Rational synthesis of highly efficient ultra-narrow red-emitting carbon quantum dots for NIR-II two-photon bioimaging

• Published in: Nanoscale Vol. 12; no. 3; pp. 1589 - 161
• Main Authors: Liu, Yanfeng, Gou, Huilin, Huang, Xin, Zhang, Guiyang, Xi, Kai, Jia, Xudong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Royal Society of Chemistry 23.01.2020
• Subjects: Carbon; Emission; Medical imaging; Photoluminescence; Photons; Quantum dots; Reagents; Synthesis

Despite the growing research interest in highly bio-compatible carbon quantum dots (CQDs) for bioimaging, the synthesis of red-emitting CQDs with high photoluminescence efficiency and a sharp emission spectrum remains a formidable challenge in this field. Herein, we established a rational strategy f...