Assembly of shell/core CDs@CaF2 nanocomposites to endow polymers with multifunctional properties

The shell/core structure of CDs@CaF2 nanocomposites (CCNCs) were prepared by assembling fluorescent carbon dots (CDs) inside the inorganic CaF2 substrates using co-precipitation interaction. CDs endow the CaF2 with the properties of good UV-absorbing behavior and efficient blue light emission instead of rare earth such as Eu that is expensive and susceptible to polluting environment during the mining process. Due to quantum size and surface effect of nano CaF2, and approximate refractive index between CaF2 and PE, CCNCs/PE film exhibits better elongation at break than pure PE film while maintaining high transparency and visible light transmittance, simultaneously, the CCNCs/PE film was experimentally demonstrated to have outstanding performance of anti-UV and blue light conversion, which decide that CCNCs can be a novel and promising multifunctional additive applied in polymers especially for greenhouse film.