The synthetic strategies, photoluminescence mechanisms and promising applications of carbon dots: Current state and future perspective

C He, P Xu, X Zhang, W Long - Carbon, 2022 - Elsevier
Carbon dots (CDs), a rising star in carbon nanomaterials, have attracted enormous attention
since their discovery in 2004. Up to now, a large number of approaches have been …

Shining carbon dots: Synthesis and biomedical and optoelectronic applications

F Yuan, S Li, Z Fan, X Meng, L Fan, S Yang - Nano Today, 2016 - Elsevier
In recent years, the emerging fluorescent carbon dots have shown enormous potentials for
biomedical and optoelectronic applications owing to their outstanding characteristics such …

Graphene quantum dots

M Bacon, SJ Bradley, T Nann - Particle & Particle Systems …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) are nanometer‐sized fragments of graphene that show
unique properties, which makes them interesting candidates for a whole range of new …

Recent advances in nanomaterials for water protection and monitoring

R Das, CD Vecitis, A Schulze, B Cao… - Chemical Society …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
The efficient handling of wastewater pollutants is a must, since they are continuously defiling
limited fresh water resources, seriously affecting the terrestrial, aquatic, and aerial flora and …

Carbon dots based photoinduced reactions: Advances and perspective

Y Yu, Q Zeng, S Tao, C **a, C Liu, P Liu… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Seeking clean energy as an alternative to traditional fossil fuels is the inevitable choice to
realize the sustainable development of the society. Photocatalytic technique is considered a …

A universal strategy for activating the multicolor room‐temperature afterglow of carbon dots in a boric acid matrix

W Li, W Zhou, Z Zhou, H Zhang, X Zhang… - Angewandte …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Carbon dots (CDs) have attracted attention in metal‐free afterglow materials, but most CDs
were heteroatom‐containing and the afterglow emissions are still limited to the short …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in graphene quantum dots for sensing

H Sun, L Wu, W Wei, X Qu - Materials today, 2013 - Elsevier
Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) are a kind of 0D material with characteristics derived from
both graphene and carbon dots (CDs). Combining the structure of graphene with the …

A review of emerging trends in membrane science and technology for sustainable water treatment

A Yusuf, A Sodiq, A Giwa, J Eke, O Pikuda… - Journal of cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
Access to clean or potable water will continue to be a global challenge in as much as
sustainable solutions are far-fetched. It has become imperative to improve the efficiency of …

High yield synthesis of graphene quantum dots from biomass waste as a highly selective probe for Fe3+ sensing

A Abbas, TA Tabish, SJ Bull, TM Lim, AN Phan - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Graphene quantum dots (GQDs), a novel type of zero-dimensional fluorescent materials,
have gained considerable attention owing to their unique optical properties, size and …

Dual-ligand lanthanide metal–organic framework for sensitive ratiometric fluorescence detection of hypochlorous acid

YQ Sun, Y Cheng, XB Yin - Analytical Chemistry, 2021 - ACS Publications
Sensitivity, selectivity, visible detection, and rapid response are the main concerns for an
analytical method. Herein, we reported a metal–organic framework (MOF)-based ratiometric …