In the areas of bioimaging and detection, biosensors have attracted extensive attention
recently. Specifically, biosensors based on nanostructures provide a more sensitive …

Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) are a new type of nano-carbons that are currently favored
over semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) because of their solubility, low toxicity, eco …

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 quantum dots (CQDs) are a member of carbon nanostructures family which have
received increasing attention for their photoluminescence (PL), physical and chemical …

As one of important approaches of light emission, chemiluminescence (CL) induced by
chemical reactions has evoked considerable interest for its potential applications in …

Carbon-based quantum dots (CDs) are mainly divided into two sub-groups; carbon quantum
dots (CQDs) and graphene quantum dots (GQDs), which exhibit outstanding …

Carbon quantum dots (CQDs, C-dots or CDs), which are generally small carbon
nanoparticles (less than 10 nm in size) with various unique properties, have found wide use …

Small carbon nanoparticles are an emerging member of the carbonaceous nanomaterial
family and have been subsequently named as “carbon quantum dots” or “carbon nanodots” …

Fluorescent carbon nanoparticles also termed as carbon quantum dots (CQDs) have
attracted so much interest when compared to the traditional semiconductor quantum dots …

Herein, we summarize recent research developments and progress of carbon dots (CDs),
which have been attracting considerable attention as a new type of photoluminescent …