Easy extraction of water-soluble graphene quantum dots for light emitting diodes

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Graphene quantum dots in powder form obtained in single-step leads fabricating color tunable light emitting diodes with low turn-on voltages.

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Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) have attracted a large amount of attention due to their unique optoelectronic properties, which arise from the quantum confinement effect or edge effect or surface functionalization. Popular routes for designing GQDs are based on the reactions in aqueous phases, which are detrimental for integration of GQDs into optoelectronic devices. Hence, a critical challenge remains in utilizing the water-soluble GQDs for fabricating optoelectronic devices. Here we demonstrate for the first time a single step facile route to extract water-soluble GQDs into solid powder under reduced pressure for the fabrication of light emitting diodes (LEDs). The process avoids the need for post synthesis ex situ functionalization or the use of additional polymers to make GQDs hydrophobic retaining the intrinsic luminescent behavior of GQDs. The measured current–voltage characteristics of GQD-LED devices showed a significantly low turn-on voltage of ∼2.5 V. Bias dependent electroluminescence leading to color tunability from blue to deep cyan is demonstrated.

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Graphene is a rapidly rising star on the horizon of materials science and condensed-matter physics. This strictly two-dimensional material exhibits exceptionally high crystal and electronic quality, and, despite its short history, has already revealed a cornucopia of new physics and potential applications, which are briefly discussed here. Whereas one can be certain of the realness of applications only when commercial products appear, graphene no longer requires any further proof of its importance in terms of fundamental physics. Owing to its unusual electronic spectrum, graphene has led to the emergence of a new paradigm of 'relativistic' condensed-matter physics, where quantum relativistic phenomena, some of which are unobservable in high-energy physics, can now be mimicked and tested in table-top experiments. More generally, graphene represents a conceptually new class of materials that are only one atom thick, and, on this basis, offers new inroads into low-dimensional physics that has never ceased to surprise and continues to provide a fertile ground for applications.