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Microchemical Journal, 2023, 185, 108299
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Investigation of Magnetism and Photocatalytic Activity Using Biomass‐Derived Carbon Dots

Tripti, Permender Singh, Sapana Rani, Saurabh Singh, Lalit Kumar, Vishal Gupta, Sandeep Kumar and Parmod Kumar

ChemistrySelect, 2025, 10
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Solid-State Phosphors from Coal-Derived Carbon Quantum Dots

Anusuya Boruah, Sarmistha Bora, Ashutosh Thakur, Hemant Sankar Dutta and Binoy K. Saikia

ACS Omega, 2023, 8, 25410
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Exploring barley bran as a precursor for carbon quantum dots with enhanced fluorescence characteristics

Anna Piasek, Michał Zielina, Marcin Banach and Jolanta Pulit-Prociak

Diamond and Related Materials, 2025, 156, 112421
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Review—Aggregation-Induced Emission in Carbon Dots for Potential Applications

Farwa Arshad, Ayan Pal and Md Palashuddin Sk

ECS J. Solid State Sci. Technol., 2021, 10, 021001
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Upconversion graphene quantum dots incorporation in performance enhancement of p-i-n perovskite solar cells

Neda Irannejad, Behzad Rezaei and Ali Asghar Ensafi

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2021, 9, 106898
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Carbon Dots: Classification, Properties, Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications in Health Care—An Updated Review (2018–2021)

Bhargav D. Mansuriya and Zeynep Altintas

Nanomaterials, 2021, 11, 2525
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Carbon-Dot-Decorated Silver and Gold Nanocomposites for Antibacterial Activity and Degradation of Organic Dyes

Purnadas Ghosh, Dipayan Bairagi, Niladri Hazra, Subhamoy Jana and Arindam Banerjee

ACS Appl. Nano Mater., 2023, 6, 18100
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Carbonized Polymer Dots: Influence of the Carbon Nanoparticle Structure on Cell Biocompatibility

Mayara Martins Caetano, Amanda Blanque Becceneri, Marcos Vinícius Ferreira, Rosana Maria Nascimento Assunção, Roberto Santana da Silva and Renata Galvão de Lima

ACS Omega, 2024, 9, 38864
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Sustainable-biomass-derived multifunctional carbon dots as fluorescent probes for multi-purpose advanced imaging, migration and security solutions

Raji Atchudan, Bavya Devi Karuppasamy, Suguna Perumal, Prakash Gangadaran, Ashok K. Sundramoorthy, Devaraj Manoj, Ramya Lakshmi Rajendran, Byeong-Cheol Ahn, Maqusood Ahamed, Seung Woo Lee and Yong Rok Lee

Surfaces and Interfaces, 2025, 62, 106238
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Interfacing Carbon Dots for Charge‐Transfer Processes

Anastasios Stergiou and Nikos Tagmatarchis

Small, 2021, 17
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Large Scale Synthesis of Carbon Dots and Their Applications: A Review

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Molecules, 2025, 30, 774
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Photocatalysis of an organic pollutant using ZnOsemiconductor nanoparticles embedded biogenic nitrogen doped carbon dots

Chandrasekaran Dhanush, Maya Ismayati and Mathur Gopalakrishnan Sethuraman

Materials Science and Engineering: B, 2025, 316, 118090
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Engineering FeOOH/Fe2O3@Carbon Interfaces With Biomass‐Derived Carbon Nanodot/Iron Colloids for Efficient Redox‐Modulated Dopamine Voltammetric Detection

Meseret Ethiopia Guye, Richard Appiah‐Ntiamoah, Mintesinot Dessalegn Dabaro and Hern Kim

Chemistry An Asian Journal, 2024, 19
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Emergence of sulfur quantum dots: Unfolding their synthesis, properties, and applications

Ayan Pal, Farwa Arshad and Md Palashuddin Sk

Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 2020, 285, 102274
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Fluorescent Carbon Dots for Improved Visualization of Latent Fingermarks after Cyanoacrylate Fuming

