Fluorescent carbon dots (CDs) are a new class of carbon nanomaterials and have
demonstrated excellent optical properties, good biocompatibility, great aqueous solubility …

Heteroatom-doped carbon dots (CDs), due to their excellent photoluminescence (PL)
properties, attracted widespread attention recently and demonstrated immense promise for …

Efficient red emissive carbon dots (CDs) in aqueous solutions are very scarce for high
performance bioimaging applications. In this work, we report a one-step solvothermal …

Sulfur and nitrogen-doped carbons quantum dots (S-CQDs and N-CQDs) were obtained
using a simple hydrothermal treatment of S-or N-containing organic compounds/polymers …

Multi-functional fluorescent detection for inorganic pollutants and biological protein is
important but challenging. In this work, five multi-functional luminescent coordination …

An innovative, facile, low-cost and one-pot hydrothermal carbonization method was
developed for the synthesis of bright fluorescence nitrogen-doped carbon dots (NCDs) using …

Recently, synthesis, characterization, and application of carbon dots have received much
attention. Natural products are the effectual carbon precursors to synthesize carbon dots …

Access to safe drinking water and a hygienic living environment are the basic necessities
that encourage healthy living. However, the presence of various pollutants (especially toxic …

A diverse range of materials (eg, metallic nanoparticles, semiconductor oxides, composites,
polymers, and MOFs) have been reported for sensing applications in water samples based …

Developing environmental-friendly and low-cost strategies of synthesizing red-emission
graphene quantum dots (R-GQDs) is a considerable challenge. Herein, we present the …