Carbon dots: a new type of carbon-based nanomaterial with wide applications

J Liu, R Li, B Yang - ACS Central Science, 2020 - ACS Publications
Carbon dots (CDs), as a new type of carbon-based nanomaterial, have attracted broad
research interest for years, because of their diverse physicochemical properties and …

Carbon dots as a new class of nanomedicines: opportunities and challenges

B Wang, H Song, X Qu, J Chang, B Yang… - Coordination chemistry …, 2021 - Elsevier
Precise nanomedicine has been extensively explored for efficient cancer imaging and
targeted cancer therapy, as evidenced by a few breakthroughs in preclinical and clinical …

Carbon‐based quantum dots with solid‐state photoluminescent: mechanism, implementation, and application

A Xu, G Wang, Y Li, H Dong, S Yang, P He, G Ding - Small, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Carbon‐based quantum dots (CQDs), including spherical carbon dots and graphene
quantum dots, are an emerging class of photoluminescent (PL) materials with unique …

Carbon dots: advances in nanocarbon applications

Z Kang, ST Lee - Nanoscale, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Carbon dots (C-Dots), defined by characteristic sizes of< 10 nm, have become a rising star
in carbon nanomaterials. C-Dots possess many unique physiochemical and photochemical …

Carbon dots: a small conundrum

B Yao, H Huang, Y Liu, Z Kang - Trends in Chemistry, 2019 - cell.com
Carbon dots (CDs) are an emerging subset of nanomaterials, defined by characteristic sizes
of< 10nm. CDs possess a carbon core that is functionalized by various groups at the surface …

Photonic carbon dots as an emerging nanoagent for biomedical and healthcare applications

YJ Chung, J Kim, CB Park - ACS nano, 2020 - ACS Publications
As a class of carbon-based nanomaterials, carbon dots (CDs) have attracted enormous
attention because of their tunable optical and physicochemical properties, such as …

Surface modification and chemical functionalization of carbon dots: a review

F Yan, Y Jiang, X Sun, Z Bai, Y Zhang, X Zhou - Microchimica Acta, 2018 - Springer
Surface functional groups strongly affect the properties of carbon dots (CDs). Amino,
carboxy, and hydroxy groups are most commonly encountered in CDs, and they can be …

Recent advances in carbon dots for bioimaging applications

H Li, X Yan, D Kong, R Jin, C Sun, D Du, Y Lin… - Nanoscale …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
As an important member of fluorescence nanoparticles, carbon dots (CDs) not only possess
exceptional chemical properties, including excellent biocompatibility, low toxicity and …

Endowing matrix-free carbon dots with color-tunable ultralong phosphorescence by self-doping

H Shi, Z Niu, H Wang, W Ye, K Xi, X Huang… - Chemical …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Color-tunable ultralong phosphorescence is urgently desired in optoelectronic applications.
Herein, we report a new type of full-color-tunable ultralong phosphorescence carbon dots …

Recent advances and sensing applications of carbon dots

D Xu, Q Lin, HT Chang - Small Methods, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Carbon dots (C dots) with biocompatibility, brightness, stability against photoirradiation and
salt, and ease in preparation have become important materials for sensing and imaging …