Fluorescent carbon dots(CDs)have recently become a research hotspot in multidisciplinary fields owing to their distinctive advantages,including outstanding photoluminescence properties,high biocompatibility,low toxici...Fluorescent carbon dots(CDs)have recently become a research hotspot in multidisciplinary fields owing to their distinctive advantages,including outstanding photoluminescence properties,high biocompatibility,low toxicity,and abundant raw materials.Among the promising CDs,narrow‐bandwidth emissive CDs with high color purity have emerged as a rising star in recent years because of their significant potential applications in bioimaging,information sensing,and photoelectric displays.In this review,the state-of-the-art advances of narrow-bandwidth emissive CDs are systematically summarized,and the factors influencing the emission bandwidth,preparation methods,and applications of narrow-bandwidth emissive CDs are described in detail.Besides,existing challenges and future perspectives for achieving high-performance narrow-bandwidth emissive CDs are also discussed.This overview paper is expected to generate more interest and promote the rapid development of this significant research area.展开更多
Comprehensive Summary Fluorescent silk has potential application in many fields such as bioimaging,tissue engineering scaffolds,luminescent marks,and dazzling fabrics.Among the methods to endow natural silk with fluor...Comprehensive Summary Fluorescent silk has potential application in many fields such as bioimaging,tissue engineering scaffolds,luminescent marks,and dazzling fabrics.Among the methods to endow natural silk with fluorescent properties,feeding silkworms with fluorescent additives is facile,low-cost and environment friendly,which has the prospect of large-scale production.In this paper,we reviewed the research progress for this aim in the past ten years,and summarized the unified characteristics for the substances that can enter the silk gland by digestive tract of silkworms.The advantages and disadvantages of various fluorescent materials for this application are compared in detail.And the future research directions are suggested to overcome the shortcomings of the present research.展开更多
The ultrafast carrier relaxation processes in CdTe quantum dots are investigated by femtosecond fluorescence upconversion spectroscopy.Photo-excited hole relaxing to the edge of the forbidden gap takes a maximal time ...The ultrafast carrier relaxation processes in CdTe quantum dots are investigated by femtosecond fluorescence upconversion spectroscopy.Photo-excited hole relaxing to the edge of the forbidden gap takes a maximal time of ～ 1.6 ps with exciting at 400 nm,depending on the state of the photo-excited hole.The shallow trapped states and deep trap states in the forbidden gap are confirmed for CdTe quantum dots.In addition,Auger relaxation of trapped carriers is observed to occur with a time constant of ～ 5 ps.A schematic model of photodynamics is established based on the results of the spectroscopy studies.Our work demonstrates that femtosecond fluorescence up-conversion spectroscopy is a suitable and effective tool in studying the transportation and conversion dynamics of photon energy in a nanosystem.展开更多
Enhancement of uorescent radiation is of great importance for applications including biological imaging,high-sensitivity detectors,and integrated light sources.Strong electromagnetic elds can be created around metalli...Enhancement of uorescent radiation is of great importance for applications including biological imaging,high-sensitivity detectors,and integrated light sources.Strong electromagnetic elds can be created around metallic nanoparticles or in gap of nanostructures,where the local state density of radiating mode is then dramatically enhanced.While enhanced uorescent emission has been demonstrated in many metallic nanoparticles and nanoparticle pairs,simultaneous mediation of absorption and emission processes of uorescent emitters remains challenging in metallic nanostructures.Here,we investigate uorescent emission mediated by metal-dielectric-metal fishnet metasurface,in which localized surface plasmon(LSP)and magnetic plasmon polaritons(MPPs)modes are coupled with absorption and emission processes,respectively.For absorption process,coupling of the LSP mode enables spatially-selective excitation of the uorescent emitters by rotating the polarization of the pump laser beam.In addition,the polarization-dependent MPP mode enables manipulation of both polarization and wavelength of the uorescent emission by introducing a rectangular fishnet structure.All the experimental observations are further corroborated by nite-difference time-domain simulations.The structure reported here has great potential for application to color light-emitting devices and nanoscale integrated light sources.展开更多
