Evolution and synthesis of carbon dots: from carbon dots to carbonized polymer dots

C Xia, S Zhu, T Feng, M Yang, B Yang - Advanced Science, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the various synthesis methods to obtain carbon dots (CDs), the bottom‐up methods
are still the most widely administrated route to afford large‐scale and low‐cost synthesis …

Advances and perspectives in carbon dot-based fluorescent probes: Mechanism, and application

X Li, S Zhao, B Li, K Yang, M Lan, L Zeng - Coordination Chemistry …, 2021 - Elsevier
Due to the advantages of in situ, real-time, and non-destructive detection of target
molecules, fluorescent probes have become an indispensable tool in the fields of disease …

Carbon-dot-enhanced electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution

H Wu, S Lu, B Yang - Accounts of Materials Research, 2022 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Hydrogen evolution by the electrolysis of water is an important energy
conversion process, especially for some intermittent energy systems. However, its practical …

Precursor-dependent structural diversity in luminescent carbonized polymer dots (CPDs): the nomenclature

Q Zeng, T Feng, S Tao, S Zhu, B Yang - Light: Science & Applications, 2021 - nature.com
Carbon dots (CDs) have received immense attention in the last decade because they are
easy-to-prepare, nontoxic, and tailorable carbon-based fluorescent nanomaterials. CDs can …

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 …

Aggregation in carbon dots: Special Issue: Emerging Investigators

Y Ru, GIN Waterhouse, S Lu - Aggregate, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Carbon dots (CDs) possess outstanding luminescence properties, making them widely used
in optical displays, anti‐counterfeiting systems, bioimaging, and sensors. Presently, there is …

Recent development of carbon quantum dots regarding their optical properties, photoluminescence mechanism, and core structure

KJ Mintz, Y Zhou, RM Leblanc - Nanoscale, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Carbon quantum dots (CDs) are a relatively new class of carbon nanomaterials which have
been studied very much in the last fifteen years to improve their already favorable properties …

Design of metal‐free polymer carbon dots: a new class of room‐temperature phosphorescent materials

S Tao, S Lu, Y Geng, S Zhu… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Polymer carbon dots (PCDs) are proposed as a new class of room‐temperature
phosphorescence (RTP) materials. The abundant energy levels in PCDs increase the …

Carbonized polymer dots: a brand new perspective to recognize luminescent carbon-based nanomaterials

S Tao, T Feng, C Zheng, S Zhu… - The journal of physical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Carbon dots (CDs), as emerging luminescent nanomaterials, possess excellent but complex
properties, bringing about extensive attention and a lot of controversy. In this Perspective …

Heavy metal ion detection using green precursor derived carbon dots

SDT Landa, NKR Bogireddy, I Kaur, V Batra, V Agarwal - Iscience, 2022 - cell.com
The discovery of carbon dots (CDs) for environmental remediation has gained awareness
because of the diverse economically viable and environmental friendly green precursors …