Efficient capture of solar energy will be critical to meeting the energy needs of the future.
Semiconductor photocatalysis is expected to make an important contribution in this regard …

In recent years, the emerging fluorescent carbon dots have shown enormous potentials for
biomedical and optoelectronic applications owing to their outstanding characteristics such …

Abstract Photoluminescence (PL), up‐conversion PL (UCPL), and phosphorescence are
three kinds of phenomena common to light‐emitting materials, but it is very difficult to …

We review the synthesis of semiconductor nanocrystals/colloidal quantum dots in organic
solvents with special emphasis on earth-abundant and toxic heavy metal free compounds …

Emerging as a potent alternative to classical metal-based semiconductor quantum dots
(Qdots), carbon dots (Cdots) possess the distinctive advantages of convenient synthesis …

The achievement of high-efficient pure red emissive carbon dots (CDs) is still a great
challenge as well as one of the most critical issues that hinders widespread applications of …

Carbon dots (C-dots) are a kind of fluorescent nanoparticles that are strongly fluorescent,
non-blinking, and can be easily synthesized at low cost. Their emission color can be tuned …

Two-photon excitation (TPE) nanoparticle-based photosensitizers (PSs) that combine the
advantages of TPE and nanotechnology have emerged as attractive therapeutic agents for …

Carbon dots (CDs) are remarkable nanocarriers due to their promising optical and
biocompatible capabilities. However, their practical applicability in cancer therapeutics is …

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