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 …

Carbon nanodots (C-dots) have generated enormous excitement because of their
superiority in water solubility, chemical inertness, low toxicity, ease of functionalization and …

Herein, we summarize recent research developments and progress of carbon dots (CDs),
which have been attracting considerable attention as a new type of photoluminescent …

Nanotechnology has become one of the most important topics since the beginning of the
twenty-first century in numerous fields including drug synthesis and delivery, environmental …

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

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 …

Carbon dots (CDs) are zero-dimensional carbon-based materials in the size range of a few
tens of nanometers and can be doped with N, S, P, and B heteroatoms. They are chemically …

Carbon dots (CDs) are potentially useful in many areas such as bioimaging, light-emitting
diodes, and sensing because of their excellent optical properties, high biocompatibility, and …

Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) and graphene quantum dots (GQDs) are new carbon-based
nanomaterials with unique electronic, optical, and physicochemical properties. Both CQDs …

As new members of carbon material family, carbon and graphene quantum dots (CDs,
GQDs) have attracted tremendous attentions for their potentials for biological, optoelectronic …