Carbon and graphene quantum dots (CQDs and GQDs), known as zero-dimensional (0D)
nanomaterials, have been attracting increasing attention in sensing and bioimaging. Their …

Carbon dots (CDs) have attracted widespread attention because of their excellent properties
and various preparation methods. Solvothermal methods have the advantages of simple …

Heteroatom-doped carbon dots (CDs), due to their excellent photoluminescence (PL)
properties, attracted widespread attention recently and demonstrated immense promise for …

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

Due to the risks that water contamination implies for human health and environmental
protection, monitoring the quality of water is a major concern of the present era. Therefore, in …

A diverse range of materials (eg, metallic nanoparticles, semiconductor oxides, composites,
polymers, and MOFs) have been reported for sensing applications in water samples based …

Over the past decade, carbon dots have ignited a burst of interest in many different fields,
including nanomedicine, solar energy, optoelectronics, energy storage, and sensing …

In this work, nitrogen and sulfur dual-doped carbon quantum dots (N, S-CDs) from naturally
renewable biomaterial fungus fibers were prepared by a biosynthesis and hydrothermal …

A new type of cobalt (II)-doped carbon dots (CCDs) have been fabricated and used
successfully for sensing Cr (VI) ions on the basis of photoluminescence quenching. The …

Carbon dots (CDs) are a new type of fluorescent carbon nanoparticles (CNPs). In
comparison with conventional semiconductor quantum dots and organic dyes, CDs not only …