The emerging roles of carbon dots in solar photovoltaics: a critical review

JB Essner, GA Baker - Environmental Science: Nano, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Since their discovery over a decade ago, fluorescent carbon nanodots, or C-dots, have seen
a drastic rise in various synthetic approaches as well as widespread applicability across …

Artifacts and errors associated with the ubiquitous presence of fluorescent impurities in carbon nanodots

JB Essner, JA Kist, L Polo-Parada… - Chemistry of …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Fluorescent carbon dots have attracted tremendous attention owing to their superlative
optical properties which suggest opportunities for replacing conventional fluorescent …

A visible-light-excited afterglow achieved by carbon dots from rhodamine B fixed in boron oxide

Z Xu, X Sun, P Ma, Y Chen, W Pan… - Journal of Materials …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Visible light as an excitation source has less phototoxicity toward health, and more
accessibility for practical applications as compared to ultraviolet light does. However …

Revisiting fluorescent carbon nanodots for environmental, biomedical applications and puzzle about fluorophore impurities

H Manisha, PDP Swetha, YB Shim… - Nano-Structures & Nano …, 2019 - Elsevier
Carbon nanodots (CNDs) are smaller nanoparticles with amorphous or crystalline core
structure fabricated through easy synthesis procedures, and have advantage such as, bright …

Blood dots: hemoglobin-derived carbon dots as hydrogen peroxide sensors and pro-drug activators

D Chakraborty, S Sarkar, PK Das - ACS Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The present article highlights the preparation of hemoglobin-derived Fe2+-containing
carbon dots, namely, blood dots (BD) and its simultaneous utilization in hydrogen peroxide …

An ultra-sensitive nano biosensor for 17β-estradiol detection using carbon dots

SS Zahraee, N Alvandi, M Ghamari… - Nano-Structures & Nano …, 2023 - Elsevier
Identification and instant detection of critical biomarkers remain a major challenge in the
advancing world of biomedicine. Wearable biosensors can be used as appropriate …

Tunable excitation-independent emissions from graphene quantum dots through microplasma-assisted electrochemical synthesis

JB Joffrion, W Clower, CG Wilson - Nano-Structures & Nano-Objects, 2019 - Elsevier
Carbon-based quantum dots are often only capable of excitation-dependent emissions,
limiting their applications. To achieve more control over the photoluminescent properties of …

Effects of carbon nanodot fractionation on the performance of sensitized mesoporous titania based photovoltaic devices

JB Essner, DJ Boogaart, SN Baker… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Fluorescent carbon dots hold particular appeal owing to their facile and sustainable
preparation, biocompatibility, and outwardly superlative optical characteristics. However …

Estradiol hemisuccinate-modified surface-engineered carbon dots: target-specific theranostic agent

S Sarkar, K Das, PK Das - ACS Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The present work highlights design and development of noncovalently surface-modified
carbon dots by 17β-estradiol hemisuccinate that selectively stains estrogen receptor (ER) …

Hydrothermal treatment of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) stalks for enhanced microfibrillated cellulose production

AN Roziafanto, DR Lazuardi, M Ghozali… - Materials Research …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) derived from natural fibers has gained significant interest as
an environmentally friendly material for economic and ecological reasons. Sorghum …