The light of carbon dots: From mechanism to applications

B Wang, S Lu - Matter, 2022 - cell.com
Photoluminescence (PL) nanomaterials are widely used by scientists because of their
important applications in optoelectronic devices and biomedicine, such as use in organic …

Insights into photoluminescence mechanisms of carbon dots: advances and perspectives

L Ai, Y Yang, B Wang, J Chang, Z Tang, B Yang, S Lu - Science Bulletin, 2021 - Elsevier
Carbon dots (CDs) are potentially useful in many areas such as bioimaging, light-emitting
diodes, and sensing because of their excellent optical properties, high biocompatibility, and …

Deciphering the catalytic mechanism of superoxide dismutase activity of carbon dot nanozyme

W Gao, J He, L Chen, X Meng, Y Ma, L Cheng… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Nanozymes with superoxide dismutase (SOD)-like activity have attracted increasing interest
due to their ability to scavenge superoxide anion, the origin of most reactive oxygen species …

Red emissive carbon dot superoxide dismutase nanozyme for bioimaging and ameliorating acute lung injury

C Liu, W Fan, WX Cheng, Y Gu, Y Chen… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Harnessing the physiochemical properties and enzymatic activities of nanozymes will
provide new insights for disease theranostics. Herein, a novel carbon dot (C‐dot) …

Electron–phonon coupling-assisted universal red luminescence of o-phenylenediamine-based carbon dots

B Wang, Z Wei, L Sui, J Yu, B Zhang, X Wang… - Light: Science & …, 2022 - nature.com
Due to the complex core–shell structure and variety of surface functional groups, the
photoluminescence (PL) mechanism of carbon dots (CDs) remain unclear. o …

Rational design of multi‐color‐emissive carbon dots in a single reaction system by hydrothermal

B Wang, J Yu, L Sui, S Zhu, Z Tang, B Yang… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
As an emerging building unit, carbon dots (CDs) have been igniting the revolutionaries in
the fields of optoelectronics, biomedicine, and bioimaging. However, the difficulty of …

Carbon nanodots from an in silico perspective

F Mocci, L de Villiers Engelbrecht, C Olla… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Carbon nanodots (CNDs) are the latest and most shining rising stars among
photoluminescent (PL) nanomaterials. These carbon-based surface-passivated …

One‐step synthesis of white‐light‐emitting carbon dots for white LEDs with a high color rendering index of 97

Z Yan, T Chen, L Yan, X Liu, J Zheng, F Ren… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
White‐light‐emitting carbon dots (WCDs) show innate advantages as phosphors in white
light‐emitting diodes (WLEDs). For WLEDs, the color rendering index (CRI) is the most …

The formation process and mechanism of carbon dots prepared from aromatic compounds as precursors: a review

S Xue, P Li, L Sun, L An, D Qu, X Wang, Z Sun - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Fluorescent carbon dots are a novel type of nanomaterial. Due to their excellent optical
properties, they have extensive application prospects in many fields. Studying the formation …

[HTML][HTML] Surface states of carbon dots and their influences on luminescence

H Ding, XH Li, XB Chen, JS Wei, XB Li… - Journal of Applied …, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Luminescent carbon dots (CDs) have received increasing attention from many fields during
the past decade. Unfortunately, the luminescent mechanisms of CDs remain unclear due to …