Nitrogen‐Functionalized Graphene Quantum Dots: A Versatile Platform for Integrated Optoelectronic Devices

Over the past 10 years, graphene quantum dots (GQDs) have grown into a highly innovative optical material in various research fields, including electronics, photonics, biotechnologies, etc. With the increasing implementation of GQDs in these fields, GQDs with tunable optical properties will emerge that could be especially suitable for applications in the field of integrated photonics. Herein, a short summary of the recent state of our research on the development of nitrogen‐functionalized GQDs with tunable optical properties and their integration into photodetectors is given.     

Electrocatalytic Behavior of Manganese and Cobalt Porphyrins Attached to Graphene Quantum Dots: Applied in the Oxidation of Hydrazine

Manganese and cobalt metalated 5, 10, 15-tris(aminophenyl)-20-(4-carboxyphenyl) porphyrins (ClMnTA₃CPP and CoTA₃CPP) were synthesized and attached to graphene quantum dots (GQDs) via π-π interaction and electrostatic interaction. The electrochemical oxidation of hydrazine was performed via cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry. The CoTA₃CPP showed good electrocatalytic activity towards the oxidation of hydrazine in terms of catalytic rate constants and limits of detection (LoD). ClMnTA₃CPP showed lower overpotential 0.60 V. The introduction of GQDs improved the electrocatalytic ability when combined with CoTA₃CPP and ClMnTA₃CPP with the lowest LoD (0.0025 mM CoTA₃CPP–GQDs) followed by ClMnTA₃CPP–GQDs with 0.0033 mM.     

氮掺杂石墨烯量子点/钯纳米复合材料的研究

铂基催化剂因具有高催化活性、高稳定性而成为极其重要的能源转化催化剂。本文采用水热法合成氮掺杂石墨烯量子点支撑的钯纳米复合材料(Pd@N-GQDs),并将其用于碱性介质中甲醇的电催化氧化反应。实验结果表明,相比同类型材料钯负载于石墨烯纳米片(Pd@GS)、钯负载于石墨烯量子点(Pd@GQDs)和商业钯黑催化剂(Pd@C),Pd@N-GQDs纳米材料具有很高的催化活性和稳定性,并可减少催化剂材料中贵金属的使用量。     

Black Phosphorus Quantum Dots

As a unique two‐dimensional nanomaterial, layered black phosphorus (BP) nanosheets have shown promising applications in electronics. Although mechanical exfoliation was successfully used to prepare BP nanosheets, it is still a challenge to produce novel BP nanostructures in high yield. A facile top‐down approach for preparation of black phosphorus quantum dots (BPQDs) in solution is presented. The obtained BPQDs have a lateral size of 4.9±1.6 nm and thickness of 1.9±0.9 nm (ca. 4±2 layers). As a proof‐of‐concept application, by using BPQDs mixed with polyvinylpyrrolidone as the active layer, a flexible memory device was successfully fabricated that exhibits a nonvolatile rewritable memory effect with a high ON/OFF current ratio and good stability.     

碳基量子点荧光传感器在环境检测中的应用研究

由于优越的光学性能、良好的水溶性及生物相容性,碳基量子点在荧光传感器方面的应用引起了越来越多人的关注,特别是对金属离子卓越的检测性能使其广泛应用于环境检测。为了帮助更好地了解到碳基量子点的应用,本文对碳量子点、石墨烯量子点、氧化石墨烯量子点的合成及其在环境检测中的应用进行总结,并对碳基量子点荧光传感器的应用进行展望。     

从量子点的角度审视碳点的研究进展

碳点不仅具有类似于传统量子点的强发光和小尺寸特性,还表现出传统量子点无法比拟的水相分散性和生物相容性等优势.作为量子点领域的一个新兴分支,碳点的结构、合成化学和光电性质与传统量子点显著不同,也为量子点的发展提供了新的机遇和挑战.随着碳点领域的迅速发展和不断深化,越来越有必要在一些基本概念上与传统量子点比较,并从传统量子点的角度澄清碳点的独特特征和关键挑战.本综述主要聚焦于基本结构、合成化学、光学性质和应用研究等四个方面,从传统量子点基础概念的角度来重新审视碳点领域的研究进展和挑战.     

