Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) are a unique class of 0D nanomaterials, featured by a
graphitic core and shell layers saturated with hydrogen atoms and functional groups. CQDs …

Carbon dots (CDs), a novel member of the carbon family, are recently emerging as a
potential substitute for traditional fluorescent materials. Compared to chemically derived …

In this study, the solid waste plastic was converted into activated carbon fibres through
carbonization and chemical activation process. The morphological structure, composition …

In this study, an on-off-on fluorescent nanosensor based on carbon quantum dots (or carbon
dots, CDs) was successfully fabricated for Fe 3+ detection and selective imaging of …

Considering that hexavalent chromium ions (Cr 6+) with high toxicity poses a huge threat to
human health and the ecological environment, constructing a rapid and accurate sensing …

The recycling of waste plastic to useful advanced nanomaterials has played a lucrative
impact on our ecosystem. The present work represents the reliable means to transmute the …

The profitable impact on ecological system made the upcycling of plastic waste as one of the
captivating issues in scientific world. The current work highlights the sustainable approach to …

Carbon quantum dots (CQDs), as a novel fluorescent carbon nanomaterial, have raised
worldwide concern on account of their remarkable biocompatibility, water solubility …

The highly biocompatible nature of carbon dots (CQDs) and potential usage in waste water
treatment makes them as one of the effective alternative for treating water pollution. Herein …

Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) has received world-wide recognition for their outstanding
physicochemical properties that have the ability to substitute the semiconductor quantum …