Carbon dots (CDs) have received an increasing amount of attention because of their
significant advantages in terms of low toxicity, chemical inertness, tunable fluorescence …

Owing to the unique optical properties, chemical inertness, facile synthesis, tunable
fluorescence, low toxicity, good water solubility, inexpensive and abundance of precursors …

Nanosensors are now being used to detect and monitor physical characteristics such as the
temperature at nanoscale, with chemical species and nanoparticles. It is nanoscale devices …

Abstract Development of economical, sensitive, selective and robust sensors for metal ion
sensing is always fascinating for a chemist because traditional routs for their detection …

This review highlights recent advances in ion-selective optodes (ISOs), an ionophore-based
optical chemical sensor. Progress in the development of new optode components …

Red emissive carbon dots (CDs) are highly desired for biological applications. However,
serious luminescence quenching of red emissive CDs in aqueous solution greatly hinders …

Bright luminescent hydrophobic carbon dots receive significant attention on account of their
potential utility in bio‐imaging, sensors, and creating a full range of colors in displays …

In this work, green fluorescent carbon dots with a high relative quantum yield of 74.13%
were synthesized by using one-pot hydrothermal hydrolysis of m-phenylenediamine (mPD) …

Sensors are key tools for monitoring the dynamic changes of biomolecules and biofunctions
that encode valuable information that helps us understand underlying biological processes …

Nitroaromatic compounds (NACs) have been polluting the soil and groundwater via
anthropogenic activities. Due to their well-known explosive and toxic nature, their selective …