Pub Date : 2025-11-24DOI: 10.1016/j.actphy.2025.100224
Jian Cao , Chang Liu , Danling Wang , Haichao Li , Lina Xu , Hongping Xiao , Shaoqi Zhan , Xiao He , Guoyong Fang
Due to the hexagonal structure, thermal stability, and wide bandgap, two-dimensional group-III nitrides (h-BN, h-AlN, h-GaN and h-InN) show great promise for electronic and optoelectronic applications. Density functional theory (DFT) and classical molecular dynamics (MD) methods have advantages in calculation accuracy and scale respectively, but they are limited in the application of high-precision large-scale structure and performance research. Herein, we employ deep potential (DP) method to construct a high-precision machine learning potential (MLP) and systematically investigate the lattice dynamics, thermodynamic, mechanical, and thermal transport properties of two-dimensional Group III nitrides. The DP method can achieve DFT accuracy in energy and atomic force predictions and accurately reproduce phonon dispersion and thermodynamic functions (free energy, heat capacity, entropy) across the 0–1200 K temperature range. MD simulations of uniaxial tensiles reveal distinct mechanical behavior differences among materials. h-BN exhibits high strength but brittle fracture characteristics, while h-AlN and h-GaN demonstrate good strength and ductility. h-InN shows relatively weak overall mechanical performance. Non-equilibrium MD simulations on thermal conductivity reveal significant length-dependent effects in h-BN and h-AlN, attributed to longer phonon mean free paths. Enhanced phonon scattering in h-GaN and h-InN results in lower thermal conductivities. These findings demonstrate that the DP method combines DFT accuracy with large-scale simulation capabilities can deepen understanding of structures and properties of two-dimensional Group III nitrides and provide a computational framework and theoretical foundations for material design and device application.
{"title":"Machine learning potentials for property predictions of two-dimensional group-III nitrides","authors":"Jian Cao , Chang Liu , Danling Wang , Haichao Li , Lina Xu , Hongping Xiao , Shaoqi Zhan , Xiao He , Guoyong Fang","doi":"10.1016/j.actphy.2025.100224","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.actphy.2025.100224","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Due to the hexagonal structure, thermal stability, and wide bandgap, two-dimensional group-III nitrides (<em>h</em>-BN, <em>h</em>-AlN, <em>h</em>-GaN and <em>h</em>-InN) show great promise for electronic and optoelectronic applications. Density functional theory (DFT) and classical molecular dynamics (MD) methods have advantages in calculation accuracy and scale respectively, but they are limited in the application of high-precision large-scale structure and performance research. Herein, we employ deep potential (DP) method to construct a high-precision machine learning potential (MLP) and systematically investigate the lattice dynamics, thermodynamic, mechanical, and thermal transport properties of two-dimensional Group III nitrides. The DP method can achieve DFT accuracy in energy and atomic force predictions and accurately reproduce phonon dispersion and thermodynamic functions (free energy, heat capacity, entropy) across the 0–1200 K temperature range. MD simulations of uniaxial tensiles reveal distinct mechanical behavior differences among materials. <em>h</em>-BN exhibits high strength but brittle fracture characteristics, while <em>h</em>-AlN and <em>h</em>-GaN demonstrate good strength and ductility. <em>h</em>-InN shows relatively weak overall mechanical performance. Non-equilibrium MD simulations on thermal conductivity reveal significant length-dependent effects in <em>h</em>-BN and <em>h</em>-AlN, attributed to longer phonon mean free paths. Enhanced phonon scattering in <em>h</em>-GaN and <em>h</em>-InN results in lower thermal conductivities. These findings demonstrate that the DP method combines DFT accuracy with large-scale simulation capabilities can deepen understanding of structures and properties of two-dimensional Group III nitrides and provide a computational framework and theoretical foundations for material design and device application.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":6964,"journal":{"name":"物理化学学报","volume":"42 4","pages":"Article 100224"},"PeriodicalIF":13.5,"publicationDate":"2025-11-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146025668","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-11-20DOI: 10.1016/j.actphy.2025.100222
Rongrong Wang , Chen Li , Xiang Ren , Keliang Zhang , Yu Sun , Xianzhong Sun , Kai Wang , Xiong Zhang , Yanwei Ma
