The Consequences of Water Interactions with Nitrogen-Containing Carbonaceous Quantum Dots—The Mechanistic Studies
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. The N-CQDs Synthesis
3.2. N-CQDs Physicochemical Characterization
3.3. ATR FTIR Analysis
3.4. Calorimetric Analysis
3.5. Ab Initio Studies
4. Conclusions
- (i)
- the dissociative H2O chemisorption on superhydrophilic surfaces, for which 0° WCA, occurs in a low-pressure range;
- (ii)
- effective protolysis causes the formation of the [OH(H2O)n]− water clusters arising during this process;
- (iii)
- their size (n) determines the conductivity;
- (iv)
- formed thus, Eigen-like water complexes appear in the diffusive and Stern layers and create a dense, stable, and nonconductive layer close to the N-CQDs surface;
- (v)
- proposed here, the “evaporating droplet ATR technique” is perfect for the characterization of materials soluble in water.
Supplementary Materials
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Wiśniewski, M. The Consequences of Water Interactions with Nitrogen-Containing Carbonaceous Quantum Dots—The Mechanistic Studies. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2022, 23, 14292. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms232214292
Wiśniewski M. The Consequences of Water Interactions with Nitrogen-Containing Carbonaceous Quantum Dots—The Mechanistic Studies. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2022; 23(22):14292. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms232214292
Chicago/Turabian StyleWiśniewski, Marek. 2022. "The Consequences of Water Interactions with Nitrogen-Containing Carbonaceous Quantum Dots—The Mechanistic Studies" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23, no. 22: 14292. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms232214292