Functionalized graphene quantum dots for dye-sensitized solar cell: Key challenges, recent developments and future prospects

S Mahalingam, A Manap, A Omar, FW Low… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
One of the pioneering materials nowadays is graphene quantum dot (GQD), which
possesses outstanding electrical, thermal, and mechanical properties followed by less …

Lights and dots toward therapy—Carbon-based quantum dots as new agents for photodynamic therapy

S Jovanović, Z Marković, M Budimir, J Prekodravac… - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
The large number of deaths induced by carcinoma and infections indicates that the need for
new, better, targeted therapy is higher than ever. Apart from classical treatments and …

Highly efficient sulfur and nitrogen codoped graphene quantum dots as a metal-free green photocatalyst for photocatalysis and fluorescent ink applications

T Selvakumar, M Rajaram, A Natarajan… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The demand for modern organic pollutant treatment has prompted the development of
environmentally acceptable photocatalytic processes. In this work, we report novel nitrogen …

Construction of C/ZnO/BiOI photocatalyst for enhanced degradation of carbaryl: Characterization, performance and mechanism

R Liu, D Zuo, C Tan - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2022 - Elsevier
Pesticide residues lead to increasingly serious harmful ecological environment, which poses
tremendous threats on human health. To overcome this problem, researchers are focusing …

Green and eco-friendly synthesis of nanophotocatalysts: an overview

M Khatami, S Iravani - Comments on Inorganic Chemistry, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Nanophotocatalysts have numerous applications in the field of water splitting, dissociation of
volatile organic pollutants, organic synthesis, degradation of dyes/hazardous contaminants …

Electrochemiluminescence sensor based on graphdiyne quantum dots functionalized MOF-derived ZnO with self-enhancing effect for the detection of radical …

Y Lin, J Wu, X Tan, K Huang - Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2023 - Elsevier
Graphdiyne oxide quantum dots (GDYO QDs), as derivatives of graphdiyne (GDY), have
excellent biological activity due to their active acetylene units. MOF-derived ZnO (M-ZnO) not …

Osteoconductive and antibacterial poly (lactic acid) fibrous membranes impregnated with biobased nanocarbons for biodegradable bone regenerative scaffolds

H Xu, M Shen, H Shang, W Xu, S Zhang… - Industrial & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Carbonaceous nanostructures featuring unique structural characteristics and high
cytocompatibility offer a wealth of possibilities to impart enhancements of mechanical …

Uncovering the systematical charge separation effect of boron nitride quantum dots on photocatalytic performance of BiFeO3 perovskite towards degradation of …

Z Balta, EB Simsek - Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, metal-free boron nitride quantum dots (BNQDs) were incorporated into the
perovskite type BiFeO 3 (BFO) structure by facile impregnation technique, which preserved …

Potential of zinc oxide-graphene quantum dots and zinc oxide-nitrogen-doped graphene quantum dot nanocomposites as neurotrophic agents

A Raghavan, C Tripathy, M Radhakrishnan… - ACS Applied Bio …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Over the past few decades, zinc oxide nanoparticles have also proven to be essential to a
variety of scientific research sectors, including antimicrobial therapy, tissue engineering …

Facile synthesis of MoS2/ZnO quantum dots for enhanced visible-light photocatalytic performance and antibacterial applications

L Chen, Y Chuang, CW Chen, CD Dong - Nano-Structures & Nano-Objects, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract MoS 2/ZnO quantum dots (QDs) were synthesized in aqueous media via a facile
hydrothermal route. QDs have attracted great interest for the effective photocatalytic removal …