A multifunctional chemical toolbox to engineer carbon dots for biomedical and energy applications

L Ðorđević, F Arcudi, M Cacioppo, M Prato - Nature Nanotechnology, 2022 - nature.com
Photoluminescent carbon nanoparticles, or carbon dots, are an emerging class of materials
that has recently attracted considerable attention for biomedical and energy applications …

The light of carbon dots: From mechanism to applications

B Wang, S Lu - Matter, 2022 - cell.com
Photoluminescence (PL) nanomaterials are widely used by scientists because of their
important applications in optoelectronic devices and biomedicine, such as use in organic …

The emerging development of multicolor carbon dots

J Li, X Gong - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
As a relatively new type of fluorescent carbon‐based nanomaterials, multicolor carbon dots
(MCDs) have attracted much attention because of their excellent biocompatibility, tunable …

A mini review on carbon quantum dots: preparation, properties, and electrocatalytic application

X Wang, Y Feng, P Dong, J Huang - Frontiers in chemistry, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Luminescent carbon quantum dots (CQDs) represent a new form of nanocarbon materials
which have gained widespread attention in recent years, especially in chemical sensor …

Carbon Dots for Electroluminescent Light‐Emitting Diodes: Recent Progress and Future Prospects

Y Shi, W Su, F Yuan, T Yuan, X Song, Y Han… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Carbon dots (CDs), as emerging carbon nanomaterials, have been regarded as promising
alternatives for electroluminescent light‐emitting diodes (LEDs) owing to their distinct …

Carbon dots as new building blocks for electrochemical energy storage and electrocatalysis

Y Zhai, B Zhang, R Shi, S Zhang, Y Liu… - Advanced Energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, research into the synthesis and applications of 0D carbon dots (CDs) has
blossomed into a vibrant and exciting new research field. CDs possess diverse and …

Carbon nanodots from an in silico perspective

F Mocci, L de Villiers Engelbrecht, C Olla… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Carbon nanodots (CNDs) are the latest and most shining rising stars among
photoluminescent (PL) nanomaterials. These carbon-based surface-passivated …

Aggregation-induced emission-active nanostructures: beyond biomedical applications

MH Chua, KLO Chin, XJ Loh, Q Zhu, J Xu - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
The discovery of aggregation-induced emission (AIE) phenomenon in 2001 has had a
significant impact on materials development across different research disciplines. AIE-active …

Recent advances of carbon dots with afterglow emission

H Shi, Y Wu, J Xu, H Shi, Z An - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Carbon dots (CDs) have gradually become a new generation of nano‐luminescent
materials, which have received extensive attention due to excellent optical properties, wide …

Integrated transition metal and compounds with carbon nanomaterials for electrochemical water splitting

W Li, C Wang, X Lu - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The development of highly efficient, low-cost and robust electrocatalysts for water splitting is
urgently necessary to approach the energy crisis and environmental problems. In recent …