Green synthesis of scalable, high-quality, fluorescent carbon quantum dots (CQDs) from
natural biomass remains attractive due to their outstanding environmental application. CQDs …

Carbon nanodots (CNDs) are the latest and most shining rising stars among
photoluminescent (PL) nanomaterials. These carbon-based surface-passivated …

Carbon dots (CDs) are usually smaller than 10 nm in size, and are meticulously formulated
and recently introduced nanomaterials, among the other types of carbon-based …

Carbon dots (CDs) refer to a class of carbon-based nanoparticles with various subgroups
based on their crystallinity and morphology. CDs offer tuneable physical, chemical, and …

Carbon dots have garnered significant attention owing to their versatile and highly tunable
optical properties; however, the origins and the underlying mechanism remains a subject of …

The abundance of dragon fruit peel (DFP) has led to increased focus on its use for value-
added purposes. This work presents a simple one-pot hydrothermal method to synthesize …

A well-explained mechanism for synthesizing carbon dots (CDs) is not yet explored and is
still a subject of great debate and challenge. This study used a one-step hydrothermal …

The electrical and magnetic properties of 2D materials remain a subject of interest among
researchers. After the discovery of the first 2D carbon material, the exfoliation of 2D MXenes …

In the last decade, carbon quantum dots (CQDs), as a novel class of carbon-based
nanomaterials, have received increasing attention due to their distinct properties. CQDs are …

Noble metal electron mediators and co-catalysts have prevented further development of
indirect Z-scheme systems for photocatalytic applications. Carbonaceous candidates have …