Carbon dots doped with nitrogen and sulfur and loaded with copper(II) as a “turn-on” fluorescent probe for cystein, glutathione and homocysteine

Recent advances in the use of near-infrared quantum dots as optical probes for bioanalytical, imaging and solar cell application

(2014) Lu Chen et al.   MICROCHIMICA ACTA

Synthesis and optical properties of nitrogen and sulfur co-doped graphene quantum dots

(2014) Ben-Xing Zhang et al.   NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY

Solvent-free synthesis of sulfur- and nitrogen-co-doped fluorescent carbon nanoparticles from glutathione for highly selective and sensitive detection of mercury(II) ions

(2014) Weiping Wang et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL

Non-Enzymatic-Browning-Reaction: A Versatile Route for Production of Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Dots with Tunable Multicolor Luminescent Display

(2014) Weili Wei et al.   Scientific Reports

Carbon quantum dots: synthesis, properties and applications

(2014) Youfu Wang et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry C

Green synthesis of carbon dots with down- and up-conversion fluorescent properties for sensitive detection of hypochlorite with a dual-readout assay

(2013) Bangda Yin et al.   ANALYST

Ionic liquids as precursors for highly luminescent, surface-different nitrogen-doped carbon dots used for label-free detection of Cu2+/Fe3+ and cell imaging

(2013) Andong Zhao et al.   ANALYTICA CHIMICA ACTA

Fluorescence “Turn On” Detection of Mercuric Ion Based on Bis(dithiocarbamato)copper(II) Complex Functionalized Carbon Nanodots

(2013) Chao Yuan et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Highly Photoluminescent Carbon Dots for Multicolor Patterning, Sensors, and Bioimaging

(2013) Shoujun Zhu et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A low-temperature solid-phase method to synthesize highly fluorescent carbon nitride dots with tunable emission

(2013) Juan Zhou et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Hybrid carbon source for producing nitrogen-doped polymer nanodots: one-pot hydrothermal synthesis, fluorescence enhancement and highly selective detection of Fe(iii)

(2013) Tiantian Lai et al.   Nanoscale

Simple one-step synthesis of water-soluble fluorescent carbon dots derived from paper ash

(2013) Jumeng Wei et al.   RSC Advances

Photoluminescence Properties of Graphene versus Other Carbon Nanomaterials

(2012) Li Cao et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

A Facile Microwave Avenue to Electrochemiluminescent Two-Color Graphene Quantum Dots

(2012) Ling-Ling Li et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Microwave-assisted synthesis of carbon nanodots through an eggshell membrane and their fluorescent application

(2012) Qi Wang et al.   ANALYST

Highly sensitive and selective detection of biothiols using graphene oxide-based “molecular beacon”-like fluorescent probe

(2012) Yuan Gao et al.   ANALYTICA CHIMICA ACTA

Sulfur and Nitrogen Dual-Doped Mesoporous Graphene Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Reduction with Synergistically Enhanced Performance

(2012) Ji Liang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Simple one-step synthesis of highly luminescent carbon dots from orange juice: application as excellent bio-imaging agents

(2012) Swagatika Sahu et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Synthesis and analytical applications of photoluminescent carbon nanodots

(2012) Pin-Che Hsu et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Green synthesis of carbon nanodots as an effective fluorescent probe for sensitive and selective detection of mercury(II) ions

(2012) Wenbo Lu et al.   JOURNAL OF NANOPARTICLE RESEARCH

Determination of L-cysteine base on the reversion of fluorescence quenching of calcein by copper(II) ion

(2012) Lin Chang et al.   MICROCHIMICA ACTA

Carbon nanodots as fluorescence probes for rapid, sensitive, and label-free detection of Hg2+and biothiols in complex matrices

(2011) Li Zhou et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Carbon Nanoparticles as Chromophores for Photon Harvesting and Photoconversion

(2011) Juan Xu et al.   CHEMPHYSCHEM

Preparation of photoluminescent carbon nitride dots from CCl4 and 1,2-ethylenediamine: a heat-treatment-based strategy

(2011) Sen Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Facile synthesis of fluorescent carbon dots using watermelon peel as a carbon source

(2011) Jiaojiao Zhou et al.   MATERIALS LETTERS

One-step synthesis of fluorescent hydroxyls-coated carbon dots with hydrothermal reaction and its application to optical sensing of metal ions

(2011) LiQin Liu et al.   Science China-Chemistry

Luminescent Carbon Nanodots: Emergent Nanolights

(2010) Sheila N. Baker et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

One-step ultrasonic synthesis of water-soluble carbon nanoparticles with excellent photoluminescent properties

(2010) Haitao Li et al.   CARBON

An Aqueous Route to Multicolor Photoluminescent Carbon Dots Using Silica Spheres as Carriers

(2009) Ruili Liu et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Gold nanoparticle-based near-infrared fluorescent detection of biological thiols in human plasma

(2009) Li Shang et al.   BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS

Microwave synthesis of fluorescent carbon nanoparticles with electrochemiluminescence properties

(2009) Hui Zhu et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Electrochemiluminescence of Water-Soluble Carbon Nanocrystals Released Electrochemically from Graphite

(2009) Liyan Zheng et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

One-step synthesis of fluorescent carbon nanoparticles by laser irradiation

(2008) Sheng-Liang Hu et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY