Near-infrared emissive lanthanide hybridized carbon quantum dots for bioimaging applications

• Published in: Journal of materials chemistry. B, Materials for biology and medicine Vol. 4; no. 38; pp. 6366 - 6372
• Main Authors: Wu, Fengshou, Su, Huifang, Zhu, Xunjin, Wang, Kai, Zhang, Zhenfeng, Wong, Wai-Kwok
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.01.2016
• Subjects: Biomedical materials; Carbon; Emission; Emission spectroscopy; Excitation; Lanthanides; Medical imaging; Quantum dots

Lanthanide hybridized carbon quantum dots (Ln-CQDs) were synthesized by a facile one-pot hydrothermal method using citric acid as a carbon precursor and Yb or Nd as a doping ion. The morphology and chemical structures of Ln-CQDs were investigated by TEM, XRD, XPS, and FTIR spectroscopy. The obtained...