Evolution and synthesis of carbon dots: from carbon dots to carbonized polymer dots

C **a, S Zhu, T Feng, M Yang, B Yang - Advanced Science, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the various synthesis methods to obtain carbon dots (CDs), the bottom‐up methods
are still the most widely administrated route to afford large‐scale and low‐cost synthesis …

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 …

The photoluminescence mechanism in carbon dots (graphene quantum dots, carbon nanodots, and polymer dots): current state and future perspective

S Zhu, Y Song, X Zhao, J Shao, J Zhang, B Yang - Nano research, 2015 - Springer
At present, the actual mechanism of the photoluminescence (PL) of fluorescent carbon dots
(CDs) is still an open debate among researchers. Because of the variety of CDs, it is highly …

Review of carbon and graphene quantum dots for sensing

M Li, T Chen, JJ Gooding, J Liu - ACS sensors, 2019 - ACS Publications
Carbon and graphene quantum dots (CQDs and GQDs), known as zero-dimensional (0D)
nanomaterials, have been attracting increasing attention in sensing and bioimaging. Their …

[HTML][HTML] Broad family of carbon nanoallotropes: classification, chemistry, and applications of fullerenes, carbon dots, nanotubes, graphene, nanodiamonds, and …

V Georgakilas, JA Perman, J Tucek, R Zboril - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
The unique ability of carbon atoms to participate in robust covalent bonds with other carbon
atoms in diverse hybridization states (sp, sp 2, sp 3) or with nonmetallic elements enables …

Glowing graphene quantum dots and carbon dots: properties, syntheses, and biological applications

XT Zheng, A Ananthanarayanan, KQ Luo, P Chen - small, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The emerging graphene quantum dots (GQDs) and carbon dots (C‐dots) have gained
tremendous attention for their enormous potentials for biomedical applications, owing to …

Recent advances on graphene quantum dots: from chemistry and physics to applications

Y Yan, J Gong, J Chen, Z Zeng, W Huang… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) that are flat 0D nanomaterials have attracted increasing
interest because of their exceptional chemicophysical properties and novel applications in …

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 …

Graphene quantum dots and their applications in bioimaging, biosensing, and therapy

S Chung, RA Revia, M Zhang - Advanced Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) are carbon‐based, nanoscale particles that exhibit
excellent chemical, physical, and biological properties that allow them to excel in a wide …

[HTML][HTML] Graphene quantum dots from chemistry to applications

P Tian, L Tang, KS Teng, SP Lau - Materials today chemistry, 2018 - Elsevier
Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) have been widely studied in recent years due to its unique
structure-related properties, such as optical, electrical and optoelectrical properties. GQDs …