Fig. 4: Photophysical properties of N-CNS.

a UV–Vis absorption (dots) and fluorescence spectra (lines) of N-CNS (wine) in DMF and precursor P1 (blue) in CH2Cl2. b Solid powder of precursor P1 (I) and N-CNS (II), precursor P1 in CH2Cl2 solution (III) and N-CNS in DMF solution (IV) under UV irradiation at 365 nm. c, d Emission lifetimes for precursor P1 in CH2Cl2 (black dots: data; blue line: fitting) and N-CNS in DMF (black dots: data; wine line: fitting).