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Yuantong Liang^1,2, Chenguang Lu¹, Defang Ding¹

¹CAS Key Lab for Nanosystem and Hierarchy Fabrication , National Center for Nanoscience and Technology , Beijing , 100190 , China . Email: lucg@nanoctr.cn ;

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Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) act as phase transfer agents for nanoparticles (NPs), enabling enhanced thermoelectric performance in GQD-NP composites due to limited crystal size during sintering.

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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Nanotechnology
Physical Chemistry

Background:

Nanoparticles (NPs) often require surface modification for solubility in different solvents.
Phase transfer agents are crucial for facilitating reactions and material processing in multiphase systems.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate graphene quantum dots (GQDs) as novel phase transfer agents for nanoparticles (NPs).
To evaluate the impact of GQD-mediated NP transfer on thermoelectric properties and material processing.

Main Methods:

Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) were used to transfer various nanoparticles (NPs) from non-polar to polar solvents.
Characterization of NPs confirmed complete native ligand exchange.
Spark plasma sintering was employed to form GQD-NP composite pellets.
Photoluminescence spectroscopy was used to study energy transfer.

Main Results:

Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) successfully facilitated phase transfer of nanoparticles (NPs) with complete ligand exchange.
GQD-NP composites exhibited limited crystal size during spark plasma sintering.
Enhanced thermoelectric performance was observed in GQD-NP composites compared to ion-exchanged NPs.
Evidence of energy transfer from GQDs to NPs was detected via photoluminescence.

Conclusions:

Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) are effective phase transfer agents for nanoparticles (NPs).
GQD-NP composites demonstrate improved thermoelectric properties owing to controlled crystal growth.
The study highlights the potential of GQD-NP composites in advanced material applications.