Super-resolution imaging techniques that overcome the diffraction limit of light have gained
wide popularity for visualizing cellular structures with nanometric resolution. Following the …

We review the use of luminescent nanoparticles in super-resolution imaging and single-
molecule tracking, and showcase novel approaches to super-resolution imaging that …

Carbon dots (CDs)–small crystalline or amorphous carbon-based nanoparticles–have
attracted much attention as promising fluorescent materials for a wide range of applications …

Fluorescent carbon nanomaterials have broadly useful chemical and photophysical
attributes that are conducive to applications in biology. In this review, we focus on materials …

The origin of photoluminescence in carbon dots has baffled scientists since its discovery. We
show that the photoluminescence spectra of carbon dots are inhomogeneously broadened …

Recently, carbon dots (CDs) have received increasing attention, and several reports have
indicated that CDs are promising fluorescent carbon-based materials. CDs present …

Sustainable societal and economic development relies on novel nanotechnologies that offer
maximum efficiency at minimal environmental cost. Yet, it is very challenging to apply green …

As-synthesized malic acid carbon dots are found to possess photoblinking properties that
are outstanding and superior compared to those of conventional dyes. Considering their …

Due to the prominent characteristics of carbon-based luminescent nanostructures (known
colloquially as carbon dots), such as inexpensive precursors, excellent hydrophilicity, low …

The structural features that render gold nanoclusters intrinsically fluorescent are currently
not well understood. To address this issue, highly fluorescent gold nanoclusters have to be …