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{"title":"Topological magnetic defects in a strong permanent magnet Nd2Fe14B","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.mtquan.2024.100017","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mtquan.2024.100017","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Skyrmions, highly mobile and manipulable magnetic objects, have garnered significant interest for their potential applications in modern magnetic device technology. However, their formation has been limited to a small number of materials due to the delicate balance of magnetic energies involved. In this study, we report the irreversible formation of skyrmions in Nd₂Fe₁₄B, a rare-earth permanent magnet characterized by large magnetic anisotropy. Remarkably, these magnetic topological defects exist over a wide range of temperatures and magnetic fields (295–565 K and 0–0.1 T) due to the high Curie temperature and significant magnetic anisotropy of Nd₂Fe₁₄B. Our findings not only unveil a new material where skyrmions can form but also open up possibilities for exploring topological defects in various magnetic systems, including strong hard magnets.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100894,"journal":{"name":"Materials Today Quantum","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142432832","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Synthesis of temperature-sensitive boron, nitrogen and sulphur doped carbon dots and their applications","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.mtquan.2024.100018","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mtquan.2024.100018","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Boron-Sulfur-Nitrogen doped carbon dots (B, N, S-CDs) were prepared by a simple hydrothermal method using 2-Mercaptopyrimidine (C₄H₄N₂S) and citric acid (C₆H₈N₇•H₂O) as raw materials. The B, N, S-CDs showed exceptional fluorescence response to Fe²⁺, TC. The results of the B, N, S-CDs are very promising for the detection of real water samples. In addition, the B, N, S-CDs had a good temperature response (reversible and recoverable fluorescence in the temperature range of 25–65︒C). The low cytotoxicity and in vitro cellular imaging properties exhibited by this carbon dot also greatly enhance their utility.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100894,"journal":{"name":"Materials Today Quantum","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142417996","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Nanometric modulations of the magnetic structure of the element Nd","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.mtquan.2024.100016","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mtquan.2024.100016","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The rare earth neodymium arguably exhibits the most complex magnetic ordering and series of magnetic phase transitions of the elements. Here we report the results of small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) measurements as a function of temperature and applied magnetic field to study magnetic correlations on nanometer length scales in Nd. We support these results with additional neutron diffraction, thermodynamic and synchrotron x-ray measurements. The SANS measurements reveal the presence of modulation vectors characterizing the ordered spin configuration which exhibit changes in magnitude and direction that are phase dependent. Between 5.9 and 7.6 K an additional modulation vector is observed with magnitude <span><math><mi>Q</mi></math></span> = 0.12 Å ⁻¹. This scattering appears to originate from order of the Nd layers which contain a center of inversion. Tracking this modulation vector as a function of magnetic field indicates a phase boundary at <span><math><mo>≈</mo></math></span>1 T. The modulation vectors observed in this study establish the presence of nanometer length scale spin textures which are likely stabilized by frustrated Ruderman–Kittel–Kasuya–Yosida (RKKY) interactions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100894,"journal":{"name":"Materials Today Quantum","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142417993","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Correlated insulators and charge density wave states in chirally twisted triple bilayer graphene","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.mtquan.2024.100015","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mtquan.2024.100015","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Motivated by recent experimental observations of displacement-field-tuned correlated insulators at integer and half-integer fillings in chirally twisted triple bilayer graphene (CTTBG) [<span><span>Phys.Rev.Lett.132.246501</span><svg><path></path></svg></span>], we study the single-particle and interacting physics of CTTBG. We find that there are two inequivalent stacking orders, <em>i.e.