Full‐Color Dynamic Afterglow in Carbon Dot‐Based Materials Regulated by Dual‐Phosphorescence Resonance Energy Transfer
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Developing afterglow materials with wide‐range and time‐dependent colors is highly desirable but challenging. Herein, by calcinating the mixture of Rhodamine B and NH 4 Al(OH) 2 CO 3 , carbon dots (CDs) are generated and in situ embedded in the porous Al 2 O 3 , forming the CDs@Al 2 O 3 composite, which exhibits time‐dependent phosphorescence colors (TDPCs) from blue to green after excited by a UV lamp. Photophysical studies reveal that the blue phosphorescence with a short lifetime of 214 ms originates from the carbon core state, while the green phosphorescence with a long lifetime of 915 ms is associated with the surface state of CDs. Simultaneous activation of the blue and green phosphorescence with different lifetimes induces the TDPC performance. Using CDs@Al 2 O 3 as the donor, a series of long‐wavelength fluorescent dyes including Rhodamine 123, Rhodamine 6G, and Rhodamine B as the acceptors, and epoxy resin (ER) as the matrix, a dual‐phosphorescence resonance energy transfer system (CDs@Al 2 O 3 ‐dye‐ER) is constructed to rationally regulate the afterglow emission, conferring the full‐color dynamic afterglow from blue to red at different decay times with high afterglow quantum yields of up to 48.2%. The fascinating afterglow properties of the CDs@Al 2 O 3 ‐dye‐ER composites enable their successful applications in multidimensional information encryption and polychrome 3D artworks.
Source: Small
Language: English
Subfield: Materials Chemistry
Field: Materials Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
Awards: G1668124456, G5890573608
OpenAlex ID: W4403550097