Emergence of carbon dots as luminescent solar concentrators for building integrated photovoltaics

Tuhin Mandal, Shiv Rag Mishra, Manish Kumar and Vikram Singh

Sustainable Energy Fuels, 2024, 8, 5638
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Research and application discussion on new technology for detecting cadmium ions based on a near-red light carbon dot fluorescence quenching method

Runfeng Tian, Shifang Zhan, Guanlong He, Zixuan Wang, Zheng Zhang and Xiaoyan Wang

Anal. Methods, 2025, 17, 611
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Light-induced photoluminescence enhancement in semiconductor nanomaterials: mechanisms and influencing factors

Pan Liang, Zhijun Liu, Tianqing Jia, Zhenrong Sun, Rongrong Hu and Donghai Feng

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2025, 27, 22306
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Conjugated polymer nanoparticles boosting growth and photosynthesis in biohybrid plants

Manuela Ciocca, Mauro Maver, Ciro Allará, Damiano Zanotelli, Soufiane Krik, Antonio Orlando, Thilo Rühle, Sabrina Walz, Theo Figueroa Gonzalez, Giovanna Gentile, Alexandros A. Lavdas, Pietro Ibba, Fabio Trevisan, Zygmunt Milosz, Melanie Timpel, Marco V. Nardi, Andrea Pedrielli, Andrea Gaiardo, Paolo Lugli, Franco Cacialli, Dario Leister, Tanja Mimmo and Luisa Petti

Mater. Horiz., 2025, 12, 7937
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Multifaceted role of H2O2 in the solvothermal synthesis of green-emitting nitrogen-doped graphene quantum dots

Clara Carrera, Alejandro Galán-González, Wolfgang K. Maser and Ana M. Benito

Chem. Sci., 2025, 16, 3662
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Harnessing Maillard reaction byproducts for dual emissive carbon quantum dots: a tunable optical platform

Farwa Nurjis, Rafaqat Ali and Hina Ali

RSC Adv., 2025, 15, 30711
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Development of cost-effective fluorescent carbon nanoparticles as security ink for anticounterfeiting and fingerprint visualization

Shiv Rag Mishra, Tuhin Mandal, Ashish Kumar Ghosh and Vikram Singh

Nanoscale Adv., 2025, 7, 4591
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Highly fluorescent hybrid nanofibers as potential nanofibrous scaffolds for studying cell-fiber interactions

Sebastian Raja, Rafaella T. Paschoalin, Idelma A.A. Terra, Carmen Schalla, Francisco Guimarães, Govindasami Periyasami, Luiz H.C. Mattoso and Antonio Sechi

Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 2024, 319, 124535
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White-light emitting self-assembled graphene quantum dots from coal soot

Shiv Rag Mishra, Tuhin Mandal, Rabi Narayan Senapati and Vikram Singh

Carbon Lett., 2025, 35, 1067
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Biofilm Inhibition on Medical Devices and Implants Using Carbon Dots: An Updated Review

Eepsita Priyadarshini, Rohit Kumar, Kalpana Balakrishnan, Soumya Pandit, Ranvijay Kumar, Niraj Kumar Jha and Piyush Kumar Gupta

ACS Appl. Bio Mater., 2024, 7, 2604
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Carbon Quantum Dots: Sustainable synthesis, enhanced properties, and cross-disciplinary applications

Mohammad Mujahid

Adv. Nat. Sci: Nanosci. Nanotechnol., 2025, 16, 033001
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Microporous activated carbon from Madhuca Longifolia flower for efficient methylene blue dye removal in wastewater treatment

Shiv Rag Mishra, Tuhin Mandal, Praveen Kumar, Vivek Verma, Rabi Narayan Senapati, Manish Kumar and Vikram Singh

Surfaces and Interfaces, 2025, 69, 106770
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Solvothermal Synthesis of Multicolor-Emitting Carbon Quantum Dots for White Light and Optoelectronic Applications