The excited-state symmetry-breaking charge transfer (SBCT) dynamics in quadrupolar or octupolar molecules without clear infrared markers is usually hard to be tracked directly. In this work, on the basis of the evolut...The excited-state symmetry-breaking charge transfer (SBCT) dynamics in quadrupolar or octupolar molecules without clear infrared markers is usually hard to be tracked directly. In this work, on the basis of the evolution of instantaneous emission dipole moment obtained by femtosecond transient fluorescence spectroscopy, we presented a real-time characterization of the solvent-induced SBCT dynamics in an octupolar triphenylamine derivative. While the emission dipole moment of the octupolar trimer in weakly polar toluene changes little during the excited-state relaxation, it exhibits a fast reduction in a few picoseconds in strongly polar tetrahydrofuran. In comparison with the uorescence dynamics of dipolar monomer, we deduced that the emitting state of the octupolar trimer in strongly polar solvent, which undergoes solvent-induced structural uctuation, changes from exciton-coupled octupolar to excitation localized dipolar symmetry. In weakly polar solvent, the octupolar symmetry of the trimer is largely preserved during the solvation stabilization.展开更多
Excitation-emission matrix fluorescence spectroscopy (EEM) has been widely used to elucidate the origin and structure of humic substances in natural environments. Due to its high sensitivity, good selectivity and non-...Excitation-emission matrix fluorescence spectroscopy (EEM) has been widely used to elucidate the origin and structure of humic substances in natural environments. Due to its high sensitivity, good selectivity and non-destructive advantage, the EEM was applied to characterizing a commercial Fluka humic acid (FHA). The results showed that the EEMs of FHA has several Ex/Em peaks. Ionic strength (0- 0.05 mol/L KClO 4) exerted little effect on the fluorescence properties of FHA, while the concentrations (5-100 mg/L) of FHA and pH (2-12) had significant effects. A red shift in the longer wavelength peak region was observed when the concentrations or pH values increased. The fluorescence intensity increased with increasing pH, but slightly decreased in the case of pH= 5.0. The protonation constants (lgK’ HL) of peak B were calculated to be 3.57 and 3.13, indicating that peak B was due to carboxyl groups. The r (A/B) values range from 0.61 to 2.59. A strong linear relationship between r (A/B) and pH was also observed. This indicates that the fluorescence peaks A and B posses similar inherent fluorescence characteristics.展开更多
The aerobic granular sludge was cultivated in a pilot-scale sequencing batch reactor （SBR）, and some of the granules were stored at 8 ℃ for 150 d. Extracellular polymeric substances （EPS） of sludge samples were e...The aerobic granular sludge was cultivated in a pilot-scale sequencing batch reactor （SBR）, and some of the granules were stored at 8 ℃ for 150 d. Extracellular polymeric substances （EPS） of sludge samples were extracted and analyzed during the granulation and storage process. The results show that the contents of protein and EPS increase along with the granulation process, while polysaccharides remain almost unchanged. The content of protein in EPS is almost two-fold larger than that of polysaccharides in granular sludge cultivated with municipal wastewater. Moreover, some of the granules disintegrate during storage, corresponding to the decrease of protein contents in EPS. Three peaks are identified in three-dimensional excitation emission matrix （EEM） fluorescence spectra of the EPS in the aerobic granules. Two peaks （A and B） are attributed to the protein-like fluorophores, and the third （peak C） is related to visible fulvic-like substances. Peak A gradually disappears during storage, while a new peak related to ultraviolet fulvic acid （peak D） is formed. The formation and the stability of aerobic granules are closely dependent on the quantity and composition of EPS proteins. Peak C has no obvious changes during granulation, while the fulvic-like substances present an increase in fluorescence intensities during storage, accompanied with an increase in structural complexity. The fulvie-like substances are also associated with the disintegration of the aerobic granules.展开更多
