Here, we report a novel, facile and green approach for the synthesis of highly fluorescent
carbon dots (CDs) with 28% quantum yield by utilizing onion waste as a precursor and by …

Currently, the energy crisis is the crucial problem faced by the world, and photocatalytic
hydrogen (H 2) production is recognized with a chance to be a standout amongst those …

A ternary composite of graphene oxide/carbon dots/polypyrrole (GO/CDs/PPy) used as
electrode active material for supercapacitor has been synthesized via in situ polymerization …

Carbon dots (CDs) are an intriguing fluorescent material; however, due to a plethora of
synthesis techniques and precursor materials, there is still significant debate on their …

As an important photoluminescence (PL) phenomenon, room temperature
phosphorescence (RTP) has received widespread interest since it has the benefit of longer …

The generation of hydrogen (H 2) through photocatalytic water splitting with the employment
of various co-catalysts has attracted much attention. In this study, the CoP was successfully …

The recent discovery of biomass-derived carbon quantum dots (CQDs) offers the potential to
extend the sensing and imaging capabilities of quantum dots (QDs) to applications that …

Carbon dots, generally defined as small carbon nanoparticles with various surface
passivation schemes, have emerged as a new class of quantum-dot-like nanomaterials, with …

Graphene quantum dots (GQDs), zero-dimensional carbon materials displaying excellent
luminescence properties, show great promise for medical applications such as imaging …

Fabrication of nanomaterials with a wealth of useful properties from renewable biomass
such as plants, sea creatures, biomass waste, etc. received considerable attention of the …