The present invention relates to a preparation method of
carbon quantum dots with adjustable
fluorescence colors, and belongs to the technical field of nanometer materials. According to method,
citric acid or a citrate is adopted as a
carbon source, a
nitrogen-containing compound is adopted as a nitridation agent,
hydrogen peroxide is adopted as an oxidant, a
hydrothermal synthesis method is adopted to obtain an
aqueous solution of
carbon quantum dots emitting blue or green
fluorescence under
ultraviolet light excitation,
reaction conditions are easily controlled, and the method is suitable for scale production. The prepared
carbon quantum dots have advantages of adjustable
fluorescence color, high yield, high
quantum efficiency, good result reproducibility and the like, wherein the product can be directly used for tumor
cell labeling and
live cell imaging labeling. According to the present invention, only the one reactant is required, the raw materials are easily-available and non-toxic, the production process does not require special protection, the reaction condition is easily controlled, and the obtained carbon
quantum dots have advantages of high yield, high
quantum efficiency, good result reproducibility and the like; and the method has characteristics of high yield, simple preparation process, low cost, easy scale production and the like.