[HTML][HTML] Carbon dots as potent antimicrobial agents

X Dong, W Liang, MJ Meziani, YP Sun, L Yang - Theranostics, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Carbon dots (CDots) have emerged to represent a highly promising new platform for
visible/natural light-activated microbicidal agents. In this article, the syntheses, structures …

Advances in carbon dots: from the perspective of traditional quantum dots

Y Liu, H Huang, W Cao, B Mao, Y Liu… - Materials Chemistry …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Quantum dots (QDs) have been the core concept of nanoscience and nanotechnology since
their inception, and play a dominant role in the development of the nano-field. Carbon dots …

Rational Design of Hydroxyl‐Rich Ti3C2Tx MXene Quantum Dots for High‐Performance Electrochemical N2 Reduction

Z Jin, C Liu, Z Liu, J Han, Y Fang, Y Han… - Advanced Energy …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
To enable an efficient and cost‐effective electrocatalytic N2 reduction reaction (NRR) the
development of an electrocatalyst with a high NH3 yield and good selectivity is required. In …

[HTML][HTML] Sonochemical synthesis of carbon dots, mechanism, effect of parameters, and catalytic, energy, biomedical and tissue engineering applications

R Kumar, VB Kumar, A Gedanken - Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
Carbon-based nanomaterials are gaining more and more interest because of their wide
range of applications. Carbon dots (CDs) have shown exclusive interest due to unique and …

Recent advances in energy conversion applications of carbon dots: from optoelectronic devices to electrocatalysis

T Feng, S Tao, D Yue, Q Zeng, W Chen, B Yang - Small, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Exploitation and utilization of sustainable energy sources has increasingly become the
common theme of global social development, which has promoted tremendous …

[HTML][HTML] Eco-friendly sustainable fluorescent carbon dots for the adsorption of heavy metal ions in aqueous environment

M Yahaya Pudza, Z Zainal Abidin, S Abdul Rashid… - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
The materials and substances required for sustainable water treatment by adsorption
technique, are still being researched widely by distinguished classes of researchers. Thus …

[HTML][HTML] Blue-emitting fluorescent carbon quantum dots from waste biomass sources and their application in fluoride ion detection in water

A Boruah, M Saikia, T Das, RL Goswamee… - … of Photochemistry and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) are among the most feasible allotropes of carbon-based
nanomaterials with unique characteristics of photoluminescence, bio-compatibility, and high …

When rare earth meets carbon nanodots: mechanisms, applications and outlook

M Zhang, X Zhai, M Sun, T Ma, Y Huang… - Chemical Society …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Rare earth (RE) elements are widely used in the luminescence and magnetic fields by virtue
of their abundant 4f electron configurations. However, the overall performance and aqueous …

Nanobiosensing with graphene and carbon quantum dots: Recent advances

BK Walther, CZ Dinu, DM Guldi, VG Sergeyev… - Materials Today, 2020 - Elsevier
Graphene and carbon quantum dots (GQDs and CQDs) are relatively new nanomaterials
that have demonstrated impact in multiple different fields thanks to their unique quantum …

Detection of dopamine in human fluids using N-doped carbon dots

M Louleb, L Latrous, A Rios, M Zougagh… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Herein, we fabricated nanoparticles of doped carbon dots with nitrogen (N-CDs) with an
ecofriendly and easy approach, yielding spherical nanoparticles (mean size: 19 nm). N-CDs …