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Photoinduced charge separation in functional carbon–silver nanohybrids

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UV photobleaching of carbon nanodots investigated by in situ optical methods

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The origin of emissive states of carbon nanoparticles derived from ensemble-averaged and single-molecular studies

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Improving the functionality of carbon nanodots: doping and surface functionalization

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Multivalent mesoporous silica nanoparticles photo-delivering nitric oxide with carbon dots as fluorescence reporters

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The reversible piezochromic luminescence behavior of carbon dots under a cycle of loading/unloading pressure

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Red, orange, yellow and green luminescence by carbon dots: hydrogen-bond-induced solvation effects

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The interaction of photoexcited carbon nanodots with metal ions disclosed down to the femtosecond scale

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Mesoporous silica particles as a lipophilic drug vehicle investigated by fluorescence lifetime imaging

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Dynamic Modification of Fermi Energy in Single-Layer Graphene by Photoinduced Electron Transfer from Carbon Dots

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Statistically Identified Dual Type Random Lasing from Carbon Dots

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ACS Photonics, 2024, 11, 3055
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Luminescent Composite Carbon/SiO2 Structures: Synthesis and Applications

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Synthetic waste derived graphitic carbon nitride (g-CN) and g-CN/carbon hybrid for supercapacitors

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Functionalization of Carbon Nanoparticles and Defunctionalization—Toward Structural and Mechanistic Elucidation of Carbon “Quantum” Dots

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Photoinduced charge transfer from Carbon Dots to Graphene in solid composite

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Hyaluronic acid dressing of hydrophobic carbon nanodots: A self-assembling strategy of hybrid nanocomposites with theranostic potential

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Carbon Nanomaterial Fluorescent Probes and Their Biological Applications

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Engineering MIL-53(Al) MOF with Carbon Dots for Synergistic Photocatalysis Applications in Organic Dye Degradation

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Excitons in Carbonic Nanostructures

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Functionalization of transparent MgAl2O4 nanoceramics with carbon quantum dots

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Nitrogen and Sulfur Co-Doped Carbon Quantum Dot-Engineered TiO2 Graphene on Carbon Fabric for Photocatalysis Applications

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Carbon Nanodots: A Review—From the Current Understanding of the Fundamental Photophysics to the Full Control of the Optical Response

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Carbon dots as emerging luminophores in security inks for anti-counterfeit applications - An up-to-date review

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Nitrogen-doped carbon dots embedded in a SiO2 monolith for solid-state fluorescent detection of Cu2+ ions

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Decagram-Scale Synthesis of Multicolor Carbon Nanodots: Self-Tracking Nanoheaters with Inherent and Selective Anticancer Properties

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Carbon Dots Dispersed on Graphene/SiO2/Si: A Morphological Study

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An insight into the solvatochromic and photophysical behaviours of biowaste-origin carbon nanodots

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One-step synthesis of self-doped carbon dots with highly photoluminescence as multifunctional biosensors for detection of iron ions and pH

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Tunable hole injection of solution-processed polymeric carbon nitride towards efficient organic light-emitting diode

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Highly Efficient Electron Transfer in a Carbon Dot–Polyoxometalate Nanohybrid

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Photocycle of Excitons in Nitrogen-Rich Carbon Nanodots: Implications for Photocatalysis and Photovoltaics

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Surface chemical engineering towards efficient and bright chemiluminescent carbon nanodots

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Photobleaching and Recovery Kinetics of a Palette of Carbon Nanodots Probed by In Situ Optical Spectroscopy

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Novel β-C3N4/CuO nanoflakes: facile synthesis and unique photocatalytic performance

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Carbon dots applications for development of sustainable technologies for food safety: A comprehensive review

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Applied Food Research, 2023, 3, 100263
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Effect of Halogen Ions on the Photocycle of Fluorescent Carbon Nanodots

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Trigonal Nitrogen Activates High-Brightness Chemiluminescent Carbon Nanodots

Cheng-Long Shen, Qing Lou, Chao-Fan Lv, Guang-Song Zheng, Jin-Hao Zang, Tian-Ci Jiang, Zhe Cheng, Kai-Kai Liu, Chun-Yao Niu, Lin Dong and Chong-Xin Shan

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Effect of carbon nanodots supported palladium-based electrocatalysts towards oxygen reduction reaction in an alkaline medium

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Depth Profiling of the Chemical Composition of Free-Standing Carbon Dots Using X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy

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Improvement in solar cells efficiency with luminescent downshifting nanocomposite lamination: A green alternative for ethylene–vinyl acetate

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Design of Carbon Dots Photoluminescence through Organo-Functional Silane Grafting for Solid-State Emitting Devices

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Surface Engineering Enabled Capacitive Gas‐Phase Water Molecule Sensors in Carbon Nanodots

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β-C3N4 Nanocrystals: Carbon Dots with Extraordinary Morphological, Structural, and Optical Homogeneity

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N, S doped carbon dots—Plasmonic Au nanocomposites for visible-light photocatalytic reduction of nitroaromatics

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Tailoring the Emission Color of Carbon Dots through Nitrogen-Induced Changes of Their Crystalline Structure

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Carbon dots as a sustainable nanoplatform

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Synthesis of Pyridinic-Rich N, S Co-doped Carbon Quantum Dots as Effective Enzyme Mimics

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Micro-photoluminescence of Carbon Dots Deposited on Twisted Double-Layer Graphene Grown by Chemical Vapor Deposition

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Solvatochromism Unravels the Emission Mechanism of Carbon Nanodots

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On the Colloidal Stability of Nitrogen-Rich Carbon Nanodots Aqueous Dispersions

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Bright and tunable photoluminescence from the assembly of red g-C3N4 nanosheets

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Magnetic fluorescent nanofluids obtained by a colloidal approach

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Controlled delivery of sildenafil by β-Cyclodextrin-decorated sulfur-doped carbon nanodots: a synergistic activation of ROS signaling in tumors overexpressing PDE-5

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Microwave‐Assisted Confining Growth and Liquid Exfoliation of sp3‐Hybrid Carbon Nitride Nano/Micro‐Crystals

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Reconfigurable Phototactic Micromotors from Fractal Self‐Assembly of Dark Carbon Nanodot Sols: A Perfect Mimic of Colonial Green Algae

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A spectroscopic investigation of Carbon dots and its reduced state towards fluorescence performance

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