Scientific Reports
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2025
·Vol. 15
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IF 3.9
Shen Fangzhou,Lu Zhaoyang,Yan Kangli,Luo Kang,Pei Shuchen,Xiang Pu
This work reports a novel one-pot hydrothermal synthesis of N-CQDs using Solanum nigrum L . as sustainable carbon source and triethylamine as nitrogen provider. The resulting N-CQDs were systematically characterized with TEM, SEM, FT-IR, XPS, XRD, and UV–Visible. Significantly, the N-CQDs exhibited substantial antimicrobial efficacy against both S. aureus and E. coli bacterial strains, with minimum inhibitory concentration values of 1.2 mg/mL and 1.1 mg/mL, respectively. Moreover, the N-CQDs demonstrated pronounced fluorescence enhancement upon interaction with ciprofloxacin, displaying exceptional selectivity and sensitivity, with a calculated LOD of 316 nM. The feasibility of employing N-CQDs as fluorescent probes for ciprofloxacin detection was systematically validated through practical application in honey analysis. This study introduces a novel approach for the fabrication of N-CQDs derived from natural botanical sources, underscoring their potential dual functionality as fluorescent sensors and antimicrobial materials.
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材料科学
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纳米技术
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Polymers
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2023
·Vol. 15
·期 4
·850
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Linlin Liu,Yue Zhang,Youliang Cheng,Jing Chen,Fengjuan Li
The photocatalytic degradation of organic dyes in waste water using carbon quantum dots (CQDs) remains a hot topic due to the importance of environmental protection. However, identifying suitable carbon resources and successful surface modification are still challenging. Herein, the hydrothermal method and surface modification of ammonia and thionyl chloride were applied to synthesize CQDs with different surface groups using PEO106PPO70PEO106(Pluronic F127) as a carbon source. The average particle size of the as-prepared CQDs was in the range of 2.3–3.5 nm. The unmodified CQDs had the highest relative photoluminescence intensity, while all as-prepared CQDs exhibited abnormal photoluminescence located outside the scope of the visible spectrum. Interestingly, CQDs modified with ammonia achieved a degradation rate of 99.13% (15 d) for 50 mg/L indigo carmine solution, while CQDs modified with thionyl chloride reached a degradation rate of 97.59% (15 d) for light green SF yellowish solution. Therefore, in this work, two typical organic dyes can be effectively photocatalytically degraded by as-prepared CQDs, with suitable surface modification.Keywords:carbon quantum dots;hydrothermal method;photocatalytic activity
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2024
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Jia Li,Wentao Liu,Yang Li,Zhi Liu,Yang Liu
A series of hierarchical flower-like CdS/carbon quantum dots/NiAl-LDH (CCL) photocatalyst have been successfully prepared to achieve efficient conversion of CO 2 -to-CO via a simple yet effective hydrothermal method. In the CCL, interspersed-CQDs not only increase the number of reactive sites but also reduce inner electronic impedance with the assistance of light reflecting-scattering effect. This significantly improves electron migration efficiency and inhibits the recombination of photoinduced electron-holes pairs. Without any sacrificial agent or photosensitizer, the sample of CCL-1 exhibits the highest CO evolution rate of 7.04 μmol·g −1 ·h −1 in water under simulated sunlight illumination with a large specific surface area (129.15 m 2 g −1 ) and an appropriate CQDs content of 15.2 wt%, which is 12.8- and 11.2-fold higher than those of pristine LDH, pure CdS, and many previously reported LDH-based counterparts. A type-Ⅱ interfacial charge transfer mechanism is proposed, where electrons migrate rapidly from CdS to LDH with highly-interspersed CQDs as unhindered electron conduction bridges. The present work outlines a simple and controllable LDH-based heterojunction, which give rise to superior photocatalytic activity for CO 2 photoreduction.