Ni-rich layered cathodes have become the mainstream choice to meet the growing demand for high-energy lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), which typically involves the use of highly polar N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) to dissolve polymeric binders and form rheologically stable slurries for strong mechanical adhesion within the electrode. However, growing health and environmental concerns over NMP have triggered increasingly stringent regulations for sustainable development of LIB industries, thereby accelerating a long-overdue paradigm shift toward greener and safer solvent systems. In this context, this review first establishes a comprehensive theoretical framework for green solvent selection and slurry evaluation, including key concepts of solvent-binder compatibility, such as solubility theory, Hansen solubility parameters, Flory-Huggins interactions, and rheological characterization. Subsequently, the review highlights recent research progress in the development of green solvent-based slurries, covering a variety of solvent systems such as lactones, sulfoxides, phosphates, amides, and bio-based alternatives. Special emphasis is placed on elucidating how the processing behavior of green slurry influences the architecture of electrodes and determines their key performance indicators. Binder solubility, dispersion stability, rheological properties, and drying dynamics are analyzed in relation to their effects on electrode morphology, mechanical cohesion, capacity retention, and cycling stability. Despite encouraging laboratory results, these green slurry systems still face several practical barriers, including incomplete binder dissolution, binder migration during drying, and limited adaptability to high-solid-content formulations and accelerated drying protocols. To address these challenges, this review also proposes corresponding mitigation strategies and design recommendations, including thermodynamic-based solvent screening, rheological optimization, and drying kinetics control tailored to Ni-rich electrode systems. Finally, by integrating the latest advances in artificial intelligence, this review outlines future directions for predictable green slurry systems enabled by techniques such as machine learning-assisted solubility prediction, data-driven rheology modeling, and numerical model-enhanced drying simulations. By combining classical theoretical insights with advanced computational strategies, this review is expected to provide new perspectives for the sustainable manufacturing of next-generation high-energy batteries.
{"title":"Recent advances and challenges of eco-friendly Ni-rich cathode slurry systems in lithium-ion batteries","authors":"Rongrong Wang , Chen Li , Xiang Ren , Keliang Zhang , Yu Sun , Xianzhong Sun , Kai Wang , Xiong Zhang , Yanwei Ma","doi":"10.1016/j.actphy.2025.100222","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.actphy.2025.100222","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Ni-rich layered cathodes have become the mainstream choice to meet the growing demand for high-energy lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), which typically involves the use of highly polar <em>N</em>-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) to dissolve polymeric binders and form rheologically stable slurries for strong mechanical adhesion within the electrode. However, growing health and environmental concerns over NMP have triggered increasingly stringent regulations for sustainable development of LIB industries, thereby accelerating a long-overdue paradigm shift toward greener and safer solvent systems. In this context, this review first establishes a comprehensive theoretical framework for green solvent selection and slurry evaluation, including key concepts of solvent-binder compatibility, such as solubility theory, Hansen solubility parameters, Flory-Huggins interactions, and rheological characterization. Subsequently, the review highlights recent research progress in the development of green solvent-based slurries, covering a variety of solvent systems such as lactones, sulfoxides, phosphates, amides, and bio-based alternatives. Special emphasis is placed on elucidating how the processing behavior of green slurry influences the architecture of electrodes and determines their key performance indicators. Binder solubility, dispersion stability, rheological properties, and drying dynamics are analyzed in relation to their effects on electrode morphology, mechanical cohesion, capacity retention, and cycling stability. Despite encouraging laboratory results, these green slurry systems still face several practical barriers, including incomplete binder dissolution, binder migration during