Carbon dots represent an emerging class of fluorescent materials and provide a broad
application potential in various fields of biomedicine and optoelectronics. In this review, we …

Small carbon nanoparticles are an emerging member of the carbonaceous nanomaterial
family and have been subsequently named as “carbon quantum dots” or “carbon nanodots” …

Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) are emerging nanostructures which consist of carbon atoms
and are typically below 10 nm in size. The CQDs are almost surface passivated or are …

Quantum dots (QDs) generally refer to nanoscale particles of conventional semiconductors
that are subject to the quantum-confinement effect, though other nanomaterials of similar …

Carbon dots, a recent member of the renowned carbon-based nanomaterials family, have
attracted significant interest from various fields. The extraordinary properties, including …

Carbon dots (CDs), as a new type of luminescent zero-dimensional carbon nanomaterial,
have been applied in a variety of fields. Currently, functionalization of CDs is an extremely …

Nitrogen and sulfur codoped carbon dots (CDs) were prepared from garlic by a
hydrothermal method. The as-prepared CDs possess good water dispersibility, strong blue …

Carbon dots are a carbonaceous nanomaterial that were discovered accidentally and are
now drawing significant attention as a new quantum-sized fluorescent nanoparticle. Carbon …

Inorganic nanomaterials with intrinsic singlet oxygen (1O2) generation capacity, are
emerged yet dynamically developing materials as nano‐photosensitizers (NPSs) for …

Carbon dots (CDs) with low biotoxicity, high photostability, and well-controlled size are
highly desirable imaging agents for optical bioimaging. However, most of the CDs triggered …