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Micromachines
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2021
·Vol. 12
·期 9
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IF 2.891
Shuiqin Chai,Lijia Zhou,Shuchen Pei,Zhiyuan Zhu,Bin Chen
It is a major challenge to effectively inhibit microbial pathogens in the treatment of infectious diseases. Research on the application of nanomaterials as antibacterial agents has evidenced their great potential for the remedy of infectious disease. Among these nanomaterials, carbon quantum dots (CQDs) have attracted much attention owing to their unique optical properties and high biosafety. In this work, P-doped CQDs were prepared by simple hydrothermal treatment of m-aminophenol and phosphoric acid with fluorescence emission at 501 nm when excited at 429 nm. The P-doped CQDs showed effective antibacterial activity againstEscherichia coli(E. coli) andStaphylococcus aureus(S. aureus). The minimal inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of P-doped CQD were 1.23 mg/mL forE. coliand 1.44 mg/mL forS. aureus. Furthermore, the morphologies ofE. colicells were damaged andS. aureusbecame irregular when treated with the P-doped CQDs. The results of zeta potential analysis demonstrated that the P-doped CQDs inhibit antibacterial activity and destroy the structure of bacteria by electronic interaction. In combination, the results of this study indicate that the as-prepared P-doped CQDs can be a promising candidate for the treatment of bacterial infections.Keywords:carbon quantum dots;biocompatibility;antibacterial activity
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MOLECULES
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2022
·Vol. 27
·期 21
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Jiangwei Zhang,Fei Yu,Xi Ke,He Yu,Peiyuan Guo,Lei Du,Menglong Zhang,Dongxiang Luo
Conversion of hazardous compounds to value-added chemicals using clean energy possesses massive industrial interest. This applies especially to the hazardous compounds that are frequently released in daily life. In this work, a S-scheme photocatalyst is optimized by rational loading of carbon quantum dots (CQDs) during the synthetic process. As a bridge, the presence of CQDs between TiO2and CdIn2S4improves the electron extraction from TiO2and supports the charge transport in S-scheme. Thanks to this, the TiO2/CQDs/CdIn2S4presents outstanding photoactivity in converting the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) released by cigarette to value-added benzaldehyde. The optimized photocatalyst performs 87.79% conversion rate and 72.76% selectivity in 1 h reaction under a simulated solar source, as confirmed by FT-IR and GC-MS. A combination of experiments and theoretical calculations are conducted to demonstrate the role of CQDs in TiO2/CQDs/CdIn2S4toward photocatalysis.Keywords:carbon quantum dots;photocatalysis;degradation;polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
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RSC Advances
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2017
·Vol. 7
·期 43
·26943-26951
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IF 3.108
Huajun Zheng,Ping Niu,Zhefei Zhao
Carbon quantum dot sensitized Pt@Bi2WO6/FTO electrodes (simplified as CQDs-Pt@Bi2WO6/FTO) were successfully prepared by loading platinum particles onto Bi2WO6 nanoplates via a photo-deposition method and sensitized carbon quantum dots (CQDs) via a dip-coating method. The photoelectro-catalytic properties of the Pt@Bi2WO6/FTO and CQDs-Pt@Bi2WO6/FTO electrodes for methanol oxidation were investigated. The results indicated that the CQDs-Pt@Bi2WO6/FTO electrode shows higher photoelectro-catalytic activity and better stability than that of the Pt@Bi2WO6/FTO electrode. The higher photoelectro-catalytic performance for methanol oxidation was attributed due to the special synergetic effects between the photocatalytic and electrocatalytic process under solar light irradiation. More importantly, the introduction of CQDs broaden the photoresponse range of the Bi2WO6 material and improves the mobility of the photocarriers. Meanwhile, the doped CQDs act as preferential adsorption sites for the intermediate carbonaceous species during methanol oxidation. This not only alleviates CO poisoning towards the Pt particles, but also improves the efficiency of methanol oxidation by constructing a new type of CQDs-Pt electrocatalyst. The composite material, which combines the dual function of photocatalysis and electrocatalysis will be a promising candidate for new photoelectro-catalytic fuel cells.