</em>, AB-AB-BC and AB-AB-AB, and both exhibit flat bands with nontrivial topology. We then use the Hartree–Fock approximation to calculate the rich phase diagram of CTTBG at all integer and half-integer fillings in both stacking orders and under the vertical displacement field. Under a small displacement field, the groundstates are flavor polarized states for AB-AB-BC stacking order and intervalley coherent states for AB-AB-AB stacking order at all integer and half-integer fillings. A larger displacement field will turn them into layer-polarized states. At half-integer fillings, the groundstates also exhibit charge density wave (CDW) order. For AB-AB-AB stacking, the groundstates at half-integer fillings are always 2 × 1 stripe state among a range of displacement fields. For AB-AB-BC stacking, the groundstates at half-integer fillings are also 2 × 1 stripe states under a small displacement field and a larger displacement will possibly favor further translation-symmetry-breaking, depending on filling and the direction of the displacement field. We demonstrate that the CDW states observed in the experiment can originate from the strong Coulomb interaction of the flat band electrons.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100894,"journal":{"name":"Materials Today Quantum","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142328356","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Quantum machine learning for corrosion resistance in stainless steel","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.mtquan.2024.100013","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mtquan.2024.100013","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study evaluates the efficacy of quantum machine learning (QML) models in predicting stainless steel corrosion behaviour. Using two datasets, the quantum support vector classifier (QSVC) outperformed classical models, achieving accuracies of 95.46 % and 94.80 % for Dataset A and Dataset B, respectively. The QSVC excelled in identifying complex corrosion classes and demonstrated robust performance across diverse environments. This QML approach accurately predicts corrosion without experimental testing, saving significant time and cost. Future research will aim to include more environmental variables and steel types, broadening the model's applicability.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100894,"journal":{"name":"Materials Today Quantum","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2950257824000131/pdfft?md5=2dbe1782598f260eba88f00b35e603ac&pid=1-s2.0-S2950257824000131-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142094774","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Layer-polarized anomalous Hall effect in the MnBi2Te4/In2Se3 (In2Te3) heterostructures","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.mtquan.2024.100012","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mtquan.2024.100012","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;The layer-polarized anomalous Hall effect has emerged as a novel phenomenon in the field of condensed matter physics, holding significant promise for future applications in designing low-dissipation devices. Currently, the layer-polarized anomalous Hall effect has been theoretically predicted or experimentally demonstrated through the application of external electric fields or the utilization of sliding ferroelectricity in diverse systems. Here, through first-principles calculations, we propose a pathway to realize the layer-polarized anomalous Hall effect by constructing A-type antiferromagnetic topological insulator MnBi&lt;span&gt;&lt;math&gt;&lt;msub&gt;&lt;mrow&gt;&lt;/mrow&gt;&lt;mrow&gt;&lt;mn&gt;2&lt;/mn&gt;&lt;/mrow&gt;&lt;/msub&gt;&lt;/math&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Te&lt;span&gt;&lt;math&gt;&lt;msub&gt;&lt;mrow&gt;&lt;/mrow&gt;&lt;mrow&gt;&lt;mn&gt;4&lt;/mn&gt;&lt;/mrow&gt;&lt;/msub&gt;&lt;/math&gt;&lt;/span&gt; based heterostructures with ferroelectric materials In&lt;span&gt;&lt;math&gt;&lt;msub&gt;&lt;mrow&gt;&lt;/mrow&gt;&lt;mrow&gt;&lt;mn&gt;2&lt;/mn&gt;&lt;/mrow&gt;&lt;/msub&gt;&lt;/math&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Se&lt;span&gt;&lt;math&gt;&lt;msub&gt;&lt;mrow&gt;&lt;/mrow&gt;&lt;mrow&gt;&lt;mn&gt;3&lt;/mn&gt;&lt;/mrow&gt;&lt;/msub&gt;&lt;/math&gt;&lt;/span&gt;/In&lt;span&gt;&lt;math&gt;&lt;msub&gt;&lt;mrow&gt;&lt;/mrow&gt;&lt;mrow&gt;&lt;mn&gt;2&lt;/mn&gt;&lt;/mrow&gt;&lt;/msub&gt;&lt;/math&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Te&lt;span&gt;&lt;math&gt;&lt;msub&gt;&lt;mrow&gt;&lt;/mrow&gt;&lt;mrow&gt;&lt;mn&gt;3&lt;/mn&gt;&lt;/mrow&gt;&lt;/msub&gt;&lt;/math&gt;&lt;/span&gt;. Our results firstly show that the sizeable band splitting (larger than 20 meV) appears in the antiferromagnetic 4 septuple layers