drying, and limited adaptability to high-solid-content formulations and accelerated drying protocols. To address these challenges, this review also proposes corresponding mitigation strategies and design recommendations, including thermodynamic-based solvent screening, rheological optimization, and drying kinetics control tailored to Ni-rich electrode systems. Finally, by integrating the latest advances in artificial intelligence, this review outlines future directions for predictable green slurry systems enabled by techniques such as machine learning-assisted solubility prediction, data-driven rheology modeling, and numerical model-enhanced drying simulations. By combining classical theoretical insights with advanced computational strategies, this review is expected to provide new perspectives for the sustainable manufacturing of next-generation high-energy batteries.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":6964,"journal":{"name":"物理化学学报","volume":"42 4","pages":"Article 100222"},"PeriodicalIF":13.5,"publicationDate":"2025-11-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146006569","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-10-24DOI: 10.1016/j.actphy.2025.100205
Kezhen Qi , Bei Cheng , Kaiqiang Xu
{"title":"Ultrafast interfacial charge transfer promoted by the LSPR of Au nanoparticles for photocatalytic H2 evolution","authors":"Kezhen Qi , Bei Cheng , Kaiqiang Xu","doi":"10.1016/j.actphy.2025.100205","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.actphy.2025.100205","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":6964,"journal":{"name":"物理化学学报","volume":"42 3","pages":"Article 100205"},"PeriodicalIF":13.5,"publicationDate":"2025-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145923365","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-10-21DOI: 10.1016/j.actphy.2025.100204
Yajuan Zhang , Jinliang Li , Xi Zhang , Yue Li , Peng Sun , Hao Xu , Likun Pan
Sulfide-based all-solid-state lithium-ion batteries (ASSLIBs) have emerged as one of the most promising candidates for next-generation energy storage systems owing to their high energy density, wide electrochemical stability window, and intrinsic safety benefits over liquid electrolyte counterparts. Nevertheless, their practical implementation faces a fundamental bottleneck: the strong dependence on high external stack pressure to maintain interfacial contact and suppress mechanical degradation during operation. This requirement not only reduces energy efficiency and packaging flexibility but also severely restricts scalability and commercialization, as maintaining uniform high pressure in large-format cells is technically challenging and economically costly. Addressing the critical challenge of achieving low-pressure or even ambient-pressure operation in sulfide-based ASSLIBs is therefore of both scientific and technological significance. In this review, we systematically analyze the origins of pressure-dependent performance, including particle fracture in Ni-rich layered cathodes, dynamic interfacial instability, and insufficient mechanical compliance of composite electrodes. Building on this mechanistic understanding, we summarize recent advances and design strategies across multiple scales. At the cathode level, particle size regulation, compositional doping, and engineered porosity, combined with conformal interfacial coatings, effectively mitigate stress concentration and suppress degradation. On the electrolyte and electrode interface, optimizing particle size distribution, tailoring interfacial chemistry, and introducing dynamic polymeric binders with balanced adhesion and elasticity significantly enhance ionic transport and maintain robust contact under low pressure. At the system level, strategies such as optimized temperature management, adjustment of the electrochemical window, and controlled isostatic pressure provide additional means to stabilize operation and complement materials-level solutions. Taken together, these advances demonstrate that the key to pressure-independent ASSLIBs lies in a synergistic design framework that integrates intrinsic materials engineering, interfacial stabilization, and system-level control. We further propose a cross-scale design roadmap toward the realization of low-pressure and flexible ASSLIBs, highlighting the need for dynamic adaptation between mechanical properties and electrochemical processes. This perspective underscores that enabling stable performance under minimized external pressure is not only essential for translating laboratory demonstrations into practical large-scale devices but also paves the way for safer, lighter, and more energy-efficient solid-state battery technologies.
