“…The large Stokes shift of ~100 nm indicates that much of the absorbed energy decays via a nonradiative process. [ 40 ] We measured the 2D excitation–emission matrix (EEM) spectra of the B‐CNDs and G‐CNDs (Figure 2(a) and 2(b)); the emission and excitation maxima are observed at 432 nm (em) and 336 nm (ex) for B‐CNDs, and at 518 nm (em) and 389 nm (ex) for G‐CNDs.…”
Carbon nanodots can function as photosensitizers that have the ability to generate reactive oxygen species such as singlet oxygen, hydroxy (OH) radicals, and superoxide ions. However, most of these can only be generated upon ultraviolet light excitation.
“…The large Stokes shift of ~100 nm indicates that much of the absorbed energy decays via a nonradiative process. [ 40 ] We measured the 2D excitation–emission matrix (EEM) spectra of the B‐CNDs and G‐CNDs (Figure 2(a) and 2(b)); the emission and excitation maxima are observed at 432 nm (em) and 336 nm (ex) for B‐CNDs, and at 518 nm (em) and 389 nm (ex) for G‐CNDs.…”
Carbon nanodots can function as photosensitizers that have the ability to generate reactive oxygen species such as singlet oxygen, hydroxy (OH) radicals, and superoxide ions. However, most of these can only be generated upon ultraviolet light excitation.
“…Phosphate glasses (PGs) currently compete with silica glasses because are characterized by their high UV transparency, low IR transparency, and high thermal expansion, as well as their electrical and optical characteristics. Owing to these properties, phosphate glasses offer a unique range of applications, such as glass-polymer composite materials 1 , slow-release fertilization 2 , nuclear waste immobilization matrices 3 , conductive materials 4 amorphous semiconductors 5 , optical waveguides 6 , and solid-state laser 7 .…”
New phosphate glass formulations based on Moroccan natural phosphate minerals alone or with Moroccan red clay additive (containing the P2O5-SiO2-CaO-Al2O3-MgO-Fe2O3-K2O-Na2O-TiO2 complex) have been successfully prepared by the quenching method. The chemical composition of each of the elaborated phosphate glasses was determined by X-ray fluorescence analysis (XRF). These investigated phosphate glasses have an excellent homogeneity as was verified by SEM. Their amorphous behavior was confirmed by XRD and DSC. The increase in density and glass transition temperature due to the addition of clay is believed to be related to the crosslinking of the phosphate chains. Structural investigation of these phosphate glasses was carried out using FTIR and Raman spectroscopies. The results obtained show that the composition of these glasses contains a mixture of ultraphosphate and polyphosphate structural units. The concentrations of this mixture depending on the initial composition of the glass components. A correlation between the chemical composition and the chemical durability of the investigated glasses was studied. The results showed that the dissolution rate of the glasses decreases by increasing the clay composition up to a point. This can be explained by assuming the formation of oxygen bridges and strong bonds within the various glasses.
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