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Facile, Gram-Scale and Eco-friendly Synthesis of Multi-Color Graphene Quantum Dots by Thermal-Driven Advanced Oxidation Process
摘要： Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) have been demonstrated of great potential and benefits in the fields of bioimaging and white light-emitting-diodes (WLEDs). However, it is still highly demanding at the current level to solve the dilemma of achieving high-yield GQDs of good quality and superior fluorescent property using low-cost sustainable and industrializable production procedure. In this work, we for the first time report the gram-scale synthesis of well-crystalline GQDs with ultra-small size based on thermal-driven Advanced Oxidation Process (AOP) under facile green hydrothermal conditions. The average yield calculated from 20 trials reached up to 60%, and the average size of the dots was measured to be ~3.7 nm. Furtherly, GQDs with the photoluminescence (PL) emission of blue, green, yellow, orange, and red have been prepared by expanding the π-conjugation and introducing graphite nitrogen in the carbon skeleton based on chemical structure engineering. The PL-tunable GQDs have an average size distribution of 2~5 nm and a lamellar structure of 2~6 layers. Structure analysis results have indicated that the red shift of PL emission is attributed to bandgap narrowing. This approach successfully converts the easily available and cheap precursor into high-valued products with great application potentials. The PL-tunable GQDs have been successfully used as fluorescent probes of good biocompatibility for in vitro/ in vivo bio-imaging and to produce highly-photostable white-light-emitting composite film with a quantum yield (QY) of 24%.
关键词： Gram-scale synthesis,White light-emitting-diodes,Photoluminescence,Bioimaging,Advanced Oxidation Process,Graphene quantum dots
更新于2025-09-19 17:13:59
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Gram Scale Synthesis of Isolated Monodisperse Gold Nanorods
摘要： While the gold nanorods (AuNRs) possess a strong potential application in nanotechnology, plasmonics and sensing, the scale-up synthesis of isolated AuNRs in gram quantity remains a challenge. Nearly all previously reported methods produce aqueous solutions of CTAB-coated AuNRs in milligram quantities with the yield of ~20-30 % in terms of Au (I) to Au (0) conversion. In addition, it is difficult to remove CTAB bilayer from the surface of AuNRs and yet make them soluble and functionalized for further processing and chemical modification. This report describes the synthesis of monodisperse functionalized AuNRs (σ~5%) in gram quantities. Our approach is to increase the concentration of HAuCl4.3H20 in the growth solution to produce larger quantities of starting AuNRs and further reduce the remaining Au (I) ions onto the surface of AuNRs. The slow and controlled addition of reducing agent ascorbic acid (AA) continues to Au (0) (via disproportionation reaction) onto the surface of nanorods maintaining their uniform morphology without creating any unwanted impurities of various shapes. In addition, this approach significantly narrows the size distribution due to the continuous growth of partially grown AuNRs during the initial stage of the synthesis. To isolate one-gram quantity of AuNRs and make them functionalized for further chemical reactions, a ligand exchange approach was utilized where surfactant CTAB was replaced with 4-mercaptophenol. The thiol group from 4-mercaptophenol forms a covalent bond to the surface of AuNRs leaving free functional OH groups available for further chemical coupling reactions. For the ligand exchange process, a concentrated solution of 4-mercaptophenol in tetrahydrofuran (THF) solution was introduced into the AuNRs solution. Pure AuNRs, functionalized with 4-mercaptophenol were isolated by dispersion and rinsing with excess of THF, followed by centrifugation.
关键词： Amplification,Surface Functionalization,Gram Scale,Monodisperse,Gold Nanorods
更新于2025-09-10 09:29:36