Kanagaraj Reivanth, Arumugam Sangeetha, Maheswari Palanivel, Venkataramani Muthuvelan and Devaraj Nataraj

ACS Omega, 2026, 11, 5592
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Carbon-based nanoscale wave emitters for controlled energy transfer and signal manipulation

Hossein Chamkouri

Carbon, 2026, 252, 121359
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Synthesis, properties, and applications of carbon-encapsulated metal nanoparticles

Santosh K. Tiwari, Michał Bystrzejewski and Yanqiu Zhu

Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2024, 520, 216125
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Towards chlorocytes for therapeutic intravascular photosynthesis

Valentina Vargas-Torres, Daniela Becerra, Mauricio P. Boric and José Tomás Egaña

Appl Microbiol Biotechnol, 2024, 108
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1,10-Phenanthroline-Based V-shaped charge transfer dyes with multifunctional properties: Simple, multicolor-tuneable, multistimuli responsiveness, fluorescence sensing, and fullerene binding properties

Yuxuan Wang, Bingbing Shi, Hong Yao, Tai-Bao Wei, Qi Lin and Jin-Fa Chen

Dyes and Pigments, 2026, 246, 113335
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Advancements in Carbon Dot Production and Characterization for Food Packaging: A Comprehensive Review

Sathiya Priya, J. Henry, Radhamanohar Aepuru, K. V. Arivizhivendhan and Manda Sathish

Braz J Phys, 2024, 54
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Review on the Mechanistic Aspects of Fluorescence Based Sensing With Carbon Nanomaterials in the Detection of Potential Pollutant‐ Nitroaromatics

Anusuyadevi Kathiresan and Uttam Gupta

ChemistrySelect, 2026, 11
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Absorption and Fluorescence Emission Investigations on Supramolecular Assemblies of Tetrakis-(4-sulfonatophenyl)porphyrin and Graphene Quantum Dots

Mariachiara Sarà, Salvatore Vincenzo Giofrè, Salvatore Abate, Mariachiara Trapani, Rosaria Verduci, Giovanna D’Angelo, Maria Angela Castriciano, Andrea Romeo, Giovanni Neri and Luigi Monsù Scolaro

Molecules, 2024, 29, 2015
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Harnessing the potential of graphene quantum dots in emerging biomedical applications: interaction mechanisms, multifunctional roles, and future perspectives

Aumber Abbas, Jamal Kazmi, Saleem Abbas, Taskeen Zahra, Faisal Saleem, Nur Nasyifa Mohd Maidin, Tanveer A Tabish, David James Young, Maqusood Ahamed, Tuti Mariana Lim and Junfei Ou

Mater. Futures, 2025, 4, 042301
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Physicochemical and Multimodal Imaging Properties of Core–Shell Ln2O3@Carbon Nanoparticles (Ln = Tb and Ho)

Huan Yue, Tirusew Tegafaw, Shuwen Liu, Ying Liu, Dejun Zhao, Endale Mulugeta, Xiaoran Chen, Ahrum Baek, Kwon Seok Chae, Jihyun Kim, Yongmin Chang and Gang Ho Lee

Molecules, 2025, 30, 4064
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A novel near-infrared fluorescence switching sensor based on polyamide derived carbon quantum dots for sequential detections of perfluorobutane sulfonic acid and Fe3⁺ ions

Christian Ebere Enyoh, Wang Qingyue and Miho Suzuki

Discov Mater, 2026, 6
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Enhanced electrochemiluminescence aptasensor using ZnO as the co-reaction accelerator of Mn-NHCDs/TEA system for the detection of florfenicol

Shan Ou, Min Qing, Zhaode Mu, Yonghua Yuan, Yueyuan Li and Lijuan Bai

Microchim Acta, 2025, 192
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Preparation and cell imaging of robustly stable fluorescent carbon dots through nitrogen and phosphorus co-doping

