White light illumination is essential in daily life,however,the substantial amount of blue light it contains can damage human eyes.Therefore,it is important to block this high-energy blue light to protect visual healt...White light illumination is essential in daily life,however,the substantial amount of blue light it contains can damage human eyes.Therefore,it is important to block this high-energy blue light to protect visual health.In this study,yellow-emitting carbon dots(CDs)with a quantum yield exceeding 94%were synthesized using citric acid and urea.These CDs effectively absorb blue light.By incorporating them into polystyrene,multiple films termed CDs-based blue light blocking films(CBFs)were developed,each offering different levels of blue light absorption.These CBFs exhibited excellent transparency and efficient blue light filtering capabilities.This study highlights the potential of high quantum yield CDs,which specifically absorb blue light,as foundational materials for developing light-blocking solutions against highenergy short-wavelength light.展开更多
基金supported by Medical Science and Technology Research Project of Henan Province(Joint Construction Project)(No.LHGJ20200433)National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52122308)。
文摘White light illumination is essential in daily life,however,the substantial amount of blue light it contains can damage human eyes.Therefore,it is important to block this high-energy blue light to protect visual health.In this study,yellow-emitting carbon dots(CDs)with a quantum yield exceeding 94%were synthesized using citric acid and urea.These CDs effectively absorb blue light.By incorporating them into polystyrene,multiple films termed CDs-based blue light blocking films(CBFs)were developed,each offering different levels of blue light absorption.These CBFs exhibited excellent transparency and efficient blue light filtering capabilities.This study highlights the potential of high quantum yield CDs,which specifically absorb blue light,as foundational materials for developing light-blocking solutions against highenergy short-wavelength light.
