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Chiral carbon quantum dots for optical power limiting application.

Boying Yang¹, Zhao Zhang¹, Yuxia Luo¹

¹College of Bioresources Chemical and Materials Engineering, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Light Chemistry Engineering Education, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021 China.

Spectrochimica Acta. Part A, Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy

|February 14, 2025

Summary

Chirality introduced into carbon quantum dots (CQDs) created chiral CQDs (CCQDs) with enhanced optical power limiting (OPL) properties. Sulfur- and nitrogen-doped CCQDs showed superior OPL performance due to a smaller band gap.

Keywords:

Chiral carbon quantum dots Chiral regulation Heteroatom doping Optical power limiting Two-photon absorption

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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Nanotechnology
Optoelectronics

Background:

Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) are nanomaterials with unique photophysical properties.
Chirality is an important property that can influence material characteristics.
Optical power limiting (OPL) is crucial for protecting optical sensors and human eyes.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce chirality into CQDs to create chiral carbon quantum dots (CCQDs).
To investigate the effect of chirality on the OPL properties of CQDs.
To explore the potential of CCQDs for OPL applications.

Main Methods:

Synthesis of chiral CQDs (CCQDs) using chiral precursors like l/d-threonine (Thr) and l/d-cysteine (Cys).
Characterization of photophysical properties and OPL performance of synthesized CCQDs.
Z-scan measurements to evaluate nonlinear absorption and OPL behavior.
Calculation of band gaps to correlate with OPL performance.

Main Results:

CCQDs were successfully synthesized with excellent photophysical properties.
CCQDs exhibited modulated OPL properties, with l/d-CysCQD showing better performance than l/d-ThrCQD.
The smaller band gap of N and S-containing l/d-CysCQD, attributed to a D-π-A-like structure, enhanced electron transport and OPL.
A difference in OPL was observed between l- and d-type CCQDs, with d-type exhibiting higher nonlinear absorption due to a smaller band gap.

Conclusions:

Chirality is a key factor in modulating the OPL properties of CQDs.
Sulfur and nitrogen co-doping in CCQDs significantly improves OPL performance.
The observed difference in OPL between enantiomers opens new possibilities for chiral modulation in OPL technologies.