advances solid-state red CDs for high-quality white LEDs.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004225005115Optical materialsPhotonicsMaterials synthesis
spellingShingle Jiangchen Wu
Qiang Li
Xinghua Liu
Jingxia Zheng
Lin Chen
Yongzhen Yang
Chunhui Su
Solid-state red emissive carbon dots based on high boiling point solvents for white light-emitting diodes
iScience
Optical materials
Photonics
Materials synthesis
title Solid-state red emissive carbon dots based on high boiling point solvents for white light-emitting diodes
title_full Solid-state red emissive carbon dots based on high boiling point solvents for white light-emitting diodes
title_fullStr Solid-state red emissive carbon dots based on high boiling point solvents for white light-emitting diodes
title_full_unstemmed Solid-state red emissive carbon dots based on high boiling point solvents for white light-emitting diodes
title_short Solid-state red emissive carbon dots based on high boiling point solvents for white light-emitting diodes
title_sort solid state red emissive carbon dots based on high boiling point solvents for white light emitting diodes
topic Optical materials
Photonics
Materials synthesis
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004225005115
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