Carbon dots (CDs) are known as the rising star of carbon-based nanomaterials and, by
virtue of their unique structure and fascinating properties, they have attracted considerable …

Carbon and graphene quantum dots are prepared using top-down and bottom-up methods.
Sustainable synthesis of quantum dots has several advantages such as the use of low-cost …

Carbon‐based quantum dots (CQDs), including spherical carbon dots and graphene
quantum dots, are an emerging class of photoluminescent (PL) materials with unique …

Carbon dots (CDs) have received much attention due to their superior properties including
water solubility, low toxicity, biocompatibility, small size, fluorescence, and ease of …

Carbon dots (C-Dots), defined by characteristic sizes of< 10 nm, have become a rising star
in carbon nanomaterials. C-Dots possess many unique physiochemical and photochemical …

Carbon dots, an emerging class within the carbon allotrope family, have gained significant
attention largely due to their versatile and tunable physico-chemical and optical properties …

Lithium‐ion batteries (LIBs) have been widely used in the field of portable electric devices
because of their high energy density and long cycling life. To further improve the …

As one of important approaches of light emission, chemiluminescence (CL) induced by
chemical reactions has evoked considerable interest for its potential applications in …

Recent studies indicate that carbon dots (CDs) can efficiently generate singlet oxygen (1O2)
for photodynamic therapy (PDT) of cancer. However, the hypoxic tumor microenvironment …

Quantum dots (QDs) have been the core concept of nanoscience and nanotechnology since
their inception, and play a dominant role in the development of the nano-field. Carbon dots …