Carbon dots (CDs), comprising crystalline graphitized carbon cores and polymer surface
groups, are currently attracting a lot of interest in biological fields owing to their fluorescent …

Carbon dots (CDs) with tunable photoluminescence (PL), especially with long wavelength
PL, offer great potential for various applications including sensing, bioimaging …

The structure–function relationship, especially the origin of absorption and emission of light
in carbon nanodots (CNDs), has baffled scientists. The multilevel complexity arises due to …

Mechanochemistry has emerged as one of the most interesting synthetic protocols to
produce new materials. Solvent-free methodologies lead to unique chemical processes …

Although several groups have synthesized dual-emission carbon dots (D-CDs) and paid
more attention to their emission centers in recent years, the luminescence mechanism of D …

Discrimination and quantification of amino acid (AA) enantiomers are particularly important
for diagnosing and treating diseases. Recently, dual-mode probes have gained a lot of …

Environmental catalysis plays a crucial role in sustainable development by the design of
novel catalytic materials and technologies. Several environmental issues are addressed by …

Fluorescent carbon dots (CDs) are of interest as a promising alternative to quantum dots,
partly because they do not include heavy metals. However, most CDs exhibit blue or green …

Compared to standard time and solvent consuming procedures, mechanically-assisted
processes offer numerous environmentally-friendly advantages for nano-catalytically active …

Great efforts have been made to develop facile and efficient methods to prepare
carbonaceous nanostructures with long-wavelength emission. Herein, we report a low …