Multifunctional Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanodots for Photoluminescence, Sensor, and Visible-Light-Induced H2 Production.
Herein, multifunctional N-doped carbon nanodots (NCNDs) were prepared through the one-step hydrothermal treatment of yeast. Results show that the NCNDs can be used as a new photocatalyst to drive the water-splitting reaction under UV light. Moreover, the NCNDs can efficiently catalyze the hydrogen evolution reaction. Under visible-light irradiation, Eosin Y-sensitized NCNDs exhibit excellent activity for hydrogen evolution. The hydrogen evolution rate of NCNDs (without any modification and co-catalyst) reaches 107.1 μmol h(-1) (2142 μmol g(-1)  h(-1) ). When Pt is loaded on the NCNDs, the hydrogen evolution rate reaches 491.2 μmol h(-1) (9824 μmol g(-1)  h(-1)) under visible-light irradiation. In addition, the NCNDs show excellent fluorescent properties and can be applied as a fluorescent probe for the sensitive and selective detection of Fe(3+) .
State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan, 030001 (P. R. China).|University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100039 (P. R. China).
Pengju
P
Yang
State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan, 030001 (P. R. China).
Jianghong
J
Zhao
State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan, 030001 (P. R. China).|University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100039 (P. R. China).
Jian
J
Wang
State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan, 030001 (P. R. China).|University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100039 (P. R. China).
Huijuan
H
Cui
State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan, 030001 (P. R. China).
Li
L
Li
State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan, 030001 (P. R. China). zpzhu@sxicc.ac.cn.
Zhenping
Z
Zhu
carbon nanodots; fluorescent probes; hydrogen evolution reaction; photocatalysis; visible light