Yu-Yu Chen, Wen-Ping Jiang, Huan-Luen Chen, Hui-Chi Huang, Guan-Jhong Huang, Hsiu-Mei Chiang, Chang-Cheng Chang, Cheng-Liang Huang and Tzong-Yuan Juang

RSC Adv., 2021, 11, 16661
DOI: 10.1039/D1RA01318A

Fluorescent fiber-optic device sensor based on carbon quantum dot (CQD) thin films for dye detection in water resources

Tanmay Vyas, Manashjit Gogoi and Abhijeet Joshi

Analyst, 2023, 148, 5178
DOI: 10.1039/D3AN01343J

A reversible redox-fluorescence switch based on Prussian blue and carbon quantum dots for dual-spectral detection of N2H4 and H2O2

Jiayu Gao, Yuan Zhang, Ying Sun, Siyue Wang, Zhelin Liu, Bo Zhao, Xiangting Dong and Shouhua Feng

New J. Chem., 2024, 48, 16026
DOI: 10.1039/D4NJ01820F

Application of carbon-based nanomaterials in Alzheimer's disease

Mengyao Bai, Xu Shao, Chao Wang, Juanxia Wang, Xin Wang, Ping Guan and Xiaoling Hu

Mater. Horiz., 2025, 12, 673
DOI: 10.1039/D4MH01256A

Investigating conjugated polymer nanoparticle formulations for lateral flow immunoassays

Moritz Schüller, Annette Meister, Mark Green and Lea Ann Dailey

RSC Adv., 2021, 11, 29816
DOI: 10.1039/D1RA05212H

Carbon dots for photocatalytic H2 production in aqueous media with molecular Co catalysts

Kalliopi Ladomenou, Georgios Landrou, Georgios Charalambidis, Emmanouil Nikoloudakis and Athanassios G. Coutsolelos

Sustainable Energy Fuels, 2021, 5, 449
DOI: 10.1039/D0SE01630F

A PPy/MoS2 core–shell heterojunction modified by carbon dots exhibits high photocatalytic antibacterial performance

Mengmeng Zhang, Sha Han, Xiaohui Niu, Hongxia Li, Deyi Zhang, Haiyan Fan, Xiaoyu Liu and Kunjie Wang

New J. Chem., 2022, 46, 21201
DOI: 10.1039/D2NJ04388B

Synthetic strategies, properties and sensing application of multicolor carbon dots: recent advances and future challenges

Fangfang Du, Liu-Pan Yang and Li-Li Wang

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2023, 11, 8117
DOI: 10.1039/D3TB01329D

Dual-mode luminescence anti-counterfeiting and white light emission of NaGdF4:Ce,Eu,Tb/carbon dot hydrophilic nanocomposite ink

Jie Liang, Ting Fan, Jian-tao Lü, Tianjie Guan, Ting-ting Deng and Bangyun Xiong

RSC Adv., 2023, 13, 25681
DOI: 10.1039/D3RA04368A

Synthesis of two nitrogen-doped carbon quantum dots to construct fluorescence probes for sensitive Hg2+ detection with dual signal output

Chengxiang Chu, Chengyue Zou, Yue Qiu, Danqun Huo, Yuanyi Deng, Xianfeng Wang, Guoren Xu and Changjun Hou

Dalton Trans., 2023, 52, 7982
DOI: 10.1039/D3DT00663H

Highly fluorescent nitrogen-doped carbon dots with large Stokes shifts

Xueqiao Zhang, Ye Liu, Chieh-Hsi Kuan, Longteng Tang, Taylor D. Krueger, Sanjida Yeasmin, Ahasan Ullah, Chong Fang and Li-Jing Cheng

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2023, 11, 11476
DOI: 10.1039/D3TC02209A

Achieving 46% efficient white-light emissive carbon dot-based materials by enhancing phosphorescence for single-component white-light-emitting diodes

Qijun Li, Yuchen Li, Shuai Meng, Jian Yang, Yukun Qin, Jing Tan and Songnan Qu

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2021, 9, 6796
DOI: 10.1039/D1TC01001H

