Photoluminescent (PL) carbon dots (CDs) as a new type of carbon nanomaterial have
attracted increasing attention owing to their fascinating properties. Herein, we develop a …

Carbon quantum dots (CQDs), a rising star family in photoluminescent (PL) nanomaterials,
have been identified to have a core–shell structure with the nanocrystalline core of sp2 …

Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) have wide prospective applications for optoelectronic fields
owing to their unique characteristics, such as tunable bandgaps, high chemical and optical …

Carbon nanodots (C-dots) synthesized by electrochemical ablation and small molecule
carbonization, as well as graphene quantum dots (GQDs) fabricated by solvothermally …

Carbon dots (C‐dots) are generally separated into graphene quantum dots (GQDs) and
carbon nanodots (CNDs) based on their respective top‐down and bottom‐up preparation …

We demonstrated a simple strategy for facile generation of high-quantum yield robust yellow
photoluminescent (PL) carbon dots (CDs) doped with zinc ions. These as-synthesized CDs …

To prepare carbon-based fluorescent materials such as graphene quantum dots (GQDs),
new and effective methods are needed to convert one-dimensional (1D) or two-dimensional …

Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) and carbon dots (C-dots) have various alluring properties
and potential applications, but they are often limited by unsatisfied optical performance such …

Carbon dots (CDs) have tremendous potential applications in bioimaging, biomedicine, and
optoelectronics. By far, it is still difficult to produce photoluminescence (PL) tunable CDs with …

The challenges of toxicity and stability of traditional long-wavelength emitting luminescent
materials undoubtedly restrain their widespread applications. Some remedial proposals do …