Rational synthesis of highly efficient ultra-narrow red-emitting carbon quantum dots for NIR-II two-photon bioimaging

Despite the growing research interest in highly bio-compatible carbon quantum dots (CQDs) for bioimaging, the synthesis of red-emitting CQDs with high photoluminescence efficiency and a sharp emission spectrum remains a formidable challenge in this field. Herein, we established a rational strategy for the synthesis of highly efficient ultra-narrow red-emitting CQDs by adopting a conjugated aromatic amine precursor (tris(4-aminophenyl)amine, TAPA) and introducing oxidative radical reagents. The resultant CQDs, T-CQDs featured red PL (615 ± 2 nm) with a high photoluminescence quantum yield (84 ± 5%) and a narrow emission linewidth (FWHM = 27 ± 1 nm), which together represented one of the highest levels in the field of CQDs so far. The T-CQDs were then further analyzed from the spectral and structural aspects, and the repeatability and universality of this strategy have also been discussed. Finally, the T-CQDs were successfully applied for both one-photon imaging and two-photon imaging with various bio-samples, both in vitro and in vivo.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

Enthalten in:

Nanoscale - 12(2020), 3 vom: 23. Jan., Seite 1589-1601

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Liu, Yanfeng [VerfasserIn]
Gou, Huilin [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Xin [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Guiyang [VerfasserIn]
Xi, Kai [VerfasserIn]
Jia, Xudong [VerfasserIn]

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7440-44-0
Carbon
Journal Article

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Date Completed 13.10.2020

Date Revised 13.10.2020

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1039/c9nr09524a

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM304598542