The invention discloses a
nitrogen-
doped carbon dot material with a high emulsification level and a preparation method thereof, and belongs to the technical field of two-dimensional interface materials. The method comprises the following steps: firstly, adding a NaOH
aqueous solution into an
acetaldehyde aqueous solution, then adding
hydrochloric acid to adjust the pH value of the solution to be neutral, stirring for reaction, then centrifuging to retain precipitate, extracting with
liquid nitrogen, and freeze-
drying to obtain a
carbon dot material; and adding the
carbon dot material into a
system of
potassium methoxide and a
nitrogen source, carrying out heating reaction, carrying out
centrifugation, retaining the precipitate,
drying, and preparing the
nitrogen-
doped carbon dot material with a high emulsification level by controlling the reaction time, regulating the acid amount and changing the
nitrogen source. A large amount of nanoscale nitrogen-
doped carbon dot material emulsifiers with an amphiphilic emulsification effect can be rapidly synthesized under mild
reaction conditions, the obtained nitrogen-doped
carbon dot material is uniform in size and high in
dispersity, the emulsification requirements under different
oil phase conditions can be met, the preparation process is simple,
dialysis and
centrifugation are not needed in industrial production, and the method is suitable for industrial production. And the nitrogen-doped carbon dot material with a high emulsification level can be prepared only through
centrifugation and
drying.