Nano Research ( IF 9.5 ) Pub Date : 2023-01-11 , DOI: 10.1007/s12274-022-5131-7 Fitri Aulia Permatasari , Reza Umami , Citra Deliana Dewi Sundari , Tirta Rona Mayangsari , Atthar Luqman Ivansyah , Fahdzi Muttaqien , Takashi Ogi , Ferry Iskandar
Controlled C—N configurations, i.e., pyrrolic-N, pyridinic-N, and graphitic-N, are promising strategies to tailor the carbon dots’ (CDs) optical properties into the first near infrared (NIR) window (650–900 nm), a responsive range for biomedical application. However, a deep understanding of the role of the C—N configuration in the CDs’ properties is still challenging and thought-provoking owing to their complex structure. Here, an underlying pyrrolic-N concentration and position effect on the pyrrolic-N-rich CDs’ absorption was comprehensively elucidated based on the integrated experimental and computational studies. The as-synthesized pyrrolic-N-rich CDs exhibit a first NIR window absorption centered at 650 nm with high photothermal conversion. Pyrrolic-N concentrations from 1.4% to 11.3% and positions (edge and mid-site) were systematically investigated. A mid-site pyrrolic-N was subsequently generated after the pyrrolic-N concentration more than 10%. Edge-site pyrrolic-N induces a frontier orbital hybridization, reducing bandgap energy, while mid-site pyrrolic-N plays a critical role in inducing a first NIR window absorption owing to their high charge transfer. Also, pyrrolic-N-rich CDs inherit a bowl-like topological feature, elevating the CDs’ layer thickness as much as 0.71 nm. This study shed light on the design and optimization of pyrrolic-N on CDs for the first NIR window responsive materials in any biomedical application.
中文翻译:
对富含吡咯氮的碳点的第一近红外窗口吸收的吡咯氮位点效应的新见解
受控的 C-N 配置,即吡咯-N、吡啶-N 和石墨-N,是将碳点 (CD) 光学特性定制到第一近红外 (NIR) 窗口(650–900 nm)中的有前途的策略,生物医学应用的响应范围。然而,由于其复杂的结构,深入了解 C-N 构型在 CD 特性中的作用仍然具有挑战性和发人深省。在这里,基于综合实验和计算研究,全面阐明了潜在的吡咯-N 浓度和位置对富含吡咯-N 的 CDs 吸收的影响。合成后的富含吡咯氮的 CD 表现出以 650 nm 为中心的第一 NIR 窗口吸收,具有高光热转换。吡咯-N 浓度从 1.4% 到 11。系统调查了 3% 和位置(边缘和中间站点)。在吡咯-N 浓度超过 10% 后,随后生成中间位点吡咯-N。边缘位点吡咯-N 诱导前沿轨道杂化,降低带隙能量,而中位点吡咯-N 由于其高电荷转移而在诱导第一 NIR 窗口吸收方面起着关键作用。此外,富含吡咯 N 的 CD 继承了碗状拓扑特征,将 CD 的层厚度提高了 0.71 nm。这项研究阐明了 CD 上吡咯-N 的设计和优化,用于任何生物医学应用中的第一个 NIR 窗口响应材料。而中位吡咯-N 由于其高电荷转移而在诱导第一 NIR 窗口吸收方面起着关键作用。此外,富含吡咯 N 的 CD 继承了碗状拓扑特征,将 CD 的层厚度提高了 0.71 nm。这项研究阐明了 CD 上吡咯-N 的设计和优化,用于任何生物医学应用中的第一个 NIR 窗口响应材料。而中位吡咯-N 由于其高电荷转移而在诱导第一 NIR 窗口吸收方面起着关键作用。此外,富含吡咯 N 的 CD 继承了碗状拓扑特征,将 CD 的层厚度提高了 0.71 nm。这项研究阐明了 CD 上吡咯-N 的设计和优化,用于任何生物医学应用中的第一个 NIR 窗口响应材料。