The void side of silica: Surveying optical properties and applications of mesoporous silica

C Olla, CM Carbonaro - Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Mesoporous silica stands out as a remarkable, low-density transparent material
characterized by well-defined nanometric pore sizes. It is available in various morphologies …

Effect of aggregation configuration of molecular fluorophore CZA on photoluminescence properties of carbon dots

W Shi, L Guan, X Ren, J Zhang, T Luo, C Liu… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The effect of aggregation configuration of molecular fluorophore citrazinic acid (CZA) on the
photoluminescence (PL) properties of carbon dots (CDs) has been investigated using first …

Exploring the Impact of Nitrogen Doping on the Optical Properties of Carbon Dots Synthesized from Citric Acid

C Olla, A Cappai, S Porcu, L Stagi, M Fantauzzi… - Nanomaterials, 2023 - mdpi.com
The differences between bare carbon dots (CDs) and nitrogen-doped CDs synthesized from
citric acid as a precursor are investigated, aiming at understanding the mechanisms of …