Fluorescent carbon dots: rational synthesis, tunable optical properties and analytical applications

One-Pot Hydrothermal Synthesis of Carbon Dots with Efficient Up- and Down-Converted Photoluminescence for the Sensitive Detection of Morin in a Dual-Readout Assay

(2017) Jia-Yu Li et al.   LANGMUIR

Highly selective detection of 2,4,6-trinitrophenol by using newly developed terbium-doped blue carbon dots

(2016) Bin Bin Chen et al.   ANALYST

Mesoporous structured MIPs@CDs fluorescence sensor for highly sensitive detection of TNT

(2016) Shoufang Xu et al.   BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS

Facile and green approach to prepare fluorescent carbon dots: Emergent nanomaterial for cell imaging and detection of vitamin B 2

(2016) Aniruddha Kundu et al.   JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE

l-Tryptophan-capped carbon quantum dots for the sensitive and selective fluorescence detection of mercury ion in aqueous solution

(2016) Xuejuan Wan et al.   JOURNAL OF NANOPARTICLE RESEARCH

Highly selective and sensitive detection of 2,4,6-trinitrophenol by using newly developed blue–green photoluminescent carbon nanodots

(2016) Meng Li Liu et al.   TALANTA

Graphene-quantum-dots-based ratiometric fluorescent probe for visual detection of copper ion

(2015) Xiangying Sun et al.   ANALYST

Highly luminescent N, S- Co-doped carbon dots and their direct use as mercury(II) sensor

(2015) Yu Wang et al.   ANALYTICA CHIMICA ACTA

Simple and Sensitive Fluorescent and Electrochemical Trinitrotoluene Sensors Based on Aqueous Carbon Dots

(2015) Lingling Zhang et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

A carbon dot-based “off–on” fluorescent probe for highly selective and sensitive detection of phytic acid

(2015) Zhao Gao et al.   BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS

Green Synthesis of Fluorescent Carbon Dots for Selective Detection of Tartrazine in Food Samples

(2015) Hua Xu et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

Fluorescence quenchometric method for determination of ferric ion using boron-doped carbon dots

(2015) Fengxiang Wang et al.   MICROCHIMICA ACTA

Novel fluorescence resonance energy transfer optical sensors for vitamin B12 detection using thermally reduced carbon dots

(2015) Jilong Wang et al.   NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY

Fluorescent carbon dots derived from lactose for assaying folic acid

(2015) Zhangbao Chen et al.   Science China-Chemistry

Down-conversion monochromatic light-emitting diodes with the color determined by the active layer thickness and concentration of carbon dots

(2015) Chun Sun et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry C

B-doped carbon quantum dots as a sensitive fluorescence probe for hydrogen peroxide and glucose detection

(2014) Xiaoyue Shan et al.   ANALYST

Synthesis-Modification Integration: One-Step Fabrication of Boronic Acid Functionalized Carbon Dots for Fluorescent Blood Sugar Sensing

(2014) Pengfei Shen et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Carbon-Dot-Based Ratiometric Fluorescent Probe for Imaging and Biosensing of Superoxide Anion in Live Cells

(2014) Xiang Gao et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Carbon Dots Based Dual-Emission Silica Nanoparticles as a Ratiometric Nanosensor for Cu2+

(2014) Xiangjun Liu et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Preparation of functionalized water-soluble photoluminescent carbon quantum dots from petroleum coke

(2014) Mingbo Wu et al.   CARBON

A Fluorescent Sensor for Highly Selective Detection of Nitroaromatic Explosives Based on a 2D, Extremely Stable, Metal-Organic Framework

(2014) Shu-Ran Zhang et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Highly Luminescent N-Doped Carbon Quantum Dots as an Effective Multifunctional Fluorescence Sensing Platform

(2014) Zhaosheng Qian et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Preparation of novel magnetic and fluorescent CS–Fe3O4@CdSeS nanoparticles for simultaneous removal and optical determination of trace copper ions

(2014) Chengli Xie et al.   NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY

Carbon quantum dots: synthesis, properties and applications

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

On–Off–On Fluorescent Carbon Dot Nanosensor for Recognition of Chromium(VI) and Ascorbic Acid Based on the Inner Filter Effect