Guilherme Martins, Rodrigo Meneses Barros, Myllena Paula de Sousa, Karina P. M. Frin, Marco Antonio de Souza and Leonardo Giordano Paterno

ACS Appl. Nano Mater., 2024, 7, 25891
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State-of-the-art advances in hydrothermally synthesized carbon quantum dots: An extensive review

H.M. Solayman, Kah Hon Leong, Md. Kamal Hossain, Kang Kang, Md. Badiuzzaman Khan, Jheng-Jie Jiang and Azrina Abd Aziz

Nano-Structures & Nano-Objects, 2025, 43, 101533
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Fluorescent Carbon Dots from Bamboo Stem Waste: Synthesis, Characterization, and Inkjet Printing

Bavya V, Adarsh Sivan Pillai, Kuzhichalil Peethambharan Surendran, Rajan T.P.D. and Suresh K.I.

ChemistrySelect, 2024, 9
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Okra peel-derived nitrogen-doped carbon dots: Eco-friendly synthesis and multi-functional applications in heavy metal ion sensing, nitro compound detection and environmental remediation

Sneha V. Koparde, Omkar S. Nille, Akanksha G. Kolekar, Prachi P. Bote, Kishor V. Gaikwad, Prashant V. Anbhule, Samadhan P. Pawar and Govind B. Kolekar

Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 2024, 321, 124659
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N-Doped Carbon Dots Synthesized from Ethylene Glycol and β-Alanine for Detection of Cr(VI) and 4-Nitrophenol via Photoluminescence Quenching

Dipika Das and R.K. Dutta

ACS Appl. Nano Mater., 2021, 4, 3444
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Synthesis and optical properties of luminescent carbon dots from Haloxylon seeds

Jamaan E. Alassafi, Yas Al-Hadeethi, Mohammed Salah Aida and Samar Fayez Al-Shehri

Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 2024, 163, 112296
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Bicomponent Fluorescent System Composed of Peptide-Substituted Naphthalenediimide and Carbon Dots as Nanothermometer

Kousik Gayen, Subir Paul, Soumyajit Hazra, Niladri Hazra and Arindam Banerjee

ACS Appl. Nano Mater., 2024, 7, 17278
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Carbon-based low-pressure filtration membrane for the dynamic disruption of bacteria from contaminated water

Anisha Anand, Binesh Unnikrishnan, Ju-Yi Mao, Chin-Jung Lin, Jui-Yang Lai and Chih-Ching Huang

Water Research, 2022, 212, 118121
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Large-scale direct pyrolysis synthesis of excitation-independent carbon dots and analysis of ferric (III) ion sensing mechanism

Yongyu Li, Jianjun Chen, Yaping Wang, Huiji Li, Jihong Yin, Mengyan Li, Ling Wang, Haijie Sun and Lingxia Chen

Applied Surface Science, 2021, 538, 148151
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Sulfur quantum dots stabilized by myristyl trimethylammonium bromide

Erika T. Gaifullina, Artemiy G. Shmelev, Ramilya М. Gataullina, Zarema R. Zarafutdinova, Тimur A. Kornev, Guliya R. Nizameeva, Rustem R. Zairov, Anna B. Ziyatdinova and Rustem R. Amirov

Optical Materials, 2024, 157, 116269
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Ethylene glycol and alanine anhydride based nitrogen doped fluorescent carbon nanoparticles as probe for detection of epinephrine, nor-epinephrine and dopamine

Dipika Das and Raj Kumar Dutta

Dyes and Pigments, 2022, 203, 110314
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L-arginine and 1,4-Butanediol conjugated highly ordered nitrogen doped carbon dots as photoluminescent probe for “turn off” based detection of organic pollutants in real sample matrices

Krishanan Bisht and R.K. Dutta

Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 2024, 161, 112049
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An investigation on plant cell walls during biomass pyrolysis: A histochemical perspective on engineering applications

Yoong Xin Pang, Nusrat Sharmin, Tao Wu and Cheng Heng Pang

Applied Energy, 2023, 343, 121055
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Dual-emissive carbon dots with high-color purity from sweet basil leaves: synthesis, characterization and optical properties