The binary complexes of europium with benzoic acid and its derivatives(phthalic acid, m-phthalic acid, o-aminobenzoic acid, salicylic acid, and sulfosalicylic acid) weresynthesized and their compositions were identifi...The binary complexes of europium with benzoic acid and its derivatives(phthalic acid, m-phthalic acid, o-aminobenzoic acid, salicylic acid, and sulfosalicylic acid) weresynthesized and their compositions were identified by elemental analyses. UV and IR of the complexeshave been investigated. The UV spectra indicated that the complexes' ultraviolet absorption weremainly the ligands' absorption. The IR spectra showed that the IR spectra of complexes are differentfrom those of free ligands. The fluorescence properties of them were investigated by usingluminescence spectroscopy, the results showed that only three complexes appear as betterluminescence, they were Eu-benzoic acid, Eu-m-phthalic acid and Eu-phthalic acid, while the othersexhibited the ligands' wideband emission.展开更多
We examine the phase-dependent effects in resonance fluorescence of a two-level atom driven by a trichromatic modulated field. It is shown that the fluorescence spectrum depends crucially on the sum of relative phases...We examine the phase-dependent effects in resonance fluorescence of a two-level atom driven by a trichromatic modulated field. It is shown that the fluorescence spectrum depends crucially on the sum of relative phases of the sideband components compared to the central component, not simply on the respective phases. The appearance or disappearance of the central peak and the selective elimination of the sideband peaks are achieved simply by varying the sum phase. Once the sum phase is fixed, the spectrum keeps its features unchanged regardless of the respective relative phases.展开更多
Comprehensive Summary Currently,solid-state fluorescent carbonized polymer dots(CPDs)have attracted attention increasingly due to their applications for optoelectronic display.However,designing CPDs possessing solid-s...Comprehensive Summary Currently,solid-state fluorescent carbonized polymer dots(CPDs)have attracted attention increasingly due to their applications for optoelectronic display.However,designing CPDs possessing solid-state fluorescence and clarifying the fluorescence mechanism remain challenging.Herein,we initially synthesized a novel type of polythiophene derivatives CPDs,poly-4,4’-(thiophene-3,4-diyl)dibenzoic acid carbonized polymer dots(PDBA-CPDs)with solid-state fluorescence.Subsequently,the structural and optical characterization revealed that the solid-state fluorescence originated from the aggregation induced emission of the CPDs.In brief,in aggregation state,the remaining polymer structure groups on the surface of the CPDs overlapped and weakened the non-radiative transition,enhancing solid-state fluorescence emission.Thirdly,three polythiophene-derived CPDs were designed to further demonstrate the aggregation induced solid-state fluorescence mechanism.Finally,owing to their unique properties of solid-state fluorescence,the white LEDs(light emitting diodes)were fabricated with high color rendering index(CRI)of 82.7 and CIE coordinates of(0.37,0.39)using commercial 460 nm chip.展开更多
基金This study was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2019YFE0112200)the Science and Technology Development Fund of Macao SAR,China(0073/2019/AMJ)+2 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51873007,21835006,51961165102,and 52003022)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China(PT2021-02,buctrc202009)the high-performance computing platform of BUCT.
文摘Fluorescent carbon dots(CDs)have recently become a research hotspot in multidisciplinary fields owing to their distinctive advantages,including outstanding photoluminescence properties,high biocompatibility,low toxicity,and abundant raw materials.Among the promising CDs,narrow‐bandwidth emissive CDs with high color purity have emerged as a rising star in recent years because of their significant potential applications in bioimaging,information sensing,and photoelectric displays.In this review,the state-of-the-art advances of narrow-bandwidth emissive CDs are systematically summarized,and the factors influencing the emission bandwidth,preparation methods,and applications of narrow-bandwidth emissive CDs are described in detail.Besides,existing challenges and future perspectives for achieving high-performance narrow-bandwidth emissive CDs are also discussed.This overview paper is expected to generate more interest and promote the rapid development of this significant research area.
基金by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21975048,21771039)the Shanghai Science and Technology Committee(19Dz2270100).
