Sulfur-doped Carbon Dots Research Articles

Synthesis of Sulfur-Doped Carbon Dots by Simple Heating Method

Carbon Dots (C-Dots) was successfully prepared by simple heating method. The effect of additional elemental sulfur on the luminiscent performance of C-Dots was investigated. The preparation, chemical composition and optical properties such as absorbance and band gap energy are studied. The C-Dots were prepared with various mass sulfur 0.5-3.0 g and citric acid-urea was constant, i.e. 1.0 g and 4.0 g, respectively. This study used sulfur from natural deposit in Indonesia. The raw materials were prepared by mixing in pure water. The homogeneous solutions were heated at 225°C for 15 minutes under atmospheric pressure. The color emission of C-Dots is found in the visible light spectrum. The addition of sulfur in C-Dots phosphor caused the shifting of absorbance wavelength, i.e. 350-429 nm. By increasing mass of sulfur, the band gap energy of C-Dots decreased from 2.4 eV to 1.8 eV.

Preparation of highly photoluminescent sulfur-doped carbon dots for Fe(iii) detection

Sulfur-doped carbon dots were synthesized by a one-step hydrothermal method and exhibited high fluorescence quantum yield (67%) and exceptional emission behavior.

Waste frying oil as a precursor for one-step synthesis of sulfur-doped carbon dots with pH-sensitive photoluminescence

Proper disposal of waste frying oil (WFO) is an important waste-management concern. In this paper, we develop a facile method to reuse WFO for one-step synthesis of sulfur-doped carbon dots (S-C-dots) with the assistance of concentrated sulfuric acid. The as-synthesized S-C-dots are uniform in size and show partial disordered graphite-like structure. Different from the doping-free or nitrogen-doped carbon dots, the S-C-dots perform a strong ultraviolet emission at 378nm due to successful sulfur-doping. Noticeably, the S-C-dots exhibit a distinct pH-sensitive feature and the intensity of photoluminescence increases linearly in the pH range from 3 to 9. Furthermore, possessing fascinating optical properties, high photostability, and low cytotoxicity, the S-C-dots have served as fluorescent probes for cell imaging.