Issue 2, 2022

A review on sustainable synthetic approaches toward photoluminescent quantum dots

Abstract

Photoluminescent quantum dots (QDs) with unique structures and excellent optical attributes have received much interest owing to their extensive applications. In this review, various classes of QDs with different compositions (such as carbon, binary components, and multiple components) have been selected to systematically summarize the green synthesis approaches to obtain QDs. Various liquid-phase chemical strategies based on “top-down” and “bottom-up” approaches have been proposed for carbon-based dots (CDs), with emphasis on “bottom-up” approaches using biomass materials as the carbon source. Green synthesis strategies for binary QDs (BQDs) focus on the use of green solvents and design of biological organisms. Among them, the use of various biological organisms as green reactors to synthesize BQDs without chemicals is a better option than other synthetic strategies. The green synthesis of multi-component QDs (MQDs) using partial substitution of green capping ligands, simple operation, and mild reaction conditions is also summarized, especially for perovskite QDs. In particular, the formation mechanisms, advantages, and limitations are discussed for each type of QD in these green synthetic strategies. Finally, the remaining challenges and future prospects of green synthetic strategies to obtain photoluminescent QDs are summarized.

Graphical abstract: A review on sustainable synthetic approaches toward photoluminescent quantum dots

Article information

Article type
Tutorial Review
Submitted
17 Pha 2021
Accepted
01 Tsh 2021
First published
01 Tsh 2021

Green Chem., 2022,24, 675-700

A review on sustainable synthetic approaches toward photoluminescent quantum dots

W. Yang, X. Li, L. Fei, W. Liu, X. Liu, H. Xu and Y. Liu, Green Chem., 2022, 24, 675 DOI: 10.1039/D1GC02964A

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