文摘Comprehensive Summary Fluorescent silk has potential application in many fields such as bioimaging,tissue engineering scaffolds,luminescent marks,and dazzling fabrics.Among the methods to endow natural silk with fluorescent properties,feeding silkworms with fluorescent additives is facile,low-cost and environment friendly,which has the prospect of large-scale production.In this paper,we reviewed the research progress for this aim in the past ten years,and summarized the unified characteristics for the substances that can enter the silk gland by digestive tract of silkworms.The advantages and disadvantages of various fluorescent materials for this application are compared in detail.And the future research directions are suggested to overcome the shortcomings of the present research.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11074003 and 20973001)the Key Program of Educational Commission of Anhui Province of China (Grant No. KJ2010A132)
文摘The ultrafast carrier relaxation processes in CdTe quantum dots are investigated by femtosecond fluorescence upconversion spectroscopy.Photo-excited hole relaxing to the edge of the forbidden gap takes a maximal time of ～ 1.6 ps with exciting at 400 nm,depending on the state of the photo-excited hole.The shallow trapped states and deep trap states in the forbidden gap are confirmed for CdTe quantum dots.In addition,Auger relaxation of trapped carriers is observed to occur with a time constant of ～ 5 ps.A schematic model of photodynamics is established based on the results of the spectroscopy studies.Our work demonstrates that femtosecond fluorescence up-conversion spectroscopy is a suitable and effective tool in studying the transportation and conversion dynamics of photon energy in a nanosystem.
基金supported by the National Nature Science Foundation of China(No.11674303 and No.11574293)the USTC Center for Micro and Nanoscale Research and Fabrication
文摘Enhancement of uorescent radiation is of great importance for applications including biological imaging,high-sensitivity detectors,and integrated light sources.Strong electromagnetic elds can be created around metallic nanoparticles or in gap of nanostructures,where the local state density of radiating mode is then dramatically enhanced.While enhanced uorescent emission has been demonstrated in many metallic nanoparticles and nanoparticle pairs,simultaneous mediation of absorption and emission processes of uorescent emitters remains challenging in metallic nanostructures.Here,we investigate uorescent emission mediated by metal-dielectric-metal fishnet metasurface,in which localized surface plasmon(LSP)and magnetic plasmon polaritons(MPPs)modes are coupled with absorption and emission processes,respectively.For absorption process,coupling of the LSP mode enables spatially-selective excitation of the uorescent emitters by rotating the polarization of the pump laser beam.In addition,the polarization-dependent MPP mode enables manipulation of both polarization and wavelength of the uorescent emission by introducing a rectangular fishnet structure.All the experimental observations are further corroborated by nite-difference time-domain simulations.The structure reported here has great potential for application to color light-emitting devices and nanoscale integrated light sources.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.21673252, No.21333012, No.21672211, and No.21773252, No.21827803)the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (No.XDB12020200)
文摘The excited-state symmetry-breaking charge transfer (SBCT) dynamics in quadrupolar or octupolar molecules without clear infrared markers is usually hard to be tracked directly. In this work, on the basis of the evolution of instantaneous emission dipole moment obtained by femtosecond transient fluorescence spectroscopy, we presented a real-time characterization of the solvent-induced SBCT dynamics in an octupolar triphenylamine derivative. While the emission dipole moment of the octupolar trimer in weakly polar toluene changes little during the excited-state relaxation, it exhibits a fast reduction in a few picoseconds in strongly polar tetrahydrofuran. In comparison with the uorescence dynamics of dipolar monomer, we deduced that the emitting state of the octupolar trimer in strongly polar solvent, which undergoes solvent-induced structural uctuation, changes from exciton-coupled octupolar to excitation localized dipolar symmetry. In weakly polar solvent, the octupolar symmetry of the trimer is largely preserved during the solvation stabilization.
文摘Excitation-emission matrix fluorescence spectroscopy (EEM) has been widely used to elucidate the origin and structure of humic substances in natural environments. Due to its high sensitivity, good selectivity and non-destructive advantage, the EEM was applied to characterizing a commercial Fluka humic acid (FHA). The results showed that the EEMs of FHA has several Ex/Em peaks. Ionic strength (0- 0.05 mol/L KClO 4) exerted little effect on the fluorescence properties of FHA, while the concentrations (5-100 mg/L) of FHA and pH (2-12) had significant effects. A red shift in the longer wavelength peak region was observed when the concentrations or pH values increased. The fluorescence intensity increased with increasing pH, but slightly decreased in the case of pH= 5.0. The protonation constants (lgK’ HL) of peak B were calculated to be 3.57 and 3.13, indicating that peak B was due to carboxyl groups. The r (A/B) values range from 0.61 to 2.59. A strong linear relationship between r (A/B) and pH was also observed. This indicates that the fluorescence peaks A and B posses similar inherent fluorescence characteristics.
