The development of carbon dots: From the perspective of materials chemistry

S Li, L Li, H Tu, H Zhang, DS Silvester, CE Banks… - Materials Today, 2021 - Elsevier
The advance of materials chemistry has influenced significantly the lifestyle of mankind. By
virtue of their fascinating physicochemical nature–including ultrasmall size (< 10 nm), rich …

A review of top-down and bottom-up synthesis methods for the production of graphene, graphene oxide and reduced graphene oxide

A Gutiérrez-Cruz, AR Ruiz-Hernández… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - Springer
As nanotechnology floods application areas like medicine, electronics, water remediation,
space and textiles, just to name a few, some nanomaterials remain in the spotlight due to …

Recent progress in the synthesis of graphene and derived materials for next generation electrodes of high performance lithium ion batteries

R Kumar, S Sahoo, E Joanni, RK Singh, WK Tan… - Progress in Energy and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The importance of graphene and its derivatives for “clean energy” applications became
apparent over the last few years due to their exceptional characteristics, especially …

Laser synthesis and processing of colloids: fundamentals and applications

D Zhang, B Gokce, S Barcikowski - Chemical reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
Driven by functionality and purity demand for applications of inorganic nanoparticle colloids
in optics, biology, and energy, their surface chemistry has become a topic of intensive …

Recent advances in graphene-based nano-membranes for desalination

I Ali, SZ Hasan, H Garcia, MK Danquah… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
The demand for desalination is steadily rising due to dwindling fresh water sources and the
abundant saline water in our oceans. Among the various techniques available, membrane …

From pristine to heteroatom‐doped graphene quantum dots: an essential review and prospects for future research

MJ Im, JI Kim, SK Hyeong, BJ Moon, S Bae - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) are carbon‐based zero‐dimensional materials that have
received considerable scientific interest due to their exceptional optical, electrical, and …

Recent advances in the synthesis and modification of carbon-based 2D materials for application in energy conversion and storage

R Kumar, E Joanni, RK Singh, DP Singh… - Progress in Energy and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Graphene, reduced graphene oxide (rGO) and derived materials have emerged as
promising solutions for applications in renewable energy storage/conversion devices. No …

Synthesis of homogeneous carbon quantum dots by ultrafast dual-beam pulsed laser ablation for bioimaging

L Cui, X Ren, J Wang, M Sun - Materials Today Nano, 2020 - Elsevier
Pursuit of an ultrafast and highly efficient method to fabricate homogeneous carbon quantum
dots (CQDs) with high quantum yield is a persistent objective for photoluminescence (PL) …

[HTML][HTML] Synthesis of graphene oxide and graphene quantum dots from miscanthus via ultrasound-assisted mechano-chemical cracking method

Y Yan, S Manickam, E Lester, T Wu, CH Pang - Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
Whilst graphene materials have become increasingly popular in recent years, the followed
synthesis strategies face sustainability, environmental and quality challenges. This study …

Quantum dots for photocatalysis: synthesis and environmental applications

M Jouyandeh, SSM Khadem, S Habibzadeh… - Green …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Quantum dots (QDs) with unique properties have been widely employed for energy,
environmental, and health care applications. Green natural resources, because of their …