Room-temperature phosphorescent (RTP) carbon dots (CDs) have been fascinated by a lot of scholars because of their stable triplet excited states and environmental friendliness. Herein, novel fluorescent oxygen-enriched CDs were synthesized by a simple one-step solvothermal approach, which can be applied in cell imaging directly as a nontoxic fluorescent probe. When mixing the CDs with polyvinyl alcohol, the composite exhibits excellent RTP performance, which has the exciting prospect of applications in security protection. The observed RTP is attributed to the lone pair electrons provided by oxygen-rich functional groups of CDs. Benefitting from the n → π* transition and triplet exciton filling, the C−O−C groups of CDs play a significant role in their ultralong RTP performance. Our finding creates an avenue for advanced security protection technology based on metal-free RTP carbon nanomaterials.

The degradation of high power GaN/InGaN blue light-emitting diodes (LEDs) was investigated by considering the electrical, optical and thermal ageing characteristics. The LED samples were stressed at the elevated temperature of 85 °C with an injection current of 350 mA. Changes in the tunnelling current and series resistance for the electrical characteristics and an initial increase followed by a gradual decrease for the optical power were observed. Variations of the thermal resistance in the chip and package were found to be 2 °C W−1 and 0.3 °C W−1, respectively. The responsible factors were proposed to be: (a) the dopant activation and changes of defects in the chip level; (b) the yellowing of the optical lens and structural degradations such as generating voids or delaminations in the package level. The changes in the electrical, optical and thermal characteristics were found to depend on and affect each other. The internal relationship for the characteristics of the three aspects was explained.

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The transparent conductive films (TCFs) based on silver nanowires are expected to be a next-generation electrode for flexible electronics. However, their defects such as easy oxidation and high junction resistance limit its wide application in practical situations. Herein, a method of coating Ti3C2Tx with different sizes was proposed to prepare silver nanowire/MXene composite films. The solution-processed silver nanowire (AgNW) networks were patched and welded by capillary force effect through the double-coatings of small and large MXene nanosheets. The sheet resistance of the optimized AgNW/MXene TCFs was 15.1 Ω/sq, the optical transmittance at 550 nm was 89.3%, and the figure of merit value was 214.4. Moreover, the AgNW/MXene TCF showed higher stability at 1600 mechanical bending, annealing at 100 °C for 50 h, and exposure to ambient air for 40 days. These results indicate that the novel AgNW/MXene TCFs have a great potential for high-performance flexible optoelectronic devices.

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