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 …

Recent advances in carbon dots for bioimaging applications

H Li, X Yan, D Kong, R Jin, C Sun, D Du, Y Lin… - Nanoscale …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
As an important member of fluorescence nanoparticles, carbon dots (CDs) not only possess
exceptional chemical properties, including excellent biocompatibility, low toxicity and …

Tunable fluorescent carbon dots from biowaste as fluorescence ink and imaging human normal and cancer cells

R Atchudan, SC Kishore, P Gangadaran… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Growing global biowaste and its environmental issues challenge the need for converting
biowastes into a beneficial product. Among the biowaste, here kiwi fruit (Actinidia Deliciosa) …

Optimization of green biosynthesized visible light active CuO/ZnO nano-photocatalysts for the degradation of organic methylene blue dye

A Fouda, SS Salem, AR Wassel, MF Hamza… - Heliyon, 2020 - cell.com
Abstract Herein, CuO/ZnO nanocomposites at different ratios were successfully synthesized
through a green biosynthesis approach. This was performed by harnessing the fungal …

Graphene-nanoplatelets-supported NiFe-MOF: high-efficiency and ultra-stable oxygen electrodes for sustained alkaline anion exchange membrane water electrolysis

P Thangavel, M Ha, S Kumaraguru, A Meena… - Energy & …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Practical hydrogen production using high-efficiency, low-cost, and stable oxygen electrodes
is crucial for a sustainable clean energy future. Herein we report a graphene-nanoplatelets …

Green synthesis: photocatalytic degradation of textile dyes using metal and metal oxide nanoparticles-latest trends and advancements

PC Nagajyothi, SV Prabhakar Vattikuti… - Critical Reviews in …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The balance between economic development and environmental damage is also evident in
the problem of pollution and waste management. Increased economic activity, mainly in …

An eco-friendly approach to textile and tannery wastewater treatment using maghemite nanoparticles (γ-Fe2O3-NPs) fabricated by Penicillium expansum strain (Kw)

A Fouda, SED Hassan, E Saied, MS Azab - Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Wastewater treatment is one of the vital solutions to the global water shortage and many
related environmental problems. The present study aimed at biosynthesizing maghemite …

Highly Selective Two‐Electron Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction on Single‐Atom Cu Catalysts

C Xu, X Zhi, A Vasileff, D Wang, B Jin, Y Jiao… - Small …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Cu‐based electrocatalysts with high catalytic selectivity for the CO2 reduction reaction
present a significant technological challenge. Herein, a catalyst comprised of Cu single …

Biowaste-and nature-derived (nano) materials: Biosynthesis, stability and environmental applications

G Ashrafi, M Nasrollahzadeh, B Jaleh, M Sajjadi… - Advances in Colloid and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to the environmental pollution issues and the supply of drinking/clean water, removal of
both inorganic and organic (particularly dyes, nitroarenes, and heavy metals) to non …

[HTML][HTML] Elucidating the mechanism of dual-fluorescence in carbon dots

JR Macairan, TV de Medeiros, M Gazzetto… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Carbon dots have garnered significant attention owing to their versatile and highly tunable
optical properties; however, the origins and the underlying mechanism remains a subject of …