title: Rationally Designed Carbon Nanodots towards Pure White-Light Emission.
abstract: We report a rational synthesis of carbon nanodots (CNDs) aimed at tailoring their emission, starting from a reasoned choice of organic precursors. To showcase the potential of this approach in a field such as optoelectronics, we designed experiments aimed at preparing materials that emit across the entire visible spectrum. Specifically, using precursors such as arginine, ethylenediamine, naphthalene dianhydride, and 2,6-dibromonaphtalene dianhydride, in appropriate ratios, it was possible to obtain pure white-light (0.33, 0.33; CIE coordinates) emitting carbon nanodots (WCNDs) through a one-step microwave-assisted synthesis and facile purification. The characterization and properties of this novel nanomaterial is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, INSTM UdR Trieste, University of Trieste, Via Licio Giorgieri 1, Trieste, 34127, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-1909-5241
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Arcudi
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, INSTM UdR Trieste, University of Trieste, Via Licio Giorgieri 1, Trieste, 34127, Italy.
authors.forename: Luka
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-8346-7110
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Đorđević
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, INSTM UdR Trieste, University of Trieste, Via Licio Giorgieri 1, Trieste, 34127, Italy.|Carbon Nanobiotechnology Laboratory CIC biomaGUNE, Paseo de Miramón 182, 20009, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain.|Basque Fdn Sci, Ikerbasque, Bilbao, 48013, Spain.
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-8869-8612
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Prato
keywords: carbon nanodots; microwaves; nanotechnology; naphthalene diimides; white-light emission