基金Project(2006AA06Z318) supported by the National High-Tech Research and Development Program of China
文摘The aerobic granular sludge was cultivated in a pilot-scale sequencing batch reactor （SBR）, and some of the granules were stored at 8 ℃ for 150 d. Extracellular polymeric substances （EPS） of sludge samples were extracted and analyzed during the granulation and storage process. The results show that the contents of protein and EPS increase along with the granulation process, while polysaccharides remain almost unchanged. The content of protein in EPS is almost two-fold larger than that of polysaccharides in granular sludge cultivated with municipal wastewater. Moreover, some of the granules disintegrate during storage, corresponding to the decrease of protein contents in EPS. Three peaks are identified in three-dimensional excitation emission matrix （EEM） fluorescence spectra of the EPS in the aerobic granules. Two peaks （A and B） are attributed to the protein-like fluorophores, and the third （peak C） is related to visible fulvic-like substances. Peak A gradually disappears during storage, while a new peak related to ultraviolet fulvic acid （peak D） is formed. The formation and the stability of aerobic granules are closely dependent on the quantity and composition of EPS proteins. Peak C has no obvious changes during granulation, while the fulvic-like substances present an increase in fluorescence intensities during storage, accompanied with an increase in structural complexity. The fulvie-like substances are also associated with the disintegration of the aerobic granules.
文摘The binary complexes of europium with benzoic acid and its derivatives(phthalic acid, m-phthalic acid, o-aminobenzoic acid, salicylic acid, and sulfosalicylic acid) weresynthesized and their compositions were identified by elemental analyses. UV and IR of the complexeshave been investigated. The UV spectra indicated that the complexes' ultraviolet absorption weremainly the ligands' absorption. The IR spectra showed that the IR spectra of complexes are differentfrom those of free ligands. The fluorescence properties of them were investigated by usingluminescence spectroscopy, the results showed that only three complexes appear as betterluminescence, they were Eu-benzoic acid, Eu-m-phthalic acid and Eu-phthalic acid, while the othersexhibited the ligands' wideband emission.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No 60378008.
文摘We examine the phase-dependent effects in resonance fluorescence of a two-level atom driven by a trichromatic modulated field. It is shown that the fluorescence spectrum depends crucially on the sum of relative phases of the sideband components compared to the central component, not simply on the respective phases. The appearance or disappearance of the central peak and the selective elimination of the sideband peaks are achieved simply by varying the sum phase. Once the sum phase is fixed, the spectrum keeps its features unchanged regardless of the respective relative phases.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.52272052,51972315,21873110,and 61720106014).
文摘Comprehensive Summary Currently,solid-state fluorescent carbonized polymer dots(CPDs)have attracted attention increasingly due to their applications for optoelectronic display.However,designing CPDs possessing solid-state fluorescence and clarifying the fluorescence mechanism remain challenging.Herein,we initially synthesized a novel type of polythiophene derivatives CPDs,poly-4,4’-(thiophene-3,4-diyl)dibenzoic acid carbonized polymer dots(PDBA-CPDs)with solid-state fluorescence.Subsequently,the structural and optical characterization revealed that the solid-state fluorescence originated from the aggregation induced emission of the CPDs.In brief,in aggregation state,the remaining polymer structure groups on the surface of the CPDs overlapped and weakened the non-radiative transition,enhancing solid-state fluorescence emission.Thirdly,three polythiophene-derived CPDs were designed to further demonstrate the aggregation induced solid-state fluorescence mechanism.Finally,owing to their unique properties of solid-state fluorescence,the white LEDs(light emitting diodes)were fabricated with high color rendering index(CRI)of 82.7 and CIE coordinates of(0.37,0.39)using commercial 460 nm chip.
