Carbon nanodots: synthesis, properties and applications

H Li, Z Kang, Y Liu, ST Lee - Journal of materials chemistry, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Carbon nanodots (C-dots) have generated enormous excitement because of their
superiority in water solubility, chemical inertness, low toxicity, ease of functionalization and …

Economical, green synthesis of fluorescent carbon nanoparticles and their use as probes for sensitive and selective detection of mercury (II) ions

W Lu, X Qin, S Liu, G Chang, Y Zhang, Y Luo… - Analytical …, 2012 - ACS Publications
The present article reports on a simple, economical, and green preparative strategy toward
water-soluble, fluorescent carbon nanoparticles (CPs) with a quantum yield of approximately …

Polyamine-functionalized carbon quantum dots as fluorescent probes for selective and sensitive detection of copper ions

Y Dong, R Wang, G Li, C Chen, Y Chi… - Analytical …, 2012 - ACS Publications
A novel sensing system has been designed for Cu2+ ion detection based on the quenched
fluorescence (FL) signal of branched poly (ethylenimine)(BPEI)-functionalized carbon …

Nano-carrier for gene delivery and bioimaging based on carbon dots with PEI-passivation enhanced fluorescence

C Liu, P Zhang, X Zhai, F Tian, W Li, J Yang, Y Liu… - Biomaterials, 2012 - Elsevier
Polyethylenimine (PEI) functionalized carbon dots (CD-PEI) were fabricated by one-step
microwave assisted pyrolysis of glycerol and branched PEI25k mixture where the formation …

Carbon quantum dots/Ag 3 PO 4 complex photocatalysts with enhanced photocatalytic activity and stability under visible light

H Zhang, H Huang, H Ming, H Li, L Zhang… - Journal of Materials …, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
In this study, we report the facile fabrication of Ag3PO4, CQDs/Ag3PO4, Ag/Ag3PO4 and
CQDs/Ag/Ag3PO4 photocatalysts (CQDs, carbon quantum dots). For CQDs/Ag3PO4 and …

Temperature-dependent fluorescence in carbon dots

P Yu, X Wen, YR Toh, J Tang - The Journal of Physical Chemistry …, 2012 - ACS Publications
Carbon dots are cost-effective, environmental friendly, and biocompatible nanoparticles with
many potential applications in optoelectronics and biophotonics. Their dual fluorescence …

Graphene quantum dots as autophagy-inducing photodynamic agents

ZM Markovic, BZ Ristic, KM Arsikin, DG Klisic… - Biomaterials, 2012 - Elsevier
The excellent photoluminescent properties of graphene quantum dots (GQD) makes them
suitable candidates for biomedical applications, but their cytotoxicity has not been …

One-pot synthesis of N-doped carbon dots with tunable luminescence properties

YQ Zhang, DK Ma, Y Zhuang, X Zhang… - Journal of Materials …, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
N-Doped carbon dots synthesized by a one-pot solvothermal route displayed tunable
luminescence due to different N contents. They could be directly applied in the imaging of …

Facile synthesis of graphitic carbon quantum dots with size tunability and uniformity using reverse micelles

W Kwon, SW Rhee - Chemical Communications, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Highly luminescent graphitic carbon quantum dots (GQDs) are synthesized employing
reverse micelles as nanoreactors. This method offers size tunability and narrow size …

Tuning of photoluminescence on different surface functionalized carbon quantum dots

S Chandra, SH Pathan, S Mitra, BH Modha… - RSC …, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
A simple microwave assisted route has been formulated to synthesise various surface
functionalized carbogenic quantum dots from biodegradable polysaccharides. The …