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Foods
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2023
·Vol. 12
·期 13
·2487
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IF 5.2
Ziqiang Li,Shuang Liang,Li Zhou,Fengjian Luo,Zhengyun Lou,Zongmao Chen,Xinzhong Zhang,Mei Yang
Glyphosate has excellent herbicidal activity, and its extensive use may induce residue in the environment and enter into humans living through the food chain, causing negative impact. Here, water-soluble 1.55 nm size nitrogen-doped carbon quantum dots (NCDs) with strong blue fluorescence were synthesized using sodium citrate and adenine. The maximum excitation and emission wavelengths of NCDs were 380 nm and 440 nm, respectively. The above synthesized NCDs were first used for the construction of a fluorescence sensor for glyphosate detection. It was found that Cu2+could quench the fluorescence of NCDs effectively through the photoinduced electron transfer (PET) process, which was confirmed using fluorescence lifetime measurements. Additionally, the fluorescence was restored with the addition of glyphosate. Hence, a sensitive turn-on fluorescence sensor based on NCDs/Cu2+for glyphosate analysis was developed. The LODs of glyphosate for water and rice samples were recorded as 0.021 μg/mL and 0.049 μg/mL, respectively. The sensor was applied successfully for ultrasensitive and selective detection of glyphosate in environmental water and rice samples with satisfied recoveries from 82.1% to 113.0% using a simple sample pretreatment technique. The proposed strategy can provide a significant potential for monitoring glyphosate residue in water and agricultural product samples.Keywords:carbon quantum dots;fluorescence;glyphosate detection;water;rice
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2024
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IF 5.8
Jiantao Lü,Ting Fan,Jie Liang,Yayun Zhou,Tingting Deng,Ruming Jiang
With the combination of carbon quantum dots (CDs) and rare earth-doped fluorescent materials, multi-mode luminescence can be achieved in fluorescent ink, thereby enhancing its anti-counterfeiting security coefficient. However, the self-quenching process in CDs currently hinders their application in the field of anti-counterfeiting. In this study, we employed simple chemical method to prepare the SiO 2 -encapsulated YVO 4 :Eu 3+ /CDs nanocomposites, which greatly improved the stability of the composite and achieved dual-mode solid-state luminescence. Quick response code anti-counterfeiting patterns were fabricated using screen printing technology, and dual-mode luminescence performance with red and blue emission was achieved under excitation at 254 nm and 365 nm respectively. The YVO 4 :Eu 3+ @SiO 2 @CDs nanocomposites showed stable dual-mode luminescent performance in both solid-state and solvent environment, demonstrating great potential in anticounterfeiting and information protection application.
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FUEL
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2024
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Li Wang,Jixiang Guo,Yu Zhou,Xiaojun Zhang,Chenhao Gao,Ruiying Xiong,Hanxuan Song,Xiangwei Chen,Junjie Luo
Current oil shale extraction technologies face significant challenges, including high heating costs, slow pyrolysis reaction rates, and low efficiency, which hinder effective resource exploitation. To address these issues, this study synthesized three types of metal-doped carbon quantum dot (M/CQD) catalysts—Co/CQDs, Ni/CQDs, and Mn/CQDs—and tested their effects on the pyrolysis of oil shale. The introduction of these catalysts resulted in a notable enhancement of the pyrolysis process, reducing the required activation energy by approximately 40 % and lowering the initiation temperatures for Co/CQDs, Ni/CQDs, and Mn/CQDs by 64 °C, 62 °C, and 94 °C, respectively. Consequently, the yield of shale oil increased significantly by 23.1 %, 13.3 %, and 19.8 % for each catalyst. Kinetic and product analyses indicate that these catalysts facilitate electron transfer from organic molecules, promoting the formation of free radicals and the cleavage of C–C bonds. This enhancement leads to an increased production of short-chain hydrocarbons and a reduction in oxygenates and esters, thereby improving the quality of the shale oil. Further insights from Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations suggest that the catalysts enhance pyrolysis by promoting the formation of carbocations and synergizing with radicals released from the shale, intensifying the pyrolysis process. This study not only elucidates the catalytic mechanisms that enhance oil shale pyrolysis but also offers a promising approach to overcome technological challenges in shale resource recovery, such as high heating costs and low efficiency, paving the way for more efficient and cleaner shale oil production.