{"title":"Mitigate pressure dependence in sulfide-based all-solid-state batteries via structural and interfacial engineering of Ni-rich cathodes","authors":"Yajuan Zhang , Jinliang Li , Xi Zhang , Yue Li , Peng Sun , Hao Xu , Likun Pan","doi":"10.1016/j.actphy.2025.100204","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.actphy.2025.100204","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Sulfide-based all-solid-state lithium-ion batteries (ASSLIBs) have emerged as one of the most promising candidates for next-generation energy storage systems owing to their high energy density, wide electrochemical stability window, and intrinsic safety benefits over liquid electrolyte counterparts. Nevertheless, their practical implementation faces a fundamental bottleneck: the strong dependence on high external stack pressure to maintain interfacial contact and suppress mechanical degradation during operation. This requirement not only reduces energy efficiency and packaging flexibility but also severely restricts scalability and commercialization, as maintaining uniform high pressure in large-format cells is technically challenging and economically costly. Addressing the critical challenge of achieving low-pressure or even ambient-pressure operation in sulfide-based ASSLIBs is therefore of both scientific and technological significance. In this review, we systematically analyze the origins of pressure-dependent performance, including particle fracture in Ni-rich layered cathodes, dynamic interfacial instability, and insufficient mechanical compliance of composite electrodes. Building on this mechanistic understanding, we summarize recent advances and design strategies across multiple scales. At the cathode level, particle size regulation, compositional doping, and engineered porosity, combined with conformal interfacial coatings, effectively mitigate stress concentration and suppress degradation. On the electrolyte and electrode interface, optimizing particle size distribution, tailoring interfacial chemistry, and introducing dynamic polymeric binders with balanced adhesion and elasticity significantly enhance ionic transport and maintain robust contact under low pressure. At the system level, strategies such as optimized temperature management, adjustment of the electrochemical window, and controlled isostatic pressure provide additional means to stabilize operation and complement materials-level solutions. Taken together, these advances demonstrate that the key to pressure-independent ASSLIBs lies in a synergistic design framework that integrates intrinsic materials engineering, interfacial stabilization, and system-level control. We further propose a cross-scale design roadmap toward the realization of low-pressure and flexible ASSLIBs, highlighting the need for dynamic adaptation between mechanical properties and electrochemical processes. This perspective underscores that enabling stable performance under minimized external pressure is not only essential for translating laboratory demonstrations into practical large-scale devices but also paves the way for safer, lighter, and more energy-efficient solid-state battery technologies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":6964,"journal":{"name":"物理化学学报","volume":"42 4","pages":"Article 100204"},"PeriodicalIF":13.5,"publicationDate":"2025-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146006568","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-10-14DOI: 10.1016/j.actphy.2025.100200
Keke Gao, Haozhe Xu, Xingkun Liu, Chunwen Sun
With prospects for high energy density and safety, all-solid-state lithium-ion batteries (ASSLBs) with lithium-rich manganese-based materials (LRMs) are exploited as next-generation energy storage systems. However, the severe interfacial degradations with halide solid electrolytes (SEs) caused by the irreversible oxygen release remain to be urgently solved. In this work, we synthesized Cr-substituted LRMs with high capacity and stability. The reversible redox of Cr3+/Cr6+ contributes to an enhanced capacity, accompanied by the reversible migration of Cr6+ ions between octahedral and tetrahedral sites, effectively maintaining the structural stability of LRMs. Meanwhile, the strong Cr–O bond can stabilize the lattice oxygen, establish a stable cathode/electrolyte interface, and alleviate the voltage decay. Therefore, the ASSBs with LRMs-Cr0.1 cathode and halide electrolyte show an excellent cycling stability with 0.065 % capacity decay per cycle for 500 cycles at 0.5C. Notably, the LRMs-Cr0.1//Li21Si5@Si/C full cell exhibits outstanding long-term cyclability over 1000 cycles with nearly 100 % capacity retention at 0.3C, corresponding to an energy density of 413.11 Wh kg−1. This work provides guidance for developing high energy-density solid-state batteries.
