• Laser & Optoelectronics Progress
  • Vol. 57, Issue 23, 231602 (2020)
Pengtao Pan*, Fanyu Zou, and Junlei Yin
Author Affiliations
  • Medical College, Xinxiang University, Xinxiang, Henan 453003, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/LOP57.231602 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Pengtao Pan, Fanyu Zou, Junlei Yin. CarbonNanodots as Fluorescent Probe for Detection of Water Content in Organic Solvents[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2020, 57(23): 231602 Copy Citation Text show less
    Method for preparation of carbon dots and solvent-dependent effect. (a) Illustration of preparation process of fluorescent carbon nanodots; (b) fluorescent photos of carbon dots dispersed in different solvents
    Fig. 1. Method for preparation of carbon dots and solvent-dependent effect. (a) Illustration of preparation process of fluorescent carbon nanodots; (b) fluorescent photos of carbon dots dispersed in different solvents
    Characterization of carbon quantum dots. (a) AFM image of carbon quantum dots; (b) height profile along line indicated in Fig. 2 (a)
    Fig. 2. Characterization of carbon quantum dots. (a) AFM image of carbon quantum dots; (b) height profile along line indicated in Fig. 2 (a)
    Spectra of carbon quantum dots. (a) Excitation and emission spectra; (b) fluorescence spectra under different excitation wavelengths
    Fig. 3. Spectra of carbon quantum dots. (a) Excitation and emission spectra; (b) fluorescence spectra under different excitation wavelengths
    Spectra of carbon dots with different water contents. (a) Absorption spectra in DMF; (b) fluorescent photos in DMF; (c) fluorescence spectra in DMF excited at 420 nm
    Fig. 4. Spectra of carbon dots with different water contents. (a) Absorption spectra in DMF; (b) fluorescent photos in DMF; (c) fluorescence spectra in DMF excited at 420 nm
    Effect of water content on position of emission peak and fluorescence intensity of carbon dots. (a) Relationship between (F0-F)/F0 and water content; (b) relationship between position of emission peak and water content
    Fig. 5. Effect of water content on position of emission peak and fluorescence intensity of carbon dots. (a) Relationship between (F0-F)/F0 and water content; (b) relationship between position of emission peak and water content
    Luminescence mechanism of carbon dots. (a) Effect of pH value on fluorescence spectra of aqueous solution of carbon dots; (b) illustration of solvent effect of carbon dots
    Fig. 6. Luminescence mechanism of carbon dots. (a) Effect of pH value on fluorescence spectra of aqueous solution of carbon dots; (b) illustration of solvent effect of carbon dots
    Pengtao Pan, Fanyu Zou, Junlei Yin. CarbonNanodots as Fluorescent Probe for Detection of Water Content in Organic Solvents[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2020, 57(23): 231602
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