Carbon dot narrowband luminescent materials
siyu Lu a
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Proceedings of MATSUS Spring 2026 Conference (MATSUSSpring26)
C4 Precision synthesis of nanocrystals and nanochemistry
Barcelona, Spain, 2026 March 23rd - 27th
Organizers: ZHANZHAO LI, Baowei Zhang and Juliette Zito
Invited Speaker, siyu Lu, presentation 687
Publication date: 15th December 2025

The broad-band emision of carbon dots (CDs) has been a key bottleneck restricting their application in high-color-purity optoelectronic devices,such as wide color gamut displays.  To address this fundamental challenge, we propose a rational synthesis strategy to achieve full-color narrow-band emision from carbon dots.  Through meticulous core-shell stucture engineering,by selecting highly symmetric precursors and fine-tuning reaction kinetics, we successfully achieved the tunable fabrication of high-color-purity near-infrared CDs,achieving a maximum emision wavelength of 704 nm and a minimum half-width of 29 nm. The superior performance of these narrow-band CDs has been validated in practical display prototypes. By integrating blue, gren,and red CDs onto a UV chip,a white light-emitting diode (W-LED) was fabricated.  This device exhibits an extremely wide color gamut, covering 114% of the NTSC standard, fully demonstrating the high color purity of our materials and their application potential in next-generation display technologies. In summary,this work provides a fundamental design principle for overcoming the inherent broadband emision problem of carbon dots. It establishes narowband emision carbon dots as a viable,high-performance, heavy metal-free alternative to traditional quantum dots for use in demanding display applications.

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