Temperature-dependence on the optical properties of chitosan carbon dots in the solid state

We report the synthesis of chitosan-derived aminated carbon dots with dual fluorescence bands and their influence on the morphology, absorption and emission spectral profiles as well as on the band gap energy in relation to thermal treatment after synthesis. To unravel these changes, we performed sp...

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Published in:	RSC advances Vol. 11; no. 5; pp. 2767 - 2773
Main Authors:	Sonsin, Artur F, Nascimento, Sendy M. S, Albuquerque, Itiara Mayra B, Silva, Elaine C. O, Rocha, José Carlos A, Oliveira, Raissa S, Barbosa, Cintya D' Angeles E. S, Souza, Samuel T, Fonseca, Eduardo J. S
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Royal Society of Chemistry 13-01-2021 The Royal Society of Chemistry
Subjects:	Absorption spectra Atomic force microscopy Carbon Carbon dots Chemistry Chitosan Doppler effect Energy gap Fluorescence Heat treatment Heating Morphology Optical properties Red shift Solid state Surface chemistry Synthesis Temperature Temperature dependence
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Summary:	We report the synthesis of chitosan-derived aminated carbon dots with dual fluorescence bands and their influence on the morphology, absorption and emission spectral profiles as well as on the band gap energy in relation to thermal treatment after synthesis. To unravel these changes, we performed spectroscopic measurements in the solid state on two stages at temperatures ranging from 303 to 453 K. For the first heating stage, the emission spectrum showed a 20 nm red shift and a new absorption band at 350 nm, possibly related to new bonds and/or nitrogenous molecular fractions. For the second heating stage in the same temperature range, no displacements in the emission spectrum were observed and both the energy gap and bandwidths for the two emission bands are practically constant, indicating a change nitrogen moiety exposed on the surface. Furthermore, through atomic force microscopy it was noted that the morphology and size of the CDs were not significantly affected by the increase in temperature. It is noteworthy that the values of the Huang-Rhys factor, respectively, 2.584 × 10 −10 and 2.315 × 10 −9 for band I and II emission after the second heating indicate a mechanism of weak electron-phonon interactions. This work may open a novel perspective for the development of new surface modulation strategies for carbon dots subjected to thermal treatment in the solid state. Effect of thermal treatment on chitosan CDs in the solid state causes a redshift of PL emission and changes in surface states.
Bibliography:	10.1039/d0ra07779h Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available. See DOI ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23
ISSN:	2046-2069 2046-2069
DOI:	10.1039/d0ra07779h