Issue 2, 2020

Afterglow of carbon dots: mechanism, strategy and applications

Abstract

As a newly emerged carbon-based luminescent nanomaterial, carbon dots (CDs) have attracted considerable attention due to their outstanding features. Their photoluminescence (PL) properties and relevant applications have been extensively studied and reviewed in recent years. However, although their afterglow feature had also been discovered and had seen some important advances, no review article was published to systematically summarize such advances. Considering the scientific importance and promising applications of afterglow materials, herein, we aim to summarize the recent remarkable advances of the afterglow phenomena of CDs, particularly focusing on their room temperature phosphorescence (RTP) and thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF). This review will firstly simply introduce the classification of CDs, and then provide comprehensive discussions regarding the relationships between their structure and afterglow properties. Furthermore, their potential applications in anti-counterfeiting, information protection, sensing, etc., are summarized. Finally, challenges and opportunities in the future of this newly emerged carbon-based afterglow material are proposed.

Graphical abstract: Afterglow of carbon dots: mechanism, strategy and applications

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
14 Sep 2019
Accepted
23 Oct 2019
First published
24 Oct 2019

Mater. Chem. Front., 2020,4, 386-399

Afterglow of carbon dots: mechanism, strategy and applications

K. Jiang, Y. Wang, Z. Li and H. Lin, Mater. Chem. Front., 2020, 4, 386 DOI: 10.1039/C9QM00578A

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