Zeng Qingsen, Feng Tanglue, Tao Songyuan, Zhu Shoujun, Yang Bai
State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China.
Light Sci Appl. 2021 Jul 12;10(1):142. doi: 10.1038/s41377-021-00579-6.
Carbon dots (CDs) have received immense attention in the last decade because they are easy-to-prepare, nontoxic, and tailorable carbon-based fluorescent nanomaterials. CDs can be categorized into three subgroups based on their morphology and chemical structure: graphene quantum dots (GQDs), carbon quantum dots (CQDs), and carbonized polymer dots (CPDs). The detailed structures of the materials can vary significantly, even within the same category. This property is particularly predominant in chemically synthesized CPDs, as their formation proceeds via the polymerization-carbonization of molecules or polymer precursors. Abundant precursors endow CPDs with versatile structures and properties. A wide variety of carbon nanomaterials can be grouped under the category of CPDs because of their observed diversity. It is important to understand the precursor-dependent structural diversity observed in CPDs. Appropriate nomenclature for all classes and types of CPDs is proposed for the better utilization of these emerging materials.
在过去十年中,碳点(CDs)受到了极大的关注,因为它们是易于制备、无毒且可定制的碳基荧光纳米材料。根据其形态和化学结构,碳点可分为三个亚组:石墨烯量子点(GQDs)、碳量子点(CQDs)和碳化聚合物点(CPDs)。即使在同一类别中,材料的详细结构也可能有很大差异。这种特性在化学合成的CPDs中尤为突出,因为它们是通过分子或聚合物前体的聚合碳化形成的。丰富的前体赋予CPDs多样的结构和性质。由于观察到的多样性,各种各样的碳纳米材料都可以归类为CPDs。了解CPDs中观察到的前体依赖性结构多样性很重要。为了更好地利用这些新兴材料,我们为所有类别和类型的CPDs提出了适当的命名法。