How do nitrogen-doped carbon dots generate from molecular precursors? An investigation of the formation mechanism and a solution-based large-scale synthesis

Oxygen-driven, high-efficiency production of nitrogen-doped carbon dots from alkanolamines and their application for two-photon cellular imaging

(2015) Yaoping Hu et al.   RSC Advances

One-Step Synthesis of N-doped Graphene Quantum Sheets from Monolayer Graphene by Nitrogen Plasma

(2014) Joonhee Moon et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Waste frying oil as a precursor for one-step synthesis of sulfur-doped carbon dots with pH-sensitive photoluminescence

(2014) Yaoping Hu et al.   CARBON

Thickness-Dependent Full-Color Emission Tunability in a Flexible Carbon Dot Ionogel

(2014) Yu Wang et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Green and size-controllable synthesis of photoluminescent carbon nanoparticles from waste plastic bags

(2014) Yaoping Hu et al.   RSC Advances

Carbon Nanodots Featuring Efficient FRET for Real-Time Monitoring of Drug Delivery and Two-Photon Imaging

(2013) Jing Tang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

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

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

Synthesis, characterization and non-linear optical response of organophilic carbon dots

(2013) Athanasios B. Bourlinos et al.   CARBON

Deep Ultraviolet Photoluminescence of Water-Soluble Self-Passivated Graphene Quantum Dots

(2012) Libin Tang et al.   ACS Nano

Hydrothermal Treatment of Grass: A Low-Cost, Green Route to Nitrogen-Doped, Carbon-Rich, Photoluminescent Polymer Nanodots as an Effective Fluorescent Sensing Platform for Label-Free Detection of Cu(II) Ions

(2012) Sen Liu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Economical, Green Synthesis of Fluorescent Carbon Nanoparticles and Their Use as Probes for Sensitive and Selective Detection of Mercury(II) Ions

(2012) Wenbo Lu et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Graphene Quantum Dot as a Green and Facile Sensor for Free Chlorine in Drinking Water

(2012) Yongqiang Dong et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Hydrothermal synthesis of highly fluorescent carbon nanoparticles from sodium citrate and their use for the detection of mercury ions

(2012) Yongming Guo et al.   CARBON

Synthesis of high-quality carbon nanodots from hydrophilic compounds: role of functional groups

(2012) Pin-Che Hsu et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Development of a carbon quantum dots-based fluorescent Cu2+ probe suitable for living cell imaging

(2012) Qiang Qu et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Highly luminescent carbon nanodots by microwave-assisted pyrolysis

(2012) Xinyun Zhai et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

One-pot synthesis of N-doped carbon dots with tunable luminescence properties

(2012) Yan-Qing Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Carbon nanodots: synthesis, properties and applications

(2012) Haitao Li et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

One-pot green synthesis of optically pH-sensitive carbon dots with upconversion luminescence

(2012) Xiaofang Jia et al.   Nanoscale

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

Luminescent Surface Quaternized Carbon Dots

(2011) Athanasios B. Bourlinos et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Carbon Nanoparticles as Visible-Light Photocatalysts for Efficient CO2Conversion and Beyond

(2011) Li Cao et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Luminescent Carbon Nanodots: Emergent Nanolights

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

Water-Soluble Fluorescent Carbon Quantum Dots and Photocatalyst Design

(2010) Haitao Li et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

The production of carbon materials by hydrothermal carbonization of cellulose

(2009) M. Sevilla et al.   CARBON

Microwave synthesis of fluorescent carbon nanoparticles with electrochemiluminescence properties

(2009) Hui Zhu et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Carbon Dots for Optical Imaging in Vivo

(2009) Sheng-Tao Yang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Surface Functionalized Carbogenic Quantum Dots

(2008) Athanasios B. Bourlinos et al.   Small