{"title":"Cr-doped lithium-rich manganese-based materials as a cathode for high-performance all-solid-state lithium batteries","authors":"Keke Gao, Haozhe Xu, Xingkun Liu, Chunwen Sun","doi":"10.1016/j.actphy.2025.100200","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.actphy.2025.100200","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>With prospects for high energy density and safety, all-solid-state lithium-ion batteries (ASSLBs) with lithium-rich manganese-based materials (LRMs) are exploited as next-generation energy storage systems. However, the severe interfacial degradations with halide solid electrolytes (SEs) caused by the irreversible oxygen release remain to be urgently solved. In this work, we synthesized Cr-substituted LRMs with high capacity and stability. The reversible redox of Cr<sup>3+</sup>/Cr<sup>6+</sup> contributes to an enhanced capacity, accompanied by the reversible migration of Cr<sup>6+</sup> ions between octahedral and tetrahedral sites, effectively maintaining the structural stability of LRMs. Meanwhile, the strong Cr–O bond can stabilize the lattice oxygen, establish a stable cathode/electrolyte interface, and alleviate the voltage decay. Therefore, the ASSBs with LRMs-Cr0.1 cathode and halide electrolyte show an excellent cycling stability with 0.065 % capacity decay per cycle for 500 cycles at 0.5<em>C</em>. Notably, the LRMs-Cr0.1//Li<sub>21</sub>Si<sub>5</sub>@Si/C full cell exhibits outstanding long-term cyclability over 1000 cycles with nearly 100 % capacity retention at 0.3<em>C</em>, corresponding to an energy density of 413.11 Wh kg<sup>−1</sup>. This work provides guidance for developing high energy-density solid-state batteries.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":6964,"journal":{"name":"物理化学学报","volume":"42 3","pages":"Article 100200"},"PeriodicalIF":13.5,"publicationDate":"2025-10-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145895864","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-09-29DOI: 10.1016/j.actphy.2025.100198
Yan Long, Wen-Bo Zhao, Qing Cao, Xiang-Yu Li, Fu-Kui Li, Yan-Wei Hu, Shi-Yu Song, Kai-Kai Liu
Phosphorescent inks based on carbon nanodots (CNDs) offer an environmentally friendly and low-cost alternative for persistent visibility and time-delayed information retrieval. However, current matrix-dependent phosphorescent CNDs suffer from poor processability and limited substrate compatibility, hindering their application in scalable, high-resolution invisible printing. Here, we report water-soluble phosphorescent CND inks that enable high-resolution, environmentally stable, and invisible printing. The triplet excitons in CNDs are stabilized by spatial confinement during printing, resulting in bright and long-lived phosphorescence. The phosphorescent CND inks enable invisible yet high-fidelity printing of complex textual patterns with micrometer resolution (2480 × 3508 dpi, ∼100 μm feature size), supporting font sizes down to 5 pt and line widths as thin as 0.05 pt across five types of paper substrates. The printed patterns exhibit over 98.7 % accuracy across approximately 8.7 million pixels, demonstrating excellent fidelity. Based on these excellent invisible printing properties, a 200-page wordless book using phosphorescent CND inks was demonstrated. This work presents a scalable, low-cost, and high-resolution platform for phosphorescent ink printing, marking a significant advance in invisible printing technology.