Jamaan E Alassafi, Mohammed Salah Aida, Yas Al-Hadeethi, Samar Fayez Al-Shehri, Mohammaed A Alshalawi, Abdullah M Aldosari and M Almasoudi

Phys. Scr., 2024, 99, 115985
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Isolation of nanostructured carbon particles from sugarcane jaggery: Evaluation of their antioxidant and cytotoxic features

Jegan Athinarayanan, Vaiyapuri Subbarayan Periasamy and Ali A. Alshatwi

Diamond and Related Materials, 2024, 149, 111522
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Generating immiscible localized WC phase in layered WS2 upon 15 keV C2+ irradiation

Bhupali Deka, Dhanjit Talukdar, V Naik, A Saha and D Mohanta

Phys. Scr., 2025, 100, 025931
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Development of carbon dots‐immobilized fluorescent polylactic acid hydrogel ink toward security authentication

Mai M. Khalaf, Mohamed Gouda, Taymour A. Hamdalla, Manal F. Abou Taleb and Hany M. Abd El‐Lateef

Polymer Engineering & Sci, 2024, 64, 4196
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l-valine functionalized nitrogen doped non-graphitic carbon dots as a photoluminescent probe for detection of tetracycline

Krishanan Bisht and Raj Kumar Dutta

Dyes and Pigments, 2023, 208, 110823
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Stimuli-responsive pressure–strain sensor-based conductive hydrogel for alleviated non-alcoholic fatty liver disease by scavenging reactive oxygen species in adipose tissue

Arnab Shit, Sujeong Park, Yunki Lee, Benny Ryplida, Nyssa Morgan, Young C. Jang, Eun-Jung Jin and Sung Young Park

Acta Biomaterialia, 2023, 171, 406
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Supra-(carbon dots) with versatile morphologies and promising optical properties

Di Li, Yanfei Qu, Xiaoyu Zhang, Weitao Zheng, Andrey L. Rogach and Songnan Qu

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023, 454, 140069
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Progress and obstacles in employing carbon quantum dots for sustainable wastewater treatment

Ramsha Khan, Saurabh Shukla, Manish Kumar, Damià Barceló, Antonio Zuorro and Preeti Chaturvedi Bhargava

Environmental Research, 2024, 261, 119671
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Preparation of graphite carbon/Prussian blue analogue/palladium (GC/PBA/pd) synergistic-effect electrocatalyst with high activity for ethanol oxidation reaction

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International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2022, 47, 6721
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Biomass-derived carbon dots for efficient cleanup of oil spills

Neelima Varshney, Mohammad Tariq, Farwa Arshad and Md Palashuddin Sk

Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2022, 49, 103016
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A new carbon quantum dot obtained from acerola (Malpighia glabra) seed waste and its application as a corrosion inhibitor of mild steel in hydrochloric acid

Victor Magno Paiva, Sanair Massafra de Oliveira, Agnes Candido Teixeira, Jairo Eduardo Leiva Mateus, Clara Muniz da Silva de Almeida, Joyce Rodrigues de Araújo, Marcelo Eduardo Huguenin Maia da Costa, Natasha Midori Suguihiro and Eliane D'Elia

Biomass and Bioenergy, 2025, 203, 108264
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Artificial synapse based on carbon quantum dots dispersed in indigo molecular layer for neuromorphic applications

Amrita Bharati Mishra and R. Thamankar

APL Materials, 2023, 11
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Visible-light photoredox catalysis with organic polymers

Gaurav Kumar, Bin Cai, Sascha Ott and Haining Tian

Chemical Physics Reviews, 2023, 4
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Multi-purpose nitrogen and phosphorous codoped carbon nanodots for fluorescence-based sensing and bioimaging

Theodoros G. Chatzimitakos, Athanasia I. Kasouni and Constantine D. Stalikas

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023, 476, 146686
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Bilimbi ( Averrhoa bilimbi ) fruit derived carbon dots for dual sensing of Cu(II) and quinalphos

P. Venugopalan and N. Vidya

International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, 2024, 104, 6613
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