CO 2 photo-reduction: insights into CO 2 activation and reaction on surfaces of photocatalysts

X Chang, T Wang, J Gong - Energy & Environmental Science, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Large amounts of anthropogenic CO2 emissions associated with increased fossil fuel
consumption have led to global warming and an energy crisis. The photocatalytic reduction …

Smart utilization of carbon dots in semiconductor photocatalysis

H Yu, R Shi, Y Zhao, GIN Waterhouse… - Advanced …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Shining carbon dots: Synthesis and biomedical and optoelectronic applications

F Yuan, S Li, Z Fan, X Meng, L Fan, S Yang - Nano Today, 2016 - Elsevier
In recent years, the emerging fluorescent carbon dots have shown enormous potentials for
biomedical and optoelectronic applications owing to their outstanding characteristics such …

Z‐Scheme photocatalytic systems for promoting photocatalytic performance: recent progress and future challenges

H Li, W Tu, Y Zhou, Z Zou - Advanced science, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Semiconductor photocatalysts have attracted increased attention due to their great potential
for solving energy and environmental problems. The formation of Z‐scheme photocatalytic …

Green preparation of carbon dots with papaya as carbon source for effective fluorescent sensing of Iron (III) and Escherichia coli

N Wang, Y Wang, T Guo, T Yang, M Chen… - Biosensors and …, 2016 - Elsevier
A simple one-step hydrothermal green approach was reported for the preparation of carbon
dots (CDs) without any further decoration or modification with papaya powder as natural …

Improving the functionality of carbon nanodots: doping and surface functionalization

Y Park, J Yoo, B Lim, W Kwon, SW Rhee - Journal of Materials …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Distinct from conventional carbon nanostructures, such as fullerene, graphene, and carbon
nanotubes, carbon nanodots (C-dots) exhibit unique properties such as strong fluorescence …

Carbon dots: surface engineering and applications

W Liu, C Li, Y Ren, X Sun, W Pan, Y Li… - Journal of Materials …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Carbon dots have attracted a great deal of attention because of their high performance,
cheap and facile preparation, and potential applications in a wide area. In order to broaden …

Supra-(carbon nanodots) with a strong visible to near-infrared absorption band and efficient photothermal conversion

D Li, D Han, SN Qu, L Liu, PT Jing, D Zhou… - Light: Science & …, 2016 - nature.com
A novel concept and approach to engineering carbon nanodots (CNDs) were explored to
overcome the limited light absorption of CNDs in low-energy spectral regions. In this work …

g-C3N4/Bi4O5I2 heterojunction with I3−/I− redox mediator for enhanced photocatalytic CO2 conversion

Y Bai, L Ye, L Wang, X Shi, P Wang, W Bai… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2016 - Elsevier
Heterojunction is an effectively construction to improve the photocatalytic activity due to the
excellent photo-induced carrier separation efficiency. In this paper, gC 3 N 4/Bi 4 O 5 I 2 …

Visible-light-activated bactericidal functions of carbon “quantum” dots

MJ Meziani, X Dong, L Zhu, LP Jones… - … applied materials & …, 2016 - ACS Publications
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 …