Hao Li, Jianwu Xiao, Jun Cao, Jiaqi Pan, Chaorong Li and Yingying Zheng

J Nanopart Res, 2025, 27
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Biocompatible Fluorescent Graphene Oxide Quantum Dots for Imaging of Drosophila melanogaster

Shiv Rag Mishra, Tuhin Mandal, Surajita Sahu, Monalisa Mishra, Rabi Narayan Senapati and Vikram Singh

ACS Omega, 2024, 9, 38916
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Mucus-inspired biomass-derived carbon dots-based solvent-free nanofluid with polyelectrolytes networks toward excellent green lubrication

Long Chen, Shanqin Ge, Qingzhao Cai, Wei Li, Genxiang Gong, Junhao Wu, Huan Wang, Jinhong Yu, Kazuhito Nishimura, Nan Jiang and Tao Cai

Tribology International, 2025, 201, 110285
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Kitchen Waste-Derived Oxygen-Doped Fluorescent Carbon Quantum Dots for Ultra-Trace Detection of Chromium(VI) in Environmental Water Matrices

Tuhin Mandal, Rabi Narayan Senapati, Ashish Kumar Ghosh, Reginald Ebhin Masto and Vikram Singh

ACS Sustainable Resour. Manage., 2025, 2, 1786
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Biosynthesis of Carbon Nanoparticles and Their Potential Usefulness in Cancer Research and Biotechnology

Priyanka Samal, Jagdish Gohil, Kailas Datkhile, Shriya Mahajan , Abhinav Mishra Abhinav Mishra and Madireddy Sirisha

Health Leadership and Quality of Life, 2025, 4, 635
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Hydrothermal Synthesis and Physicochemical Characterization of Carbon Quantum Dots from Marine Cyanobacteria Leptolyngbya sp. nov. KMBMA-1

Manjumol C. C., Limna Mol V. P., Deepa B., Dhanya Sabukuttan and Nevin K. G.

BioNanoSci., 2025, 15
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Synthesis and Properties of a Biodegradable, Self‐Healing, Fluorescent High‐Performance Waterborne Polyurethane

Zhihui Yang and Youcai Jin

J of Applied Polymer Sci, 2026, 143
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Luminescent ZnO-Carbon Hybrid Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Characterization, Emission Mechanism, and Applications

Benjamin Sreenan, Vala Kafil, Tanner Hunt, Sun Hae Ra Shin, Alec A. Brennan, Praveen K. Thallapally, Yftah Tal-Gan and Xiaoshan Zhu

ACS Appl. Opt. Mater., 2025, 3, 698
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Nitrogen‐Doped Carbon Dots for Ratiometric Fluorescence/Colorimetry/Smartphone‐Based Detection of Daunorubicin

Sanhita Swain, Ashis Kumar Jena, Arakshita Majhi and Swagatika Sahu

ChemistrySelect, 2025, 10
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Emergence of Fluorescent Glycodots for Biomedical Applications

Kartikey Singh, Tuhin Mandal, Umesh Pratap Pandey and Vikram Singh

ACS Biomater. Sci. Eng., 2025, 11, 742
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Efficient detection of Cu 2+ in wastewater by carbon quantum dots derived from natural deep eutectic solvents precursor

Xiaofeng Zhang, Biao Du, Qinghong Wang, Yali Zhan, Hongwei Ren and Chunmao Chen

Environmental Technology, 2025, 46, 4237
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Preparation of Nitrogen-Doped Biomass-Based Carbon Quantum Dots and their Application to Fe3+ Detection and Bioimaging

Rui Lv, Liyu Wu, Fuli Tian, Hongmei Bai, Dongke Huang, Yanqiu Lei and Fenrong Liu

J Fluoresc, 2025, 35, 11287
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Boosting BiVO4 Photoanode With Sulfur Doped Carbon Quantum Dots for Efficient Solar‐Driven Water Oxidation