炭-/石墨烯量子点在超级电容器中的应用

炭-/石墨烯量子点作为新兴的炭纳米材料,因具有独特的小尺寸效应和丰富的边缘活性位点而在高性能超级电容器电极材料的研发方面展现出巨大潜力。针对目前炭-/石墨烯量子点在超级电容器电极材料方面的应用优势和存在的关键问题,本文以炭-/石墨烯量子点、量子点/导电炭复合材料、量子点/金属氧化物复合材料、量子点/导电聚合物复合材料以及量子点衍生炭这些电极材料为脉络,梳理了近年来该领域的发展状况,尝试阐释炭-/石墨烯量子点在电极材料、复合材料和衍生炭电极材料中所起到的关键作用,最后对炭-/石墨烯量子点电极材料的发展进行了展望。本综述以期为炭-/石墨烯量子点基电极材料的研究提供一定参考和依据。     

Recent Advances in the Synthesis of MXene Quantum Dots

Quantum dots (QDs) with ultrahigh surface-to-volume ratio, abundant edge active sites, forceful quantum confinement and other remarkable physio-chemical properties, have garnered considerable research interest. MXene QDs, as an emerging member of them, have also attracted wide attention in the last six years, and shown great achievements in many fields. This critical review systematically summarizes the various methods for synthesizing MXene QDs. The characteristics and corresponding applications of various MXene QDs are also presented. The advantages and disadvantages of various synthetic methods, and the limitations of corresponding MXene QDs are compared and highlighted. Finally, the challenges and perspectives of synthesizing MXene QDs are proposed. We hope this review will enlighten researchers to the fabrication of more advancing and promising MXene-based QDs with proprietary properties in diverse applications.     

Solution‐Processable Graphene Quantum Dots

This minireview describes recent progress in solution‐processable graphene quantum dots (SGQDs). Advances in the preparation, modification, properties, and applications of SGQDs are highlighted in detail. As one of emerging nanostructured materials, possible ongoing research related to the precise control of the lateral size, edge structure and surface functionality; the manipulation and characterization; the relationship between the properties and structure; and interfaces with biological systems of SGQDs have been speculated upon.     

Luminescence Enhancement based Sensing of L‐Cysteine by Doped Quantum Dots

The interaction of a presynthesized orange emitting Mn²⁺‐doped ZnS quantum dots (QDs) with L‐Cysteine (L?Cys) led to enhance emission intensity (at 596 nm) and quantum yield (QY). Importantly, the Mn²⁺‐doped ZnS QDs exhibited high sensitivity towards L?Cys, with a limit of detection of 0.4±0.02 μM (in the linear range of 3.3–13.3 μM) and high selectivity in presence of interfering amino acids and metal ions. The association constant of L?Cys was determined to be 0.36×10⁵ M^?1. The amplified passivation of the surface of Mn²⁺‐doped ZnS QDs following the incorporation and binding of L?Cys is accounted for the enhancement in their luminescence features. Moreover, the luminescence enhancement‐based detection will bring newer dimension towards sensing application.     

White‐Light‐Emitting Edge‐Functionalized Graphene Quantum Dots

Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) have received considerable attention for their potential applications in the development of novel optoelectronic materials. In the generation of optoelectronic devices, the development of GQDs that are regulated in terms of their size and dimensions and are unoxidized at the sp² surfaces is desired. GQDs functionalized with bulky Fréchet’s dendritic wedges at the GQD periphery were synthesized. The single‐layered, size‐regulated structures of the dendronized GQDs were revealed by atomic force microscopy. The edge‐functionalization of the GQDs led to white‐light emission, which is an uncommon feature.     