{"title":"Phosphorescent carbon nanodot inks for scalable and high-resolution invisible printing","authors":"Yan Long, Wen-Bo Zhao, Qing Cao, Xiang-Yu Li, Fu-Kui Li, Yan-Wei Hu, Shi-Yu Song, Kai-Kai Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.actphy.2025.100198","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.actphy.2025.100198","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Phosphorescent inks based on carbon nanodots (CNDs) offer an environmentally friendly and low-cost alternative for persistent visibility and time-delayed information retrieval. However, current matrix-dependent phosphorescent CNDs suffer from poor processability and limited substrate compatibility, hindering their application in scalable, high-resolution invisible printing. Here, we report water-soluble phosphorescent CND inks that enable high-resolution, environmentally stable, and invisible printing. The triplet excitons in CNDs are stabilized by spatial confinement during printing, resulting in bright and long-lived phosphorescence. The phosphorescent CND inks enable invisible yet high-fidelity printing of complex textual patterns with micrometer resolution (2480 × 3508 dpi, ∼100 μm feature size), supporting font sizes down to 5 pt and line widths as thin as 0.05 pt across five types of paper substrates. The printed patterns exhibit over 98.7 % accuracy across approximately 8.7 million pixels, demonstrating excellent fidelity. Based on these excellent invisible printing properties, a 200-page wordless book using phosphorescent CND inks was demonstrated. This work presents a scalable, low-cost, and high-resolution platform for phosphorescent ink printing, marking a significant advance in invisible printing technology.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":6964,"journal":{"name":"物理化学学报","volume":"42 3","pages":"Article 100198"},"PeriodicalIF":13.5,"publicationDate":"2025-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145923324","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-09-24DOI: 10.1016/j.actphy.2025.100191
Ting Li , Xiao Zeng , Yuzhuo Yang , Xinyi Wen, Shurong Ding, Linlin Shi, Yongqiang Zhang, Siyu Lu
Circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) has significant application value in fields such as quantum computing, three-dimensional (3D) display, and bioimaging. However, its practical application faces challenges including low dissymmetry factor (g), insufficient quantum yield, poor directionality, and broad emission spectrum. To address these issues, circularly polarized laser technology can significantly enhance CPL performance through stimulated emission amplification and resonant cavity mode selection, achieving circularly polarized light output with high g (close to the theoretical limit of 2), high brightness, narrow linewidth, and strong directionality. Currently, although materials like organic microcrystals and perovskites can realize circularly polarized laser with high g, they still have problems such as complex preparation and poor biocompatibility. In contrast, carbon dots (CDs) have emerged as a highly promising new type of circularly polarized gain medium due to their advantages of simple preparation, low cost, low toxicity, easy modification, and good biocompatibility. This paper systematically reviews the material systems, device types, and application progress of circularly polarized laser, focusing on the advantages of CDs as gain media and their potential in fields such as 3D display, optical communication, information encryption, and biosensing. It also prospects the future development directions and challenges of CDs-based circularly polarized lasers, providing a reference for promoting the practical application process of high-performance circularly polarized laser devices.
{"title":"Towards practical circularly polarized luminescence: Carbon dots-based circularly polarized lasers","authors":"Ting Li , Xiao Zeng , Yuzhuo Yang , Xinyi Wen, Shurong Ding, Linlin Shi, Yongqiang Zhang, Siyu Lu","doi":"10.1016/j.actphy.2025.100191","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.actphy.2025.100191","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) has significant application value in fields such as quantum computing, three-dimensional (3D) display, and bioimaging. However, its practical application faces challenges including low dissymmetry factor (<em>g</em>), insufficient quantum yield, poor directionality, and broad emission spectrum. To address these issues, circularly polarized laser technology can significantly enhance CPL performance through stimulated emission amplification and resonant cavity mode selection, achieving circularly polarized light output with high <em>g</em> (close to the theoretical limit of 2), high brightness, narrow linewidth, and strong directionality. Currently, although materials like organic microcrystals and perovskites can realize circularly polarized laser with high <em>g</em>, they still have problems such as complex preparation and poor biocompatibility. In contrast, carbon dots (CDs) have emerged as a highly promising new type of circularly polarized gain medium due to their advantages of simple preparation, low cost, low toxicity, easy modification, and good biocompatibility. This paper systematically reviews the material systems, device types, and application progress of circularly polarized laser, focusing on the advantages of CDs as gain media and their potential in fields such as 3D display, optical communication, information encryption, and biosensing. It also prospects the future development directions and challenges of CDs-based circularly polarized lasers, providing a reference for promoting the practical application process of high-performance circularly polarized laser devices.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":6964,"journal":{"name":"物理化学学报","volume":"42 4","pages":"Article 100191"},"PeriodicalIF":13.5,"publicationDate":"2025-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146076182","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}