Comprehensive review on fluorescent carbon dots and their applications in nucleic acid detection, nucleolus targeted imaging and gene delivery

Arumugam Selva Sharma and Nae Yoon Lee

Analyst, 2024, 149, 4095
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN00630E

Non-traditional intrinsic luminescence from non-conjugated polymer dots: designing a hybrid biomaterial

Rafaella F. Fernandes, Giordano T. Paganoto and Marcia L. A. Temperini

Polym. Chem., 2021, 12, 6319
DOI: 10.1039/D1PY01104A

Small variations in reaction conditions tune carbon dot fluorescence

Teodoro Garcia-Millan, Thomas A. Swift, David J. Morgan, Robert L. Harniman, Benjamin Masheder, Stephen Hughes, Sean A. Davis, Thomas A. A. Oliver and M. Carmen Galan

Nanoscale, 2022, 14, 6930
DOI: 10.1039/D2NR01306A

Shiny quantum dots: synthesis, properties, and electroluminescent light-emitting diodes

Hongwei Wang, Boyang Wang, Jiaxin Bai and Siyu Lu

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12, 22417
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA03218G

Carbon dots: a novel platform for biomedical applications

Mohammadreza Behi, Leila Gholami, Sina Naficy, Stefano Palomba and Fariba Dehghani

Nanoscale Adv., 2022, 4, 353
DOI: 10.1039/D1NA00559F

The role of molecular fluorophores in the photoluminescence of carbon dots derived from citric acid: current state-of-the-art and future perspectives

Wiktor Kasprzyk, Tomasz Świergosz, Piotr P. Romańczyk, Jochen Feldmann and Jacek K. Stolarczyk

Nanoscale, 2022, 14, 14368
DOI: 10.1039/D2NR03176K

The intersection of nanotechnology and urban agriculture: applications of carbon dots

Hanfeng Zhang, Yue Wang, Tiantian Zheng, Ting Li, Rui Gao, Wenzhe Liu and Qing Chi

Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2025, 12, 48
DOI: 10.1039/D4EN00709C

Rational design of large flat nitrogen-doped graphene oxide quantum dots with green-luminescence suitable for biomedical applications

Michael Nazarkovsky, Albina Mikhraliieva, Carlos A. Achete, Luiz Anastacio Alves, Joyce Araujo, Bráulio S. Archanjo, José Júnior França de Barros, Liana Monteiro da Fonseca Cardoso, José Nelson S. S. Couceiro, Fernanda Davi Marques, Bruno S. Oliveira, Rafael Nascimento Dias de Souza, Ayla Josma Teixeira, Thiago L. Vasconcelos and Vladimir Zaitsev

RSC Adv., 2022, 12, 14342
DOI: 10.1039/D2RA01516A

Performance improvement of resistive switching memory achieved by reducing the size of MoS2 embedded in poly(vinyl alcohol) films

Zipan Jiao, Xinglan Zhou, Junjie Yu, Xiaoyan Lan, Yi Shi, Jitong Li, Bingxin Liu, Yongcheng Li, Guilin Chen, Riming Hu, Peng Zhang and Benhua Xu

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2025, 13, 5660
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC04143G

Investigating the effect of hydrothermal carbonisation reaction times on the photoluminescence of bio-oil-derived carbon polymer dots

Lawrence A. Bruce, Liam Desmond, Abigail A. Seddon, Leon Bowen, Greg A. Mutch, Anh N. Phan and Elizabeth A. Gibson

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2025, 13, 2172
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03858D

Oxygen-regulated carbon quantum dots as an efficient metal-free electrocatalyst for nitrogen reduction

Yaqian Han, Xiaoteng Ding, Jingrui Han, Yanfeng Fang, Zhaoyong Jin, Wenhan Kong and Chuangwei Liu

Nanoscale, 2022, 14, 9893
DOI: 10.1039/D2NR01551J

Multifunctional applications for waste zinc–carbon battery to synthesize carbon dots and symmetrical solid-state supercapacitors