石墨烯量子点在储能器件中的应用

石墨烯量子点(GQDs)作为新型碳基材料,由于其纳米级小尺寸而具有比表面积大、导电性高、透明性好、荧光性能独特等优点,是一种极具潜力的储能器件电极材料。GQDs与金属化合物、碳材料等形成具有三维空间结构的复合材料,有利于电子扩散和离子传输,大幅度改善GQDs作为电极材料的实际应用性能。异原子掺杂型GQDs可提供较多活性位点,提高活性物质利用率。本文介绍了GQDs的合成策略,主要分为自上而下和自下而上法。不同制备方法对GQDs的粒径大小、表面缺陷位点和荧光特性等的影响也不尽相同。通过阐述近几年GQDs、掺杂型GQDs及其复合物在超级电容器、锂离子电池、太阳能电池等能源器件方面的应用实例,表明具有量子限域效应和边界效应的GQDs基材料在新型储能器件中有巨大的应用潜力;通过深层剖析GQDs复合物的空间结构对储能器件电化学性能的影响,为今后深入研究奠定基础。此外,指出未来GQDs的发展方向是寻找快速、绿色环保的大批量合成方法,均匀、有效的掺杂或复合以及构建独特空间结构的电极材料,进一步提高其应用于储能器件时的电化学性能。     

葡萄糖氧化酶在水溶性CdTe量子点上的直接电化学研究

利用合成的Cd Te量子点(QDs)作修饰材料,将葡萄糖氧化酶(GOD)固定在水溶性Cd Te量子点表面,制备了葡萄糖氧化酶Cd Te量子点修饰碳糊电极(GOD/Cd Te/CPE),实现了GOD在电极表面的直接电化学。Cd Te QDs能有效地加速葡萄糖氧化酶(GOD)与电极表面的直接电子转移,电子传递效率比无QDs Cd Te存在时提高约8倍;电子转移速率常数(K)为0.14 s-1,传递系数(α)为0.60,GOD在GOD/Cd Te/CPE表面的平均覆盖量(Γ)为7.9×10-8mol/cm2。GOD/Cd Te/CPE电极作为第三代葡萄糖电化学生物传感器,成功应用于葡萄糖浓度的检测,其线性范围为0.050~0.32 mmol/L,检出限为0.020 mmol/L。GOD/Cd Te/CPE的制备方法简单,稳定性强,具有优良的选择性和重现性,且响应速度快。     

Non‐Blinking Semiconductor Colloidal Quantum Dots for Biology,Optoelectronics and Quantum Optics

Twinkle, twinkle: The blinking of semiconductor colloidal nanocrystals is the main inconvenience of these bright nanoemitters. There are various approaches for obtaining non‐blinking nanocrystals, one of which is to grow a thick coat of CdS on the CdSe core (see picture). Applications of this method in the fields of optoelectronic devices, biologic labelling and quantum information processing are discussed.

     

碳量子点及其性能研究进展

碳量子点(Carbon Quantum Dots,CQDs)是一种新型的碳纳米材料,因其强的量子限域效应和稳定的荧光性能等一系列优异性能,吸引了化学、物理、材料和生物等各领域科学家的广泛关注。相比传统半导体金属量子点,CQDs还具备优异的低毒性和生物相容性,更拓宽了其在生物领域内的研究前景。本文简要地介绍了CQDs的制备方法,主要包括自上而下和自下而上两个方向。除此之外,本文综述了CQDs突出的物理化学性质和性能,包括CQDs的荧光性能、生物相容性和上转换效应,并对CQDs在其在生物成像上的应用进行了归纳。     

Controllable Blinking‐to‐Nonblinking Behavior of Aqueous CdTeS Alloyed Quantum Dots

Semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) are very important optical nanomaterials with a wide range of potential applications. However, the blinking of single QDs is an intrinsic drawback for some biological and photoelectric applications based on single‐dot emission. In this work, we systematically investigated the effects of certain synthetic conditions on the blinking behavior of aqueous CdTeS alloyed QDs, and observed that blinking behaviors of QDs were able to be controlled by the structure and concentration of the thiol compounds that were used as surface ligands. In optimal conditions, completely nonblinking QDs were prepared using certain thiol ligands as stabilizers in aqueous phase. The suppressed blinking mechanism was mainly attributed to elimination of QDs surface traps by coordination of thiol ligands with vacant Cd atoms, formation of appropriate CdS coating on QDs, and controlling the growth dynamics of QDs. Nonblinking QDs show high quantum yield, small size, and good solubility, and will be applied to some fields that were previously limited by blinking of traditional QDs.