%T The effect of pH in the synthesis of carbon quantum dots from rice husk on their photoluminescence properties
%I Institute of Physics Publishing
%A V. Wongso
%A N.S. Sambudi
%A S. Sufian
%A Isnaeni
%A B. Abdullah
%V 268
%D 2019
%N 1
%R 10.1088/1755-1315/268/1/012087
%O cited By 6; Conference of International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Green Technology 2018, SEGT 2018 ; Conference Date: 11 December 2018 Through 14 December 2018; Conference Code:149231
%L scholars11477
%J IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
%X The dependence of photoluminescence properties to pH solution of carbon quantum dots (CQDs) has been widely investigated. However, the influence of pH condition in synthesis process of CQDs was rarely explored, especially in synthesis by using natural precursor. Herein, this report established the synthesis of CQDs from rice husk by using hydrothermal method in varying pH condition (pH 0-14). The oxidation treatment during synthesis process leads to the initiation of surface defect on carbon precursor. Since surface defect plays crucial role in tuning photoluminescence properties, controlling the amount of oxidant agents was suggested to tune distinct photoluminescence properties. According to High-Resolution Transmission Electron Microscope (HRTEM), pH condition during synthesis affects the size of CQDs which has diameter in the range of 3-20 nm. X-ray Diffractometer (XRD) spectra revealed that the obtained CQDs were amorphous with (002) plane of graphite, while the presence of silica on CQDs was revealed by Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDX) and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) findings. Photoluminescence spectroscopy showed that the variation of pH in synthesis process broadens the photoluminescence properties of CQDs from green region wavelength to cyan - orange region wavelength (510-632 nm). Therefore, this study suggests that the variation of pH is able to tune photoluminescence properties of CQDs that will be beneficial for its application. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.
%K Carbon; Energy conservation; Energy dispersive spectroscopy; Environmental technology; Hydrothermal synthesis; Nanocrystals; pH; Photoluminescence; Photoluminescence spectroscopy; Semiconductor quantum dots; Silica; Surface defects, Carbon quantum dots; Energy dispersive X ray spectroscopy; High-resolution transmission electron microscopes; Hydrothermal methods; Oxidation treatments; Photoluminescence properties; Synthesis process; X ray diffractometers, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy