Supramolecular Surface Engineering of Carbon Dots enables Matrix-free Room Temperature Phosphorescence Tao Zhang,a Xiaoyan Wu,b Lele Liu,a Yuxiang Yang,a Jialuo Zhuang,a Zijian Li*,b and Hong Bi*,b Chin. J. Chem. 2022, 40, XXX—XXX. DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.202200XXX
A novel supramolecular strategy based on strong hydrogen bonding has been developed to achieve matrix-free room-temperature phosphorescence for carbon dots (CDs), by covalent decoration of ureido-pyrimidinone on the surface of CDs via post-modification.