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Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
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2024
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Zuopeng Guan,Fangbo Zhao,Xinyu Guo
ABSTRACT Zinc deplating waste liquid is considered hazardous due to the presence of heavy metal Zn(II) and hydrochloric acid, along with Fe(II). This study aims to develop a new adsorbent for efficient separation of zinc (II) from deplating waste liquid in a real factory. The novel adsorbent, PSCL-CQDs-NH 2 , was prepared by grafting home-made amino-rich carbon quantum dots (CQDs-NH 2 ) onto a chloromethyl polystyrene resin matrix. It has been observed that amino groups can be protonated under strongly acidic conditions, enabling them to adsorb negatively charged Zn(II)-Cl complexes while repelling positively charged Fe(II)-Cl complexes. The grafted nano-size CQDs-NH 2 can offer more adsorption positions to improve the adsorption properties. The results shown that PSCL-CQDs-NH 2 presented higher Zn(II) adsorption capacity and better performance in separating Zn(II) from Fe(II) compared to the conventional anion exchange resin (717). At 298 K, PSCL-CQDs-NH 2 showed a maximum Zn(II) adsorption capacity of 201.77 mg/g, and a selective Zn(II)/Fe(II) separation factor of 3033.72, which were 54.7% and 45.4 times higher than those of 717 resin. In the fixed bed adsorption process, PSCL-CQDs-NH 2 exhibited 61.5% higher adsorption performance than 717 resin when treating actual zinc deplating waste liquid. Moreover, the water consumption during regeneration of PSCL-CQDs-NH 2 is reduced by 10.3% compared to the 717 resin. These findings indicate that PSCL-CQDs-NH 2 is an effective material for the treatment of industrial zinc deplating waste liquid.
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Small
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2021
·Vol. 17
·期 52
·2105683
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IF 13.281
Lingfeng Gao,Lude Wang,Artem V. Kuklin,Jie Gao,Shouchun Yin,Hans Ågren,Han Zhang
The present work demonstrates a facile hydrothermal approach to synthesize lanthanide-doped carbon quantum dots (CQDs) with europium and/or gadolinium elements. Taking the advantage of broadband adsorption in the ultraviolet-visible region, the doped QDs are directly used as building blocks for photo-electrochemical (PEC)-type photodetectors (PDs) and their performance is systematically investigated under various conditions. The europium (Eu) and gadolinium (Gd) co-doped (C:EuGd) QDs exhibit better photo-response than the single-elemental doped ones and also show outstanding long-term stability. According to the apparent response to light from 350 to 400 nm, the C:EuGd QDs are demonstrated to hold great potential for narrow-band PDs. This work highlights the practical applications of lanthanide-doped CQDs for PDs, and the results are beneficial for the development of elemental-doped CQDs in general.
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Processes
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2021
·Vol. 9
·期 1
·170
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IF 2.847
Xiupei Yang,Fangming Tian,Shaohua Wen,Hua Xu,Lin Zhang,Jie Zeng
A cost-effective and environmentally friendly method was formulated for rapid dopamine (DA) detection that was based on the fluorescence (FL) quenching of carbon quantum dots (C-dots). Upon adding DA to the C-dots’ solution, we noticed a regular reduction in their fluorescence intensity. The effects of pH, amount of C-dots, reaction temperature and time on the determination of DA were investigated. Under the optimized experimental conditions, trace amounts of DA could be analyzed. Furthermore, dopamine hydrochloride injection and human urine samples with and without spiked DA were analyzed using the developed sensing system. The procedure was validated following the guidelines of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) in terms of the following: calibration range (0.3–100 μM), linearity (R2= 0.9991), limit of detection (LOD) (93 nM). Recoveries of dopamine with spiked samples at three different levels were between 95.0 and 105.9%, and the relative standard deviations (RSDs) were within 2.68% (n = 6). This method is simple and suitable for the determination of dopamine in pharmaceuticals and human urine for clinical application. Compared with previous reports, the proposed method offers great advantages including ease of C-dot sensor preparation (one-pot synthesis), environmentally friendly sample preparation by using either water or phosphate buffer solution only, a short response time and selectivity.Keywords:carbon quantum dots;dopamine;fluorescence quenching;yet photochemical probe
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