A multifunctional chemical toolbox to engineer carbon dots for biomedical and energy applications

L Ðorđević, F Arcudi, M Cacioppo, M Prato - Nature Nanotechnology, 2022 - nature.com
Photoluminescent carbon nanoparticles, or carbon dots, are an emerging class of materials
that has recently attracted considerable attention for biomedical and energy applications …

Zero-dimensional carbon nanomaterials for fluorescent sensing and imaging

Z Yang, T Xu, H Li, M She, J Chen, Z Wang… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Advances in nanotechnology and nanomaterials have attracted considerable interest and
play key roles in scientific innovations in diverse fields. In particular, increased attention has …

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 …

Carbon dots in bioimaging, biosensing and therapeutics: a comprehensive review

B Wang, H Cai, GIN Waterhouse, X Qu, B Yang… - Small …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Carbon dots (CDs), comprising crystalline graphitized carbon cores and polymer surface
groups, are currently attracting a lot of interest in biological fields owing to their fluorescent …

Functional Group Modulation in Carbon Quantum Dots for Accelerating Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction

Z Liu, W Hou, H Guo, Z Wang, L Wang… - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
This study investigates the mechanism behind the enhanced photocatalytic performance of
carbon quantum dot (CQD)-induced photocatalysts. Red luminescent CQDs (R-CQDs) were …

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 …

Photoluminescence mechanisms of red-emissive carbon dots derived from non-conjugated molecules

X Yang, L Ai, J Yu, GIN Waterhouse, L Sui, J Ding… - Science Bulletin, 2022 - Elsevier
Red-emissive carbon dots (R-CDs) have been widely studied because of their potential
application in tissue imaging and optoelectronic devices. At present, most R-CDs are …

Formation and fluorescent mechanism of red emissive carbon dots from o-phenylenediamine and catechol system

P Li, S Xue, L Sun, X Zong, L An, D Qu… - Light: Science & …, 2022 - nature.com
Carbon dots (CDs) as the advancing fluorescent carbon nanomaterial have superior
potential and prospective. However, the ambiguous photoluminescence (PL) mechanism …

Formation mechanism of carbon dots: From chemical structures to fluorescent behaviors

L Cao, M Zan, F Chen, X Kou, Y Liu, P Wang, Q Mei… - Carbon, 2022 - Elsevier
Despite the numerous reports on carbon dots (CDs) synthesized from o-phenylenediamine
(o-pd), the precise mechanism of fluorescence and formation processes of o-pd CDs have …

Disulfide Crosslinking‐Induced Aggregation: Towards Solid‐State Fluorescent Carbon Dots with Vastly Different Emission Colors

R Fu, H Song, X Liu, Y Zhang, G Xiao… - Chinese Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Comprehensive Summary Solid‐state fluorescent multi‐color carbon dots (SFM‐CDs),
prepared using the same precursor (s) without the need for dispersion in a solid matrix, are …