(2013) Min Zheng et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Color-Switchable Electroluminescence of Carbon Dot Light-Emitting Diodes

(2013) Xiaoyu Zhang et al.   ACS Nano

Evidence for Edge-State Photoluminescence in Graphene Quantum Dots

(2013) Kiran Lingam et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Carbon dots and chitosan composite film based biosensor for the sensitive and selective determination of dopamine

(2013) Qitong Huang et al.   ANALYST

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

Encapsulation of Strongly Fluorescent Carbon Quantum Dots in Metal–Organic Frameworks for Enhancing Chemical Sensing

(2013) Xiaomei Lin et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

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

Nitrogen-doped carbon quantum dots: Facile synthesis and application as a “turn-off” fluorescent probe for detection of Hg2+ ions

(2013) Ruizhong Zhang et al.   BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS

Hair fiber as a precursor for synthesizing of sulfur- and nitrogen-co-doped carbon dots with tunable luminescence properties

(2013) Dong Sun et al.   CARBON

A one-step sonoelectrochemical preparation method of pure blue fluorescent carbon nanoparticles under a high intensity electric field

(2013) Su Yao et al.   CARBON

Bottom-up fabrication of photoluminescent carbon dots with uniform morphology via a soft–hard template approach

(2013) Yuxing Yang et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Long lifetime pure organic phosphorescence based on water soluble carbon dots

(2013) Yehao Deng et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Carbon Dots Prepared by Hydrothermal Treatment of Dopamine as an Effective Fluorescent Sensing Platform for the Label-Free Detection of Iron(III) Ions and Dopamine

(2013) Konggang Qu et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Fluoranthene Based Derivatives for Detection of Trace Explosive Nitroaromatics

(2013) Shiv Kumar et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

A fluorescent turn-off/on method for detection of Cu2+and oxalate using carbon dots as fluorescent probes in aqueous solution

(2013) Shengrui Zhang et al.   MATERIALS LETTERS

Ratiometric fluorescent nanosensor based on water soluble carbon nanodots with multiple sensing capacities

(2013) Songnan Qu et al.   Nanoscale

Carbon-dot-based fluorescent turn-on sensor for selectively detecting sulfide anions in totally aqueous media and imaging inside live cells

(2013) Xianfeng Hou et al.   NANOTECHNOLOGY

A Targeted and FRET-Based Ratiometric Fluorescent Nanoprobe for Imaging Mitochondrial Hydrogen Peroxide in Living Cells

(2013) Fangkai Du et al.   Small

Synthesis of fluorescent carbon dots via simple acid hydrolysis of bovine serum albumin and its potential as sensitive sensing probe for lead (II) ions

(2013) Shui Shui Wee et al.   TALANTA

A green and facile approach for the synthesis of water soluble fluorescent carbon dots from banana juice

(2013) Bibekananda De et al.   RSC Advances

Reversible fluorescence modulation of spiropyran-functionalized carbon nanoparticles

(2013) Bo Liao et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry C

Novel Signal-Amplifying Fluorescent Nanofibers for Naked-Eye-Based Ultrasensitive Detection of Buried Explosives and Explosive Vapors

(2012) Ying Wang et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Functional Carbon Dot Gel Glasses

(2012) Zheng Xie et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

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

Zr(H2O)2EDTA modulated luminescent carbon dots as fluorescent probes for fluoride detection

(2012) Jia-Ming Liu et al.   ANALYST

Fluorescence enhancement of CdTe/CdS quantum dots by coupling of glyphosate and its application for sensitive detection of copper ion

(2012) Zhengqing Liu et al.   ANALYTICA CHIMICA ACTA

Polyamine-Functionalized Carbon Quantum Dots as Fluorescent Probes for Selective and Sensitive Detection of Copper Ions

(2012) Yongqiang Dong et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

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

A Biocompatible Fluorescent Ink Based on Water-Soluble Luminescent Carbon Nanodots

(2012) Songnan Qu et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Synthesis of highly luminescent graphitized carbon dots and the application in the Hg2+ detection

(2012) Yun Liu et al.   APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE

Nano-carrier for gene delivery and bioimaging based on carbon dots with PEI-passivation enhanced fluorescence

