Carbon quantum dots (CDs) are a relatively new class of carbon nanomaterials which have been studied very much in the last fifteen years to improve their already favorable properties.
This review provides a state-of-the-art account on the design and properties of advanced functional carbon dots and their emerging applications ranging from optical and energy to biomedical fields.
This review summarizes current advances on the design and the employment of fluorescent carbon dots in sensing applications, especially from the point of analytical view.
We systematically summarize the recent progress in the green synthesis and formation mechanism of CDs with the hope to provide guidance for developing CDs with the concept of green chemistry. In addition, we discuss and organize the current opinions on the fluorescence origin of CDs and the latest progress of CDs in fluorescence sensing applications.
This review summarizes and discusses the recent advances and future prospects of carbon dots as nanotheranostic agents for anticancer applications.