Do amino acid functionalization stratagems on carbonaceous quantum dots imply multiple applications? A comprehensive review
Amino acids are the noteworthy entity among biological molecules with diverse properties such as zwitterionic and amphoteric. Functionalizing carbon-based quantum dots using amino acids might be used for the extreme enhancement of electronic and optical properties of quantum dots and improve the per...
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| Published in | RSC advances Vol. 11; no. 55; pp. 3528 - 3545 |
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| Main Authors | , , , |
| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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England
Royal Society of Chemistry
29.10.2021
The Royal Society of Chemistry |
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| Summary: | Amino acids are the noteworthy entity among biological molecules with diverse properties such as zwitterionic and amphoteric. Functionalizing carbon-based quantum dots using amino acids might be used for the extreme enhancement of electronic and optical properties of quantum dots and improve the performance of the resultant amino acid-functionalized quantum dots. The amino acid-functionalized quantum dots are highly soluble, sustainable, and biocompatible with virtuous optical and electrical performance, which makes them potential and suitable candidates for fabricating optoelectronic devices. The tenacity of using amino acids as functional groups to functionalize quantum dots and their novel properties are conferred to attain their multiple applications. The goal of this review is to provide the choices of amino acids based on the desired applications and a variety of functionalization techniques to make them a noteworthy material for future applications. The method of one-step and two-step functionalization strategies along with the properties of the resultant functionalized quantum dots and their plausible applications and future scope of the material are highlighted. Amidation is the basic principle behind the functionalization of quantum dots with amino acids. This review would be an exciting prospect to explore the pathways of the possible applications in different domains, in which the amino acid-functionalized quantum dots have not yet been explored. Further, this review article helps in pitching a variety of prominent applications right from sensors to energy storage systems either using the optical property or electronic property of amino acid-functionalized quantum dots.
A schematic representation of amino acid-functionalized graphene quantum dots. |
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| Bibliography: | Dr P. Ajay completed his under graduation in medicine from Sri Lakshmi Narayana Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry, India. He worked in the Department of Anaesthesia in A.C.S Medical College, Chennai, India. Currently, he is a medical officer at the Primary Health Center, Anaikatti, Coimbatore, India. He is keen on research in the domains of health care and the environment. He has participated in many research activities and written proposals for funding. He is also been sharing innovative new ideas with companies in the healthcare sectors, which are currently in the development phase. Dr Moorthi Pichumani is currently working as Associate Professor in the Nanoscience and Technology Department at Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India. Formerly, he was the DST INSPIRE Faculty at the Department (B2014). He completed his PhD from the University of Navarra (Doctoral fellowship by the Asociación de Amigos), Spain in the year 2012. He has been awarded the Latin honor "Cum Laude" for the successful completion of his doctoral studies. He has worked in various other international projects for the Government of Navarra (Spain), Government of Spain, and Government of Canada as a researcher. His research interests include soft matter, nanomaterials, materials science, and nanofluids. He has published several research papers in reputed high-impact international journals of Springer, Elsevier, APS, and ACS. Pavithra V. Ravi received her Bachelor's and Master's degree in Science from Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women and Bharathiar University-Coimbatore, India, in 2012 and 2016, respectively. She enrolled for PhD in the year 2017 and currently, she is a CSIR-Senior Research Fellow (Direct) at the Department of Nanoscience and Technology at Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College (Affiliated to Anna University, Chennai, India). Her research interests include the synthesis of carbon-based nanomaterials, and functionalization of carbon-based quantum dots for environmental and healthcare applications. She has published her research findings in reputed high-impact international journals of the American Chemical Society, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Elsevier etc. Vinodhini Subramaniyam was born in Tamilnadu, India. She obtained her BSc and MSc in Physics from Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India in 2015 and 2017, respectively. She enrolled for PhD in the year 2018 at the Department of Nanoscience and Technology, Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College (Affiliated to Centre for Research, Anna University, Chennai, India). Her current research interests focus on metal-organic frameworks, heavy metal adsorbent materials, amino acid-based materials, and quantum dot materials. ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-3 content type line 23 ObjectType-Review-1 Contributed equally to this work. |
| ISSN: | 2046-2069 2046-2069 |
| DOI: | 10.1039/d1ra05571b |