MnBi&lt;span&gt;&lt;math&gt;&lt;msub&gt;&lt;mrow&gt;&lt;/mrow&gt;&lt;mrow&gt;&lt;mn&gt;2&lt;/mn&gt;&lt;/mrow&gt;&lt;/msub&gt;&lt;/math&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Te&lt;span&gt;&lt;math&gt;&lt;msub&gt;&lt;mrow&gt;&lt;/mrow&gt;&lt;mrow&gt;&lt;mn&gt;4&lt;/mn&gt;&lt;/mrow&gt;&lt;/msub&gt;&lt;/math&gt;&lt;/span&gt;/In&lt;span&gt;&lt;math&gt;&lt;msub&gt;&lt;mrow&gt;&lt;/mrow&gt;&lt;mrow&gt;&lt;mn&gt;2&lt;/mn&gt;&lt;/mrow&gt;&lt;/msub&gt;&lt;/math&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Se&lt;span&gt;&lt;math&gt;&lt;msub&gt;&lt;mrow&gt;&lt;/mrow&gt;&lt;mrow&gt;&lt;mn&gt;3&lt;/mn&gt;&lt;/mrow&gt;&lt;/msub&gt;&lt;/math&gt;&lt;/span&gt; system due to broken inversion symmetry. Further calculations approve that the layer-polarized anomalous Hall conductivity with reversal signs can be observed in the antiferromagnetic 4 septuple layers MnBi&lt;span&gt;&lt;math&gt;&lt;msub&gt;&lt;mrow&gt;&lt;/mrow&gt;&lt;mrow&gt;&lt;mn&gt;2&lt;/mn&gt;&lt;/mrow&gt;&lt;/msub&gt;&lt;/math&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Te&lt;span&gt;&lt;math&gt;&lt;msub&gt;&lt;mrow&gt;&lt;/mrow&gt;&lt;mrow&gt;&lt;mn&gt;4&lt;/mn&gt;&lt;/mrow&gt;&lt;/msub&gt;&lt;/math&gt;&lt;/span&gt;/In&lt;span&gt;&lt;math&gt;&lt;msub&gt;&lt;mrow&gt;&lt;/mrow&gt;&lt;mrow&gt;&lt;mn&gt;2&lt;/mn&gt;&lt;/mrow&gt;&lt;/msub&gt;&lt;/math&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Se&lt;span&gt;&lt;math&gt;&lt;msub&gt;&lt;mrow&gt;&lt;/mrow&gt;&lt;mrow&gt;&lt;mn&gt;3&lt;/mn&gt;&lt;/mrow&gt;&lt;/msub&gt;&lt;/math&gt;&lt;/span&gt; (In&lt;span&gt;&lt;math&gt;&lt;msub&gt;&lt;mrow&gt;&lt;/mrow&gt;&lt;mrow&gt;&lt;mn&gt;2&lt;/mn&gt;&lt;/mrow&gt;&lt;/msub&gt;&lt;/math&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Te&lt;span&gt;&lt;math&gt;&lt;msub&gt;&lt;mrow&gt;&lt;/mrow&gt;&lt;mrow&gt;&lt;mn&gt;3&lt;/mn&gt;&lt;/mrow&gt;&lt;/msub&gt;&lt;/math&gt;&lt;/span&gt;) systems by shifting the Fermi energy level. Additionally, it is also found that ferrimagnetic 4 septuple layers MnBi&lt;span&gt;&lt;math&gt;&lt;msub&gt;&lt;mrow&gt;&lt;/mrow&gt;&lt;mrow&gt;&lt;mn&gt;2&lt;/mn&gt;&lt;/mrow&gt;&lt;/msub&gt;&lt;/math&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Te&lt;span&gt;&lt;math&gt;&lt;msub&gt;&lt;mrow&gt;&lt;/mrow&gt;&lt;mrow&gt;&lt;mn&gt;4&lt;/mn&gt;&lt;/mrow&gt;&lt;/msub&gt;&lt;/math&gt;&lt;/span&gt;/In&lt;span&gt;&lt;math&gt;&lt;msub&gt;&lt;mrow&gt;&lt;/mrow&gt;&lt;mrow&gt;&lt;mn&gt;2&lt;/mn&gt;&lt;/mrow&gt;&lt;/msub&gt;&lt;/math&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Se&lt;span&gt;&lt;math&gt;&lt;msub&gt;&lt;mrow&gt;&lt;/mrow&gt;&lt;mrow&gt;&lt;mn&gt;3&lt;/mn&gt;&lt;/mrow&gt;&lt;/msub&gt;&lt;/math&gt;&lt;/span&gt; (In&lt;span&gt;&lt;math&gt;&lt;msub&gt;&lt;mrow&gt;&lt;/mrow&gt;&lt;mrow&gt;&lt;mn&gt;2&lt;/mn&gt;&lt;/mrow&gt;&lt;/msub&gt;&lt;/math&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Te&lt;span&gt;&lt;math&gt;&lt;msub&gt;&lt;mrow&gt;&lt;/mrow&gt;&lt;mrow&gt;&lt;mn&gt;3&lt;/mn&gt;&lt;/mrow&gt;&lt;/msub&gt;&lt;/math&gt;&lt;/span&gt;) can be realized by controlling the direction of ferroelectric polarization of ferroelectric materials. Thus, the resulting layer-polarized anomalous Hal","PeriodicalId":100894,"journal":{"name":"Materials Today Quantum","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S295025782400012X/pdfft?md5=56d493650688f0da73b3e5e4c7112299&pid=1-s2.0-S295025782400012X-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142094775","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Senna-based carbon quantum dots as probes for the determination of Fe3+ and dopamine","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.mtquan.2024.100014","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mtquan.2024.100014","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) are widely used in optical biosensors due to their good biocompatibility and easy synthesis type. Although the carbon sources for preparing CQDs are quite extensive, it is not common to prepare CQDs using herbs as carbon sources. Therefore, CQDs for fluorescence determination of Fe³⁺ and dopamine (DA) were prepared by microwave heating using senna leaf as carbon source. The prepared CQDs showed good dispersion and uniform sphericity under transmission electron microscopy (TEM), with an average particle size of 3.510 nm. Under ultraviolet light, CQDs fluoresce brightly blue and have a strong fluorescence (&gt;1.200*10³ a.u.), with no change in fluorescence intensity over a week. The prepared CQDs were quenched by Fe³⁺ and DA probably due to the static burst effect, which can be confirmed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) analyses. The method has a good linear relationship for Fe³⁺ in the range of 10–3000 μmol/L with a determination limit of 0.1671 μmol/L, and an excellent linear relationship for DA in the range of 5–3000 μmol/L with a determination limit of 0.1653 μmol/L. The method was applied to the determination of Fe³⁺ and DA in real samples, and the recovery rate was satisfactory.