CdS Nanoplates Modification as a Platform for Synthesis of Blue-Emitting Nanoparticles

In this paper, the study of surface modification of two-dimensional (2D), non-luminescent CdS nanoplates (NPLs) by thiol-containing ligands is presented. We show that a process of twophase transfers with appropriate ligand exchange transforms non-luminescent NPLs into spherical CdS nanoparticles (NPs) exhibiting a blue photoluminescence with exceptionally high quantum yield ~90%. In the process, transfer from inorganic solvent to water is performed, with appropriately selected ligand molecules and pH values (forward phase transfer), which produces NPs with modified size and shape. Then, in reverse phase transfer, NPs are transferred back to toluene due to surface modification by combined Cd (OL)2 and Cd (Ac)2. As a result, spherical NPs are formed (average diameter between 4 and 6 nm) with PL QY as high as 90%. This is unique for core only CdS NPs without inorganic shell.

Stable Boron-Containing Blue-Photoluminescent Radicals

<div>It is highly urgent to develop synthetic strategies to make new category of stable luminescent radicals with desired emission wavelength. In this study, we have isolated two dioxoborocyclic radicals ( <b>3</b> and <b>4</b> ) by a direct sy nthetic rou te. They were charac terized by UV, EPR spectroscopy and SQUID measurements. Their structures were obtained by single crystal X ray diffraction. Both radicals produce blue photoluminescence (458 nm for <b>3</b> and 478 nm for <b>4</b> ) by radiative decay from higher excited states (D₂/D₃) to the ground state (D₀) based on theoretical calculation, breaking Kasha rule. The work records a new kind of radical emitters and the first stable radicals with blue emission bands.</div>

Stable Boron-Containing Blue-Photoluminescent Radicals

<div>It is highly urgent to develop synthetic strategies to make new category of stable luminescent radicals with desired emission wavelength. In this study, we have isolated two dioxoborocyclic radicals ( <b>3</b> and <b>4</b> ) by a direct sy nthetic rou te. They were charac terized by UV, EPR spectroscopy and SQUID measurements. Their structures were obtained by single crystal X ray diffraction. Both radicals produce blue photoluminescence (458 nm for <b>3</b> and 478 nm for <b>4</b> ) by radiative decay from higher excited states (D₂/D₃) to the ground state (D₀) based on theoretical calculation, breaking Kasha rule. The work records a new kind of radical emitters and the first stable radicals with blue emission bands.</div>

Enhanced blue photoluminescence and photostability of Cs3Bi2Br9 perovskite quantum dots via surface passivation with silver ions

Lead halide perovskite quantum dots (QDs) with color-tunability and narrow-band emissions are promising materials of nanophotonic and photoelectronic fields, but the lead toxicity and instability limit their practical applications. On...