Material and Optical Properties of Fluorescent Carbon Quantum Dots Fabricated from Lemon Juice via Hydrothermal Reaction
Abstract The water-soluble fluorescent carbon quantum dots (CQDs) are synthesized by utilizing lemon juice as carbon resource via a simple hydrothermal reaction. The obtained CQDs are with an average size of 3.1 nm. They reveal uniform morphology and well-crystalline and can generate bright blue-gre...
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| author | Meiqin He Jin Zhang Hai Wang Yanrong Kong Yiming Xiao Wen Xu |
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| description | Abstract The water-soluble fluorescent carbon quantum dots (CQDs) are synthesized by utilizing lemon juice as carbon resource via a simple hydrothermal reaction. The obtained CQDs are with an average size of 3.1 nm. They reveal uniform morphology and well-crystalline and can generate bright blue-green light emission under UV or blue light irradiation. We find that the fluorescence from these CQDs is mainly induced by the presence of oxygen-containing groups on the surface and edge of the CQDs. Moreover, we demonstrate that the as-prepared CQDs can be applied to imaging plant cells. This study is related to the fabrication, investigation, and application of newly developed carbon nanostructures. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5134cce03a924eae923f11e1bb0c7e9e2023-09-02T20:25:54ZengSpringerOpenNanoscale Research Letters1931-75731556-276X2018-06-011311710.1186/s11671-018-2581-7Material and Optical Properties of Fluorescent Carbon Quantum Dots Fabricated from Lemon Juice via Hydrothermal ReactionMeiqin He0Jin Zhang1Hai Wang2Yanrong Kong3Yiming Xiao4Wen Xu5School of Physics and Astronomy, Yunnan UniversitySchool of Physics and Astronomy, Yunnan UniversityKey Laboratory of Yunnan Provincial Higher Education Institutions for Organic Optoelectronic Materials and Device, Kunming UniversitySchool of Physics and Astronomy, Yunnan UniversitySchool of Physics and Astronomy, Yunnan UniversitySchool of Physics and Astronomy, Yunnan UniversityAbstract The water-soluble fluorescent carbon quantum dots (CQDs) are synthesized by utilizing lemon juice as carbon resource via a simple hydrothermal reaction. The obtained CQDs are with an average size of 3.1 nm. They reveal uniform morphology and well-crystalline and can generate bright blue-green light emission under UV or blue light irradiation. We find that the fluorescence from these CQDs is mainly induced by the presence of oxygen-containing groups on the surface and edge of the CQDs. Moreover, we demonstrate that the as-prepared CQDs can be applied to imaging plant cells. This study is related to the fabrication, investigation, and application of newly developed carbon nanostructures.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s11671-018-2581-7Carbon quantum dotPhotoluminescenceLemon juiceCell imaging |
| spellingShingle | Meiqin He Jin Zhang Hai Wang Yanrong Kong Yiming Xiao Wen Xu Material and Optical Properties of Fluorescent Carbon Quantum Dots Fabricated from Lemon Juice via Hydrothermal Reaction Nanoscale Research Letters Carbon quantum dot Photoluminescence Lemon juice Cell imaging |
| title | Material and Optical Properties of Fluorescent Carbon Quantum Dots Fabricated from Lemon Juice via Hydrothermal Reaction |
| title_full | Material and Optical Properties of Fluorescent Carbon Quantum Dots Fabricated from Lemon Juice via Hydrothermal Reaction |
| title_fullStr | Material and Optical Properties of Fluorescent Carbon Quantum Dots Fabricated from Lemon Juice via Hydrothermal Reaction |
| title_full_unstemmed | Material and Optical Properties of Fluorescent Carbon Quantum Dots Fabricated from Lemon Juice via Hydrothermal Reaction |
| title_short | Material and Optical Properties of Fluorescent Carbon Quantum Dots Fabricated from Lemon Juice via Hydrothermal Reaction |
| title_sort | material and optical properties of fluorescent carbon quantum dots fabricated from lemon juice via hydrothermal reaction |
| topic | Carbon quantum dot Photoluminescence Lemon juice Cell imaging |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s11671-018-2581-7 |
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