Amino acids as the source for producing carbon nanodots: microwave assisted one-step synthesis, intrinsic photoluminescence property and intense chemiluminescence enhancement

Jie Jiang; Yi He; Shiyuan Li; Hua Cui

doi:10.1039/c2cc34612e

Amino acids as the source for producing carbon nanodots: microwave assisted one-step synthesis, intrinsic photoluminescence property and intense chemiluminescence enhancement

Chem Commun (Camb). 2012 Oct 7;48(77):9634-6. doi: 10.1039/c2cc34612e.

Authors

Jie Jiang¹, Yi He, Shiyuan Li, Hua Cui

Affiliation

¹ CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Science & Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China.

PMID: 22908119
DOI: 10.1039/c2cc34612e

Abstract

In this communication, we report a general strategy for the production of carbon nanodots (CDs) by microwave irradiation of amino acids in the presence of acid or alkali. The resultant CDs exhibit strong photoluminescence and intense chemiluminescence enhancement of the NaIO(4)-H(2)O(2) system.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Amino Acids / chemistry*
Luminescence*
Microwaves*
Nanotubes, Carbon / chemistry*
Surface Properties

Substances

Amino Acids
Nanotubes, Carbon