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 …

Light of carbon: Recent advancements of carbon dots for LEDs

C Ji, W Xu, Q Han, T Zhao, J Deng, Z Peng - Nano Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
LEDs have become the solid-state lighting devices of the century and played significant
roles in relieving energy crisis. Thanks to their superior properties such as excellent …

Cocatalysts for Selective Photoreduction of CO2 into Solar Fuels

X Li, J Yu, M Jaroniec, X Chen - Chemical reviews, 2019 - ACS Publications
Photoreduction of CO2 into sustainable and green solar fuels is generally believed to be an
appealing solution to simultaneously overcome both environmental problems and energy …

[HTML][HTML] Ultrasmall Fe-doped carbon dots nanozymes for photoenhanced antibacterial therapy and wound healing

Y Liu, B Xu, M Lu, S Li, J Guo, F Chen, X Xiong, Z Yin… - Bioactive materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Pathogenic bacteria pose a devastating threat to public health. However, because of the
growing bacterial antibiotic resistance, there is an urgent need to develop alternative …

Metal-free photocatalysts for hydrogen evolution

MZ Rahman, MG Kibria, CB Mullins - Chemical Society Reviews, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
This review focuses on the discussion of the latest progress and remaining challenges in
selected metal-free photocatalysts for hydrogen production. The scope of this review is …

Design and fabrication of carbon dots for energy conversion and storage

C Hu, M Li, J Qiu, YP Sun - Chemical Society Reviews, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
The emergence of carbon dots (CDs) has opened up an exciting new field in the science
and technology of carbon nanomaterials and has attracted increasing interest in recent …

Carbon dots based photoinduced reactions: Advances and perspective

Y Yu, Q Zeng, S Tao, C Xia, C Liu, P Liu… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Seeking clean energy as an alternative to traditional fossil fuels is the inevitable choice to
realize the sustainable development of the society. Photocatalytic technique is considered a …

A deep investigation into the structure of carbon dots

KJ Mintz, M Bartoli, M Rovere, Y Zhou… - Carbon, 2021 - Elsevier
Since their discovery, carbon dots (CDs) have been a promising nanomaterial in a variety of
fields including nanomedicine. Despite their potential in this area, there are many obstacles …

Graphitic nitrogen triggers red fluorescence in carbon dots

K Hola, M Sudolská, S Kalytchuk, D Nachtigallová… - ACS …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Carbon dots (CDs) are a stable and highly biocompatible fluorescent material offering great
application potential in cell labeling, optical imaging, LED diodes, and optoelectronic …