Carbon Dots: Synthesis, Properties and Applications

• Published in: Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 11; no. 12; p. 3419
• Main Authors: Cui, Lin, Ren, Xin, Sun, Mengtao, Liu, Haiyan, Xia, Lixin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 16.12.2021; MDPI
• Subjects: Acids; Biocompatibility; biomedicine; Biosensors; Carbon; Carbon dots; Carbon fibers; Drug delivery; Electron transfer; Fluorescence; Graphene; Graphite; nanomaterial; Nanomaterials; Nanoparticles; Nanotechnology; Optical properties; Photocatalysis; Photodynamic therapy; Photoluminescence; Photons; Photovoltaic cells; Quantum dots; Review; Solar cells; Synthesis; Toxicity; carbon dots; nanomaterial; biomedicine; photocatalysis

Carbon dots (CDs) are known as the rising star of carbon-based nanomaterials and, by virtue of their unique structure and fascinating properties, they have attracted considerable interest in different fields such as biological sensing, drug delivery, photodynamic therapy, photocatalysis, and solar c...