Fluorescent CQD-Doped Styrene Acrylic Emulsion Coating Film with Enhanced Optical Properties
- Nanjing Forestry University (China); OSTI
- Nanjing Forestry University (China)
- Nanjing Forestry University (China); University of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)
Styrene acrylic emulsions (SAEs) have emerged as a promising material for water-based coatings. However, they are still limited by their own defects in practical applications, poor weatherability, and degradation of performance at lower or higher temperatures. Here, we introduce a facile approach to producing fluorescent carbon quantum dots (CQDs) from wood processing residues and fabricating fluorescent CQD/SAE coating films via emulsion-casting. The addition of the fluorescent CQDs enhanced the optical performance of the CQD/SAE coating films. The fluorescent CQDs were prepared via a hydrothermal approach and were obtained after heating at 180 °C for 6 h at a reaction concentration of 50 mg/mL. The synthesized CQDs resulted in a high fluorescence, and the CQDs had an average size of 1.63 nm. Various concentrations of the fluorescent CQDs were doped into the SAE coating film, which improved its optical properties. We also characterized and discussed the products and then explored their optical properties. This study presents the potential of fluorescent CQD/SAE coating films for applications in anti-counterfeiting coatings, fluorescent adhesives, and papermaking.
- Research Organization:
- University of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- Fellowship of China Postdoctoral Science Foundation; National Natural Science Foundation of China; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division (MSE); Youth Fund for Humanities and Social Sciences Research of the Ministry of Education
- OSTI ID:
- 1904009
- Journal Information:
- International Journal of Molecular Sciences (Online), Journal Name: International Journal of Molecular Sciences (Online) Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 23; ISSN 1422-0067
- Publisher:
- MDPICopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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