Achieving Bright and Long-Lived Aqueous Room-Temperature Phosphorescence of Carbon Nitrogen Dots Through In Situ Host-Guest Binding

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The development of bright and long-lived aqueous room-temperature phosphorescent (RTP) materials holds paramount importance in broadening the application scope of RTP material system. However, the conventional RTP materials usually exhibit low efficiency and short lifetime in aqueous solution. Herein, an in situ host-guest strategy is proposed to achieve cyanuric acid (CA)-derived phosphorescent carbon nitrogen dots (CNDs) composite (CNDsCA) that demonstrates a significant enhancement of both quantum yield (QY) and lifetime mediated by water. Detailed investigations reveal that the robust hydrogen bonding networks between CNDs@CA and water effectively stabilize triplet excitons and suppress nonradiative decays, as well as facilitate efficient energy transfer from CA to CNDs, thereby prolonging the lifetime and enhancing the efficiency of RTP. The phosphorescent QY and lifetime of CNDs@CA can be increased to 26.89% (3.9-fold increase) and 951.25 ms (5.5-fold increase), respectively, with the incorporation of 50 wt% water under ambient conditions. Even in fully aqueous environments (with up to 400 wt% water added), CNDs@CA exhibits persistent water-boosted RTP properties, demonstrating exceptional stability. The robust water-boosted RTP property of CNDs@CA in aqueous solutions presents significant potential for high signal-to-noise ratio afterglow bioimaging as well as advanced information encryption.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) - (2024) vom: 29. Feb., Seite e2401493

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zhou, Heng [VerfasserIn]
Jin, Shan [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Bin [VerfasserIn]
Teng, Qian [VerfasserIn]
Li, Chenhao [VerfasserIn]
Li, Jinsui [VerfasserIn]
Li, Qijun [VerfasserIn]
Gao, Zhenhua [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Chaofeng [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Zifei [VerfasserIn]
Su, Wen [VerfasserIn]
Yuan, Fanglong [VerfasserIn]

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Aqueous solutions
Bioimaging
Carbon nitrogen dots
Encryption
Journal Article
Phosphorescence

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Date Revised 08.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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doi:

10.1002/adma.202401493

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NLM369124340