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100894,"journal":{"name":"Materials Today Quantum","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2950257824000143/pdfft?md5=2f99c1aa0ced4ec7038f7255994e795e&pid=1-s2.0-S2950257824000143-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142148583","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Synthesis of strongly confined Bi2Te3 quantum dots by pulsed laser ablation in liquids","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.mtquan.2024.100011","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mtquan.2024.100011","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Quantum dots are semiconductor nanoparticles where electrons’ motion is confined within the three physical dimensions of the nanoparticle, such that discretization of energy levels is observed. In this article, quantum dots of Bi₂Te₃, with sizes around 9 ± 2 nm and energy bandgap around ∼ 2.8 eV, were successfully synthesized by pulsed laser ablation in liquids. Those dots were found to be within the strong confinement regime.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100894,"journal":{"name":"Materials Today Quantum","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2950257824000118/pdfft?md5=afbc86d67682813fabc58b44b380c138&pid=1-s2.0-S2950257824000118-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142075926","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Stabilization mechanisms of magnetic skyrmion crystal and multiple-Q states based on momentum-resolved spin interactions","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.mtquan.2024.100010","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mtquan.2024.100010","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Multiple-<span><math><mi>Q</mi></math></span> states as represented by a magnetic skyrmion crystal and hedgehog crystal have been extensively studied in recent years owing to their unconventional physical properties. The materials hosting multiple-<span><math><mi>Q</mi></math></span> states have been so far observed in a variety of lattice structures and chemical compositions, which indicates rich stabilization mechanisms inducing the multiple-<span><math><mi>Q</mi></math></span> states. We review recent developments in the research of the stabilization mechanisms of such multiple-<span><math><mi>Q</mi></math></span> states with an emphasis on the microscopic spin interactions in momentum space. We show that an effective momentum-resolved spin model is a canonical model for not only understanding the microscopic origin of various multiple-<span><math><mi>Q</mi></math></span> states but also exploring further exotic multiple-<span><math><mi>Q</mi></math></span> states with topological properties. We introduce several key ingredients to realize the magnetic skyrmion crystal with the skyrmion numbers of one and two, hedgehog crystal, meron–antimeron crystal, bubble crystal, and other multiple-<span><math><mi>Q</mi></math></span> states. We also review that the effective spin model can be used to reproduce the magnetic phase diagram in experiments efficiently.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100894,"journal":{"name":"Materials Today Quantum","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2950257824000106/pdfft?md5=93373e393eed686b303bb92293c4950c&pid=1-s2.0-S2950257824000106-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142020885","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Selective detection of Co2+ by L-CyS/AA CQDs and Construction of PASS 0 gate","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.mtquan.2024.100009","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mtquan.2024.100009","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Since the accidental discovery of carbon quantum dots (CQDs) in 2004, they have been widely used in the field of fluorescence sensing by combining their good optical and physicochemical properties with a wide source of raw materials and a simple synthesis process. In this work, we have synthesised sulphur-doped carbon quantum dots L-CyS/AA CQDs by a one-step microwave method using L-cysteine (L-CyS) and ascorbic acid (AA) as carbon and sulphur sources. It was also analysed by fluorescence spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The prepared L-CyS/AA CQDs showed good dispersion under TEM with a spherical shape and an average particle size of 7.3 nm. L-CyS/AA CQDs were observed to be bright blue-green fluorescent with strong fluorescence (&gt;3.5*10³ a.u.) under UV light irradiation. PASS 0 logic gate operation can be achieved by controlling different fluorescent input and output. L-CyS/AA CQDs were able to achieve selective detection of Co²⁺ with a LOD of 63.2 μM, which provides a new method for Co²⁺ detection that can be used for the detection of Co²⁺ in real water samples.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100894,"journal":{"name":"Materials Today Quantum","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S295025782400009X/pdfft?md5=69c523d235651d9819015fb90c361e78&pid=1-s2.0-S295025782400009X-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141848720","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}