Kun Li, Hongyan Li, Tengfei Wang, Yu Hou, Kai Song, Wen Yang, Huilin Hou and Blaž Likozar

ChemCatChem, 2026, 18
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Low‐Quality Indian Coal Derived Fluorescent Carbon Nano‐Onions for Tissue Imaging

Tuhin Mandal, Shiv Rag Mishra, Abhishek Banerjee, Ghazal Firoz, Raju Poddar and Vikram Singh

ChemistrySelect, 2024, 9
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A Comprehensive Review on the Synthesis, Doping, and Characterization Techniques of Carbon Quantum Dots for Their Multifaceted Applications

Gita Rani, Siddharth, Rachna Ahlawat and Harish Kumar

Comments on Inorganic Chemistry, 2025, 45, 172
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Carbon dots as an emerging antibacterial agent: Antibacterial mechanism and synthetic optimization

Beibei Wang, Gang Zhou, Qingshan Shi, Weihua Fan and Xiaobao Xie

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2025, 13, 118127
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Carbon Quantum Dots: Synthesis and Fluorescence Determination of Hemoglobin: A Minireview

Yiting Tang, Yu Tan and Yongming Guo

Analytical Letters, 2025, 58, 2189
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Application of Carbon Quantum Dots in Food Business: A Comprehensive Review

Muhammad Sadiq Naseer, Ali Imran, Qaswaa Yousif Jameel, Ashok Kumar Bishoyi, Faiyaz Ahmed, Ahmed Elawady, Pranchal Rajput, Fakhar Islam, Tahir Zahoor, Abdela Befa Kinki and Saima Naz

eFood, 2025, 6
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Carbon nanomaterials in nucleic acid diagnostics: Advances in sensing and amplification

Po-Tsang Huang, Tsai-Hui Duh, Yen-Ling Chen, Yi-Hui Lin and Chun-Chi Wang

Microchemical Journal, 2025, 214, 114037
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Enhanced antibacterial testing and latent fingerprint detection using dichlorofluorescein-doped carbon dots

Aphinya Thinthasit, Elvaro Islami Muryadi, Syamsun Jaya, David Nugroho, Saksit Chanthai and Rachadaporn Benchawattananon

Journal of Saudi Chemical Society, 2024, 28, 101952
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Recycling of plastic bag waste into carbon quantum dots using optimized pyrolysis-hydrothermal methods for selective Fe (III) sensing

Ratih Lestari, Yuichi Kamiya, Tutik Dwi Wahyuningsih and Indriana Kartini

Carbon Res., 2025, 4
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Review on Tailored Carbon Dots for High‐Performance Heavy Metal Ion Sensing in Aquatic Systems

Sonia Kumari and Navjot Sandhu

Luminescence, 2026, 41
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Glutathione-Capped CuInS2/ZnS Quantum Dots for the Determination of Pb2+ in Drinking Water and Multicolor Cellular Imaging

Syammohan V, Ramya M, Anita Mary Peter, Anjana A S, Baby Chakrapani P S and Kailasnath Madanan

ACS Appl. Nano Mater., 2025, 8, 10116
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Two-Dimensional Triazine Polymers as Recyclable Fluorescent Sensors to Detect and Remove Sub-nanomolar Hg(II) From Water

Maryam Salahvarzi, Mohsen Adeli, Ebrahim Mehdipour and Mohammad Nemati

ACS Appl. Polym. Mater., 2024, 6, 11750
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Carbon dots for intelligent food packaging: Innovations and applications

Pedro Miguel Silva, Lorenzo Pastrana and Miguel Ângelo Cerqueira

Materials Today Nano, 2026, 33, 100722
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Development of amine-functionalized fluorescent silica nanoparticles from coal fly ash as a sustainable source for nanofertilizer

Vikram Singh, Tuhin Mandal, Shiv Rag Mishra, Anupama Singh and Puja Khare

Sci Rep, 2024, 14
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