Photosensitization of singlet oxygen by O,N-doped carbon dots


Ibrayev N. Amanzholova G. Minaev B. Khamza T.
May 2026Elsevier B.V.

Journal of Luminescence
2026#293

Carbon dots doped with oxygen- and nitrogen-containing functional groups were synthesized to act as photosensitizers for singlet oxygen Ο2g1) generation. Structural studies revealed the presence of O,N-containing functional centers on the surface of carbon dots. The absorption and luminescence properties were investigated in water-ethanol mixtures. The effects of external heavy atoms and temperature on the delayed fluorescence of the carbon dots were examined. It was found that increasing the carbon dot concentration leads to an increase in Ο2g1) phosphorescence intensity, while the lifetime of carbon dots decreases. Upon the addition of Ο2g3) molecules to a degassed solution of carbon dots, a singlet-triplet annihilation occurs, the efficiency of which is governed by the concentration ratio of triplet state of carbon dots to Ο2g1) molecules. The quantum yield of Ο2g1) generation is equal to ΦΔ = 0.29.

Carbon dots , Phosphorescence , Photodynamic therapy , Sensitization , Singlet oxygen

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Institute of Molecular Nanophotonics, Buketov Karaganda National Research University, Karaganda, 100024, Kazakhstan
Bohdan Khmelnytsky National University, Cherkasy, 18031, Ukraine
Istanbul Technical University, Maslak, Sariyer, Istanbul, 34485, Turkey

Institute of Molecular Nanophotonics
Bohdan Khmelnytsky National University
Istanbul Technical University

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