Phuoc-Anh Le, Van Qui Le, Nghia Trong Nguyen, Van-Truong Nguyen, Dang Van Thanh and Thi Viet Bac Phung

RSC Adv., 2022, 12, 10608
DOI: 10.1039/D2RA00978A

Gold nanoparticle-mediated fluorescence quenching of NCQDs for turn-on detection of glutathione

Abhishek Katendra, Pinki Miri, Yogyata Chawre, Ankita B. Kujur, Manmohan L. Satnami, Indrapal Karbhal, Manas Kanti Deb, Shamsh Pervez and Kallol K. Ghosh

New J. Chem., 2025, 49, 18607
DOI: 10.1039/D5NJ02952J

High energy density hybrid supercapacitor based on cobalt-doped nickel sulfide flower-like hierarchitectures deposited with nitrogen-doped carbon dots

Zhenyuan Ji, Kai Liu, Wenyao Dai, Dongwei Ma, Hongyan Zhang, Xiaoping Shen, Guoxing Zhu and Shikui Wu

Nanoscale, 2021, 13, 1689
DOI: 10.1039/D0NR07851D

Biomass valorization with metal-free catalysts: innovations in thermocatalytic, photocatalytic, and electrocatalytic approaches

Arzoo Chauhan and Rajendra Srivastava

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2025, 54, 7114
DOI: 10.1039/D5CS00304K

Dual-function sensors based on carbon dots derived from corncobs for methyl nicotinate detection in solution and vapor phases

Preeyanuch Supchocksoonthorn, Ma Concepcion Alvior Sinoy, Sumana Kladsomboon, Mark Daniel G. de Luna, Xiao Liang, Shufeng Song and Peerasak Paoprasert

New J. Chem., 2023, 47, 1129
DOI: 10.1039/D2NJ05246F

Advances of bioactive tellurium nanomaterials in anti-cancer phototherapy

Can Li, Fucheng Gao, Yandong Wang, Li Zhao, Hui Li and Yanyan Jiang

Mater. Adv., 2022, 3, 6397
DOI: 10.1039/D2MA00318J

Harnessing versatile dynamic carbon precursors for multi-color emissive carbon dots

Zitong Wei, Wenyi Lu, Ximin Wang, Jiping Ni, Umme Hani Prova, Chunxia Wang and Guoyong Huang

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2022, 10, 1932
DOI: 10.1039/D1TC05392B

Yeast powder derived carbon quantum dots for dopamine detection and living cell imaging

Xue Cao, Congying Shao, Cheng Zhang, Mengna Liang, Yongxiang Wang, Jun Cheng and Shun Lu

Anal. Methods, 2022, 14, 1342
DOI: 10.1039/D2AY00231K

Carbon dot nanoparticles as multifunctional fluorescent probes: from tunable synthesis to biomedical applications

Ahmed Mohammed Ali Abdulkhaleq, Zhonghua Jiang, Hai Chen, Ridong Huang, LingLing Ma, He Yang and Wuyu Mao

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2026, 14, 2795
DOI: 10.1039/D5TB02569A

Urea-doped carbon dots as fluorescent switches for the selective detection of iodide ions and their mechanistic study

Kai Wang, Cuihuan Geng, Fang Wang, Yajun Zhao and Zongling Ru

RSC Adv., 2021, 11, 27645
DOI: 10.1039/D1RA04558J

Novel synthesis of positively charged N,S-doped carbon dots as an efficient fluorescent probe for l-aspartic acid sensing

Ananya Dutta, Dinesh Kumar Shukla and Sonit Kumar Gogoi

Nanoscale Adv., 2026, 8, 532
DOI: 10.1039/D5NA00747J

A rapid in situ synthesis of wide-spectrum CD@BaCl2 phosphors via anti-solvent recrystallization for white LEDs

Jinhui Liang, Baozhen Yang, Chu-Yao Zhong, Jilin Zhang, Jin He, Yibo Chen and Zhao-Qing Liu

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2020, 7, 4845
DOI: 10.1039/D0QI01054E

Fabrication of blue emissive carbon dots using Morinda citrifolia fruit pulp for clodinafop and cypermethrin detection via fluorescence turn-off and enhancement mechanisms

Juhi Bhadresh Raval, Vaibhavkumar N. Mehta, Sanjay Jha, Tae Jung Park and Suresh Kumar Kailasa

Sustainable Food Technol., 2026, 4, 482
DOI: 10.1039/D5FB00364D

Synthesis and excited state processes of arrays containing amine-rich carbon dots and unsymmetrical rylene diimides

Luka Đorđević, Philipp Haines, Michele Cacioppo, Francesca Arcudi, Tobias Scharl, Alejandro Cadranel, Dirk M. Guldi and Maurizio Prato

Mater. Chem. Front., 2020, 4, 3640
DOI: 10.1039/D0QM00407C

Red emissive carbon dots: a promising next-generation material with intracellular applicability

Khushboo Warjurkar, Satyajit Panda and Vinay Sharma

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2023, 11, 8848
DOI: 10.1039/D3TB01378B

Synthesis, optical properties and applications of red/near-infrared carbon dots

Yi Han, Letizia Liccardo, Elisa Moretti, Haiguang Zhao and Alberto Vomiero

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2022, 10, 11827
DOI: 10.1039/D2TC02044K

N-doped carbon dots as robust fluorescent probes for the rapid detection of hypochlorite

Kai Wang, Zongling Ru, Jiwei Shi, Yuezhao Zhu, Liguo Yang, Mengxue Wei, Mengli Xiao, Nana Liu and Fang Wang

RSC Adv., 2022, 12, 27170
DOI: 10.1039/D2RA04477C

An insight into the role of carbon dots in the agriculture system: a review

Anju Maholiya, Pushpesh Ranjan, Raju Khan, S. Murali, Rakesh C. Nainwal, Puneet S. Chauhan, N. Sathish, J. P. Chaurasia and Avanish K. Srivastava

Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2023, 10, 959
DOI: 10.1039/D2EN00954D

Fluorescent patterning of paper through laser engraving

Kaylee M. Clark, Lauren Skrajewski, Tomás E. Benavidez, Letícia F. Mendes, Erick L. Bastos, Felipe A. Dörr, Rakesh Sachdeva, Amod A. Ogale, Thiago R. L. C. Paixão and Carlos D. Garcia

Soft Matter, 2020, 16, 7659
DOI: 10.1039/D0SM00988A

Synergistic optimization promoted overall water splitting of CoSe@NiSe2@MoS2 heterostructured composites

Xiaoliang Shen, Mengna Zhang, M. Shire Sudi, Wei Zhao, Qi Wang, JinShen Ren, Long Zhao, Aijian Wang and Weihua Zhu

Chem. Commun., 2021, 57, 12516
DOI: 10.1039/D1CC05670K

Unravelling the highly efficient synthesis of individual carbon nanodots from casein micelles and the origin of their competitive constant-blue-red wavelength shift luminescence mechanism for versatile applications

R. Blessy Pricilla, David Skoda, Pavel Urbanek, Michal Urbanek, Pavol Suly, Eva Domincova Bergerova and Ivo Kuritka

RSC Adv., 2022, 12, 16277
DOI: 10.1039/D2RA01911F

Portable smartphone platform utilizing AIE-featured carbon dots for multivariate visual detection for Cu2+, Hg2+ and BSA in real samples

Yunqi Hao, Fangyan Ji, Tingting Li, Miaomiao Tian, Xu Han and Fang Chai

Food Chemistry, 2024, 446, 138843
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.138843

Ni-NCDs promoted photocatalytic benzylamine oxidation coupled hydrogen production in Cu-In-Zn-S/WO3·H2O Z-scheme heterojunction

Xianjin Wang, Qitao Chen, Afaq Ullah Khan, Lixia Li, Bangya Deng, Tianyao Jiang, Yanhong Liu, Naiyun Liu and Baodong Mao

Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2024, 1002, 175386
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2024.175386

The carbon quantum dots: Preparation, antibacterial mechanisms, and application in food packaging

Hongkun Xue, Jiacheng Yang, Hao Yu, Rong Dong, Xiaojun Liao and Jiaqi Tan

Current Research in Food Science, 2026, 12, 101316
DOI: 10.1016/j.crfs.2026.101316

Effect of the Graphene Quantum Dot Content on the Thermal, Dynamic-Mechanical, and Morphological Properties of Epoxy Resin

Bárbara Schneider, Heitor Luiz Ornaghi Jr., Francisco Maciel Monticeli and Daiane Romanzini

Polymers, 2023, 15, 4531
DOI: 10.3390/polym15234531

Towards sustainable quantum dots: Regulatory framework, toxicity and emerging strategies

Carlotta Campalani and Jean-Christophe M. Monbaliu

Materials Science and Engineering: R: Reports, 2025, 163, 100940
DOI: 10.1016/j.mser.2025.100940

A “turn-on” fluorescence sensor for hydroquinone detection based on BSA doped carbon dots (BSA@CDs) from crawfish shells

Yuliang Cheng, Fan Zhang, Yajie Zhao, Jiannan Chen, Weirong Yao and He Qian

Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 2025, 325, 125100
DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2024.125100

The tunable synthesis of orange emissive carbon dots for sensitive and selective detection of Hg2+ via portable paper sensor

Yu Gao, Linan Zhou, Zechang Li, Peng Sun, Qijun Dai, Ruifeng Xie and Fang Chai

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2024, 12, 111834
DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2023.111834

Poly(vinyl alcohol)-Derived Fluorescent Nonconjugated Polymer Dots for Fluorescence Calligraphy and Cellular Imaging

R. V. Reji, S. B. Adithya Krishna, Renu Mohan and V. Biju

ACS Appl. Nano Mater., 2025, 8, 8634
DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.5c00005

Carbon Dots as New Generation Materials for Nanothermometer: Review

Lazo Jazaa Mohammed and Khalid M. Omer

Nanoscale Res Lett, 2020, 15
DOI: 10.1186/s11671-020-03413-x

Ultrasensitive fluorescent sensing platform based on N, Zr co-doped carbon dots: Cr(VI) detection and solid-state application enabled by ZIF-8 encapsulation

Na Zheng, Jikun Shen, Meng Zhang, Jingmei Lu, Yunxia Jin, Zhaoyu Ma, Fan Zhang, Ju Tang and Guo Chen

Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 2026, 355, 127679
DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2026.127679

Liposomes containing nanoparticles: preparation and applications

Vincenzo De Leo, Anna Maria Maurelli, Livia Giotta and Lucia Catucci

Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 2022, 218, 112737
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2022.112737

Carbon quantum dots for battery applications: Synthesis, challenges and future prospects

Meenakshi Gusain, Divjot Kour, Monika Sindhu and Akshara Bassi

Next Research, 2025, 2, 100788
DOI: 10.1016/j.nexres.2025.100788

Surface engineering of phase controlled defective 1 T-MoS2 QDs@g-C3Nx material for significantly enhanced hydrogen evolution under visible-light irradiation

Kehui Xue, Lianqing Yu, Huihua Luo, Xiaomeng Ji, Xiang Li, Haifeng Zhu and Yaping Zhang

Separation and Purification Technology, 2023, 308, 122920
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2022.122920

Carbon dot-based biosensors for the detection of communicable and non -communicable diseases

Kaory Barrientos, Juan Pablo Arango, Manuel Santiago Moncada, Jersson Placido, Juliana Patiño, Sara Legny Macías, Camilo Maldonado, Sandra Torijano, Sandra Bustamante, Martha Elena Londoño and Marisol Jaramillo

Talanta, 2023, 251, 123791
DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2022.123791

Carbon dots: mysterious past, vibrant present, and expansive future

Boyang Wang, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse and Siyu Lu

Trends in Chemistry, 2023, 5, 76
DOI: 10.1016/j.trechm.2022.10.005

Carbon nanoprobe derived from Nyctanthes arbor-tristis flower: Unveiling the surface defect-derived fluorescence

Pratibha Pansari, Geeta Durga and Roopali Sharma

Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 2023, 303, 123119
DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2023.123119

Fabricating dendritic N-C/MnOx to enable a highly efficient oxygen evolution reaction electrocatalysis

Xiuhui Zhai, Xiang Wang, Xinle Pang, Jun Zhang, Qiong Wu, Weidan Na, Yingmei Zhou and Lin Tian

Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers, 2021, 126, 383
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtice.2021.07.025

Applications of Carbon Dots in Optoelectronics

Evgeniia A. Stepanidenko, Elena V. Ushakova, Anatoly V. Fedorov and Andrey L. Rogach

Nanomaterials, 2021, 11, 364
DOI: 10.3390/nano11020364

In situ loading amorphous CoSx on N-doped g-C3N4 through light assisted synthesis for enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen generation

Puhui Deng, Chuanjun Xi, Ning Chen, Hongpeng Shi, Linping Zhang and Yu Hou

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2023, 48, 13843
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2022.12.282

Enhancing Energy Resolution and Particle Identification via Chromatic Calorimetry: A Concept Validation Study

Devanshi Arora, Matteo Salomoni, Yacine Haddad, Isabel Frank, Loris Martinazzoli, Marco Pizzichemi, Michael Doser, Masaki Owari, Etiennette Auffray, T. Chujo and W. Ootani

EPJ Web Conf., 2025, 320, 00029
DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/202532000029

Unlocking the potential of carbon quantum dots: Versatile photocatalysts for methylene blue degradation—A comprehensive review of synthesis, catalytic mechanisms, and environmental applications

Farhad Ali, Lyn Marie De Juan‐Corpuz and Ryan D. Corpuz

J Chinese Chemical Soc, 2024, 71, 1154
DOI: 10.1002/jccs.202400112

Synthesis and Photoelectric Properties of Nitrogen‐ and Phosphorus‐Doped Carbon Quantum Dots

Yuefang Hu, Jinfang Li and Weijie Huang

Physica Status Solidi (a), 2022, 219
DOI: 10.1002/pssa.202200519

Fluorescence Analytical Techniques for Sensing Tryptophan in Food and Biological Samples: Mechanisms, Applications, and Challenges

Xiao Xiao, Dan Hong, Jinxuan Cao, Aijin Ma and Yingmin Jia

Food Reviews International, 2024, 40, 3869
DOI: 10.1080/87559129.2024.2374822

Preparation of concentration dependent nitrogen sulfur Co-doped graphene quantum dots by UV irradiation and reversible optical switch of hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose

Siyuan Tang, Da Chen, Changxing Wang, Yongsheng Yang, Xiameng Li, Tingting Li and Xiaohong Zhang

Dyes and Pigments, 2022, 198, 110022
DOI: 10.1016/j.dyepig.2021.110022

Nitrogen and phosphorus dual doped-fluorescent carbon quantum dots: An efficient nanoprobe sensor for sensitive and selective detection of ferric and mercuric ions

Rajnee Yadav, Vikas Lahariya and Akhilesh Kumar Singh

Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 2025, 176, 114291
DOI: 10.1016/j.inoche.2025.114291

Research Progress and Prospects of Nanozymes in Alleviating Abiotic Stress of Crops

Zhenghong Xu, Tongtong Zhang, Zhihua Xu, Yu Ma, Zhihan Niu, Jiaqi Chen, Min Zhang and Feng Shi

J. Agric. Food Chem., 2025, 73, 8694
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.4c10799

Fluorescence intensity and fluorescence lifetime measurements of various carbon dots as a function of pH

Wiktoria K. Szapoczka, Adam L. Truskewycz, Tore Skodvin, Bodil Holst and Peter J. Thomas

Sci Rep, 2023, 13
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-37578-z

Optimization of the hydrothermal synthesis process and its formation mechanism and fluorescence mechanism of Lophatherum gracile-based CQDs

Miaoyan Hu, Peipei Zhang, Taohong Li, Kai Liu, Hailan Lian and Changyan Xu

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 2025, 462, 116235
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2024.116235

Recent Advances in Biomass‐Derived Quantum Dots, Synthesis, and Their Applications

Nishtha, Deepanshu Awasthi and Anil Kumar Sarma

ChemistrySelect, 2025, 10
DOI: 10.1002/slct.202404611

Heavy metal ions monitoring using molecular ligands: Optical properties and analytical performances

Brij Mohan, Ritika Kadiyan, Virender, Krunal Modi, Gurjaspreet Singh, Ismayil M. Garazade, Rakesh Kumar Gupta, Fawzi Banat and Alexander A. Solovev

Vietnam Journal of Chemistry, 2025, 63, 1
DOI: 10.1002/vjch.202300410

Synthesis of P-Rich Carbon Quantum Dots for Sensitive Fluorescent Detection of 2-Methylimidazole

Zhengyuan Dai, Hao Liu, Xuyuan Sun, Ying Wang, Jie Fan, Li Li and Yaping Ding

J Fluoresc, 2024, 35, 5667
DOI: 10.1007/s10895-024-03946-9

Application of pH-responsive functionalized hollow mesoporous organosilica nanoparticles for wood preservation

Lei Wang, Xiaoqi Zhao, Shiming Ren, Zheng Hu and Yamei Wang

Materials & Design, 2023, 225, 111538
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2022.111538

Size Isn’t Everything: Geometric Tuning in Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Its Implications for Carbon Nanodots

James M. Scott, Stephen G. Dale, James McBroom, Tim Gould and Qin Li

J. Phys. Chem. A, 2024, 128, 2003
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.3c07416

A Novel Cortex Phellodendri Chinensis–Based Carbon Dots Platform for Remarkable Analgesia for Clinical Pain Management

Huimin Peng, Xingxing Zeng, Songbai Li and Xin Wang

Veterinary Medicine & Sci, 2024, 10
DOI: 10.1002/vms3.70090

Aggregation-induced fluorescence switching of melamine-tailored carbon dots: Dual-recognition strategy coupled with deep learning for sensitive salbutamol assay

Dan Lin, Anqi Liu, Lei Pan, Fan Yang, Liang Yang and Changlong Jiang

Microchemical Journal, 2026, 220, 116328
DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2025.116328

Controllable synthesis of bifunctional magnetic carbon dots for rapid fluorescent detection and reversible removal of Hg2+

Ying Song, Ruyan Xie, Miaomiao Tian, Baodong Mao and Fang Chai

Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2023, 457, 131683
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131683

A rational synthesis strategy of multicolor carbon nanodots for efficient visual detection of NaNO2

Xiao Gong, Mengyi Wu, Jiurong Li, Shiwei Zhang and Min Wu

Applied Materials Today, 2024, 39, 102330
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmt.2024.102330

A narrative review on the role of carbon nanoparticles in oncology

Meghan M. Watt, Parikshit Moitra, Zach Sheffield, Fatemeh Ostadhossein, Elizabeth A. Maxwell and Dipanjan Pan

WIREs Nanomed Nanobiotechnol, 2023, 15
DOI: 10.1002/wnan.1845

Effect of sintering optimization on the photoelectrochemical performance of Cu2ZnSnS4 nanocrystal films

Sahar Heidari, Lixia Pan, Jiazhe Wu, Longjie Liu, Wenshuai Zhang, Rui Li and Yubin Chen

J of Chemical Tech & Biotech, 2023, 98, 958
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.7299

Controlling the emissive pathways of carbon nanoparticles by selective surface functionalization

Basim Al Farsi, R.G. Sumesh Sofin, El-Said I. El-Shafey, Abey Issac, Faisal Al Marzouqi, Said Al Mashaikhi, M.T. Zar Myint and Osama K. Abou-Zied

Applied Surface Science, 2021, 566, 150618
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2021.150618

Strong, tough, and UV-resistant polylactic acid composites by incorporating doped carbon dots

Ling Sun, Song Liu, Guoqi Wu, Huangzhe Shen, Yu Zhu, Weichen Huang, Haozhe Huang, Daizhong Peng, Shaohua Zeng and Jun Guan

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2025, 308, 142416
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2025.142416

Advances in the application of biosynthesized carbon dots as fluorescent probes for bioimaging

Xuechan Li and Jiefang He

Materials Science-Poland, 2024, 42, 62
DOI: 10.2478/msp-2024-0009

Portable smartphone-integrated AuAg nanoclusters electrospun membranes for multivariate fluorescent sensing of Hg2+, Cu2+ and l-histidine in water and food samples

Hongbo Wu, Ruyan Xie, Yunqi Hao, Jingyu Pang, Hong Gao, Fengyu Qu, Miaomiao Tian, Changhong Guo, Baodong Mao and Fang Chai

Food Chemistry, 2023, 418, 135961
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2023.135961

Innovative development and nondestructive evaluation of CQD-doped ZIF metal-organic frameworks for advanced battery electrocatalysts

Seyyed Mojtaba Mousavi, Masoomeh Yari Kalashgrani, Vahid Rahmanian, Sasan Sattarpanah Karganroudi, Naser Einollahi, Mahmood D. Aljabri, Mohammed Muzibur Rahman and Wei-Hung Chiang

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2025, 222, 116016
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2025.116016

Simple Semiempirical Method for the Location Determination of HOMO and LUMO of Carbon Dots

Kaiqiang Wei, Fan Liao, Hui Huang, Mingwang Shao, Haiping Lin, Yang Liu and Zhenhui Kang

J. Phys. Chem. C, 2021, 125, 7451
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.1c00812

Doping and Surface Modification of Carbon Quantum Dots for Enhanced Functionalities and Related Applications

Varsha Lisa John, Yamuna Nair and T. P. Vinod

Part & Part Syst Charact, 2021, 38
DOI: 10.1002/ppsc.202100170

Synergistic coupling of FeNi3 alloy with graphene carbon dots for advanced oxygen evolution reaction electrocatalysis

Zhao Li, Xianli Xu, Xinhua Lu, Changchun He, Jingjing Huang, Wei Sun and Lin Tian

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2022, 615, 273
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.01.088

Fluorescence of D-Glucose-Derived Carbon Dots: Effect of Process Parameters

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

J Fluoresc, 2024, 34, 1693
DOI: 10.1007/s10895-023-03392-z

Fluorinated graphene intercalated by carbon quantum dots: Triple effect for reducing friction and wear

Ding Wang, Xiaohua Jia, Jin Yang, Zhaofeng Wang and Haojie Song

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025, 512, 162393
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2025.162393

Evaluation of phthalic acid tri-ethylene diamine (TED) and folic acid-based carbon quantum dots for the detection of heavy metals in water resources using fibre-optic instrumentation

Tanmay Vyas, Akshay Mehta, Sandeep Choudhary, Manashjit Gogoi and Abhijeet Joshi

Environmental Technology, 2024, 45, 3533
DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2023.2220089

Colloidal Chiral Carbon Dots: An Emerging System for Chiroptical Applications

Yuwan Zhao, Juan Xie, Yongzhi Tian, Stefanos Mourdikoudis, Nadesh Fiuza‐Maneiro, Yanli Du, Lakshminarayana Polavarapu and Guangchao Zheng

Advanced Science, 2024, 11
DOI: 10.1002/advs.202305797

Post‐Synthetic Graphitization and Photoluminescence Tuning of Carbon Dots from L‐Glutamic Acid

Andrés Ferrer‐Ruiz, Laura Rodríguez‐Pérez, Nazario Martín and María Ángeles Herranz

Small Structures, 2025, 6
DOI: 10.1002/sstr.202400532

Nanocarbon in Sodium‐ion Batteries – A Review. Part 1: Zero‐dimensional Carbon Dots

Baskar Thangaraj, Pravin Raj Solomon and Jamal Hassan

ChemBioEng Reviews, 2023, 10, 628
DOI: 10.1002/cben.202200038

Dye-Derived Red-Emitting Carbon Dots for Lasing and Solid-State Lighting

Antonino Madonia, Gianluca Minervini, Angela Terracina, Ashim Pramanik, Vincenzo Martorana, Alice Sciortino, Carlo M. Carbonaