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RSC ADVANCES
Volume 3, Issue 22, Pages 8286-8290Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c3ra00088e
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- NRB [DNRD/05/4003/NRB/251]
- SAP (UGC), India [F.3-30/2009(SAPII)]
- FIST program (DST), India [SR/FST/CSI-203/209/1]
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Green luminescent water soluble oxygenous carbon dots with an average size of 3 nm were synthesized by simply heating banana (Musa acuminata) juice at 150 degrees C for 4 h without using any surface passivating and oxidizing agent or inorganic salt. The literature was used to propose a possible mechanism for the formation of carbon dots by this approach. The resulting carbon dots exhibited concentration, excitation wavelength and pH dependent luminescent behavior in the visible range. The quantum yield was 8.95 on excitation at a wavelength of 360 nm, using quinine sulfate as the reference. The presence of large amounts of oxygenous functionality was confirmed by FTIR and EDX studies. XRD and TEM illustrated the poor crystalline nature and narrow distribution of these spherical carbon dots. Thus bio-based fluorescent carbon dots with a high yield were reported for the first time through a simple and effective route without using any special apparatus or reagents.
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