(2012) Changjun Liu et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Blue luminescent graphene quantum dots and graphene oxide prepared by tuning the carbonization degree of citric acid

(2012) Yongqiang Dong et al.   CARBON

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

Facile synthesis of graphitic carbon quantum dots with size tunability and uniformity using reverse micelles

(2012) Woosung Kwon et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

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

Carbon-dot-based ratiometric fluorescent sensor for detecting hydrogen sulfide in aqueous media and inside live cells

(2012) Changmin Yu et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Carbon dots for copper detection with down and upconversion fluorescent properties as excitation sources

(2012) Alfonso Salinas-Castillo et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Large scale electrochemical synthesis of high quality carbon nanodots and their photocatalytic property

(2012) Hai Ming et al.   DALTON TRANSACTIONS

Facile bulk production of highly blue fluorescent graphitic carbon nitride quantum dots and their application as highly selective and sensitive sensors for the detection of mercuric and iodide ions in aqueous media

(2012) Sudip Barman et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Hydrothermal synthesis of nitrogen-containing carbon nanodots as the high-efficient sensor for copper(II) ions

(2012) Yunfei Sha et al.   MATERIALS RESEARCH BULLETIN

Detection of Sn(II) ions via quenching of the fluorescence of carbon nanodots

(2012) Siti Nur Akmar Mohd Yazid et al.   MICROCHIMICA ACTA

Graphene Quantum Dots Derived from Carbon Fibers

(2012) Juan Peng et al.   NANO LETTERS

Insoluble porous conjugated polymer films via phase separation and photo-crosslinking for the trace detection of 2,4-dinitrotoluene

(2012) Hongfei Leng et al.   POLYMER INTERNATIONAL

Monodisperse bifunctional Fe3O4@NaGdF4:Yb/Er@NaGdF4:Yb/Er core–shell nanoparticles

(2012) Chongna Zhong et al.   RSC Advances

A facile fabrication of upconversion luminescent and mesoporous core–shell structured β-NaYF4:Yb3+, Er3+@mSiO2nanocomposite spheres for anti-cancer drug delivery and cell imaging

(2012) Chunxia Li et al.   Biomaterials Science

Highly Luminescent Organosilane-Functionalized Carbon Dots

(2011) Fu Wang et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Fractionation of Carbon-Based Nanomaterials by Anion-Exchange HPLC

(2011) John C. Vinci et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Peroxynitrous-Acid-Induced Chemiluminescence of Fluorescent Carbon Dots for Nitrite Sensing

(2011) Zhen Lin et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Highly selective detection of phosphate in very complicated matrixes with an off–on fluorescent probe of europium-adjusted carbon dots

(2011) Heng Xin Zhao et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

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

Classical oxidant induced chemiluminescence of fluorescent carbon dots

(2011) Zhen Lin et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Sensing metal ions with ion selectivity of a crown ether and fluorescence resonance energy transfer between carbon dots and graphene

(2011) Weili Wei et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

One-step synthesis of amino-functionalized fluorescent carbon nanoparticles by hydrothermal carbonization of chitosan

(2011) Yunhua Yang et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Carbon Nanoparticles as Chromophores for Photon Harvesting and Photoconversion

(2011) Juan Xu et al.   CHEMPHYSCHEM

Synthesis and surface photochemistry of graphitized carbon quantum dots

(2011) Yun Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE

One-step synthesis of surface passivated carbon nanodots by microwave assisted pyrolysis for enhanced multicolor photoluminescence and bioimaging

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

Enhancement of Ultraweak Chemiluminescence from Reaction of Hydrogen Peroxide and Bisulfite by Water-Soluble Carbon Nanodots

(2011) Wei Xue et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Bottom-Up Fabrication of Photoluminescent Graphene Quantum Dots with Uniform Morphology

(2011) Ruili Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

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

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

Sensitive and Selective Detection of Silver(I) Ion in Aqueous Solution Using Carbon Nanoparticles as a Cheap, Effective Fluorescent Sensing Platform

(2011) Hailong Li et al.   LANGMUIR

Multicolor luminescent carbon nanoparticles: Synthesis, supramolecular assembly with porphyrin, intrinsic peroxidase-like catalytic activity and applications

(2011) Xiaohui Wang et al.   Nano Research

Toward quantitatively fluorescent carbon-based “quantum” dots

(2011) Parambath Anilkumar et al.   Nanoscale

Silver/carbon-quantum-dot plasmonic luminescent nanoparticles

(2011) Jing Li et al.   NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY

Highly Sensitive and Selective Dynamic Light-Scattering Assay for TNT Detection Using p-ATP Attached Gold Nanoparticle

(2010) Samuel S. R. Dasary et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Sensitive Explosive Vapor Detection with Polyfluorene Lasers

(2010) Ying Yang et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Synthesis of Poly(4-vinylpyridine) Thin Films by Initiated Chemical Vapor Deposition (iCVD) for Selective Nanotrench-Based Sensing of Nitroaromatics

(2010) Wyatt E. Tenhaeff et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

An Electrochemical Avenue to Green-Luminescent Graphene Quantum Dots as Potential Electron-Acceptors for Photovoltaics

(2010) Yan Li et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Ultrasensitive Copper(II) Detection Using Plasmon-Enhanced and Photo-Brightened Luminescence of CdSe Quantum Dots

(2010) Yang-Hsiang Chan et al.   ANALYTICAL 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

Observation of pH-, solvent-, spin-, and excitation-dependent blue photoluminescence from carbon nanoparticles

(2010) Dengyu Pan et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Synthesis of photoluminescent carbogenic dots using mesoporous silica spheres as nanoreactors

(2010) Jie Zong et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Extraction of Electrochemiluminescent Oxidized Carbon Quantum Dots from Activated Carbon

(2010) Yongqiang Dong et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

One-Step Synthesis of Highly Luminescent Carbon Dots in Noncoordinating Solvents

(2010) Fu Wang et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

A Novel One-Step Approach to Synthesize Fluorescent Carbon Nanoparticles

(2010) Bing Zhang et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Effect of food azo dyes tartrazine and carmoisine on biochemical parameters related to renal, hepatic function and oxidative stress biomarkers in young male rats

(2010) K.A. Amin et al.   FOOD AND CHEMICAL TOXICOLOGY

Photoluminescent Carbon Dots as Biocompatible Nanoprobes for Targeting Cancer Cells in Vitro

(2010) Qin Li et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Nitroaromatic Compounds, from Synthesis to Biodegradation

(2010) K.-S. Ju et al.   MICROBIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REVIEWS

One-Pot Synthesis of Fluorescent Carbon Nanoribbons, Nanoparticles, and Graphene by the Exfoliation of Graphite in Ionic Liquids

(2009) Jiong Lu et al.   ACS Nano

Microwave synthesis of fluorescent carbon nanoparticles with electrochemiluminescence properties

(2009) Hui Zhu et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Simple Aqueous Solution Route to Luminescent Carbogenic Dots from Carbohydrates

(2009) Hui Peng et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Nanosized Carbon Particles From Natural Gas Soot

(2009) Lei Tian et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Carbon Dots as Nontoxic and High-Performance Fluorescence Imaging Agents

(2009) Sheng-Tao Yang et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Fluorescent Carbon Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Characterization, and Bioimaging Application

(2009) S. C. Ray et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Electrochemiluminescence of Water-Soluble Carbon Nanocrystals Released Electrochemically from Graphite

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

Carbon Dots for Optical Imaging in Vivo

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

Facile preparation of low cytotoxicity fluorescent carbon nanocrystals by electrooxidation of graphite

(2008) Qiao-Ling Zhao et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Electrogenerated Chemiluminescence and Its Biorelated Applications

(2008) Wujian Miao   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Photoluminescent Carbogenic Dots

(2008) Athanasios B. Bourlinos et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

One-step synthesis of fluorescent carbon nanoparticles by laser irradiation

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

L-Cysteine-coated CdSe/CdS core-shell quantum dots as selective fluorescence probe for copper(II) determination

(2008) Yao-hai Zhang et al.   MICROCHEMICAL JOURNAL

Surface Functionalized Carbogenic Quantum Dots

(2008) Athanasios B. Bourlinos et al.   Small