There is great need for stand-alone luminescence-based chemosensors that exemplify
selectivity, sensitivity, and applicability and that overcome the challenges that arise from …

Luminescent sensors and switches continue to play a key role in sha** our understanding
of key biochemical processes, assist in the diagnosis of disease and contribute to the design …

Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) synthesized from biological sources play a significant role in
biomedical and environmental applications, including bioimaging, biosensing, metal ions …

A nitrogen and sulphur co-doped carbon dot (NSCD) based highly selective
photoluminescent probe for mercury detection has been designed. The NSCDs with a PL …

Heavy metals are one of the major factors which have been degrading our environment at a
tremendous rate which unfortunately exploits the natural resources. Major heavy metals …

Monitoring radioactive cesium ions (Cs+) in seawater is vital for environmental safety but
remains challenging due to limitations in the accessibility, stability, and selectivity of …

Chiral slipped 5, 8: 9′, 10′-cyclodimers were preferentially produced over classical 9, 10:
9′, 10′-cyclodimers upon supramolecular photocyclodimerization of 2 …

Low-band-gap polymers with broad spectral absorption are highly sought after for
application in organic photovoltaic cells and other optoelectronic devices. Thus, a …

Carbon–carbon bond formation, condensation or click chemistry reactions were used to
synthesize novel bowl-shaped sumanene–ferrocene conjugates, along with the extended π …

A sumanene derivative functionalized with triphenylbenzene units was found to exhibit
aggregation-induced emission enhancement (AIEE). A disaggregation process after the …