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 …

As an excellent fluorescent nanomaterial, carbon quantum dots (CQDs) have the properties
of small molecular weight, small particle size, high fluorescence stability, no optical flicker …

Photoluminescent carbon nanoparticles, or carbon dots, are an emerging class of materials
that has recently attracted considerable attention for biomedical and energy applications …

LEDs have become the solid-state lighting devices of the century and played significant
roles in relieving energy crisis. Thanks to their superior properties such as excellent …

Carbon dots (CDs), as a new type of carbon-based nanomaterial, have attracted broad
research interest for years, because of their diverse physicochemical properties and …

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been used as an anti-tumor treatment method for a long
time and photosensitizers (PS) can be used in various types of tumors. Originally, light is an …

Red-emissive carbon dots (R-CDs) have been widely studied because of their potential
application in tissue imaging and optoelectronic devices. At present, most R-CDs are …

Sonodynamic therapy (SDT), which involves a combination of low-intensity ultrasound (US)
and a chemical sonosensitizer, has emerged as a promising minimally invasive and …

Abstract Development of high‐performance carbon dots (CDs) with emission wavelength
longer than 660 nm (deep red emission) is critical in deep‐tissue bioimaging, yet it is still a …

As an emerging clinical modality for cancer treatment, photodynamic therapy (PDT) takes
advantage of the cytotoxic activity of reactive oxygen species (ROS) that are generated by …