Carbon dots (CDs) are metal-free fluorescent materials that can be used in optical and electronic devices, but few studies have focused on one-step synthesis routes for CDs with tunable color and high photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY). Herein, CDs with tunable light emission were synthesized using a novel amide-assisted solvothermal approach. The as-prepared CDs were well dispersed and homogeneous, with average diameters of approximately 2.0–4.0 nm, depending on the dopants. Owing to the surface states with different ratios of nitrogen- and oxygen-related species, different CDs can exhibit blue, green, red, or white emission with relatively high PLQYs of 61.6%, 41.3%, 29.1% and 19.7%, respectively. XPS measurements, in conjunction with DFT calculations, indicate that nitrogen substitution (pyridinic/pyrrolic nitrogen) dominates the blue emission, while introducing oxygen functional groups lowered the LUMO energy level, which resulted in redder emission. In addition, the CDs are demonstrated as a bioimaging probe in bothin vitro and in vivo assays, and the white light CDs have been demonstrated to be potential fluorescent materials for white-light-emitting diode (WLED).
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |