Screening Supramolecular Interactions between Carbon Nanodots and Porphyrins

We present an in depth investigation regarding the electron-accepting nature of pressure-synthesized,carbon nanodots (pCNDs) in combination with porphyrins as excited-state electron donors. To this end, electrostatic attractions involving negative charges, which are present-on the pCND surface, are essential to govern the hybrid assembly, on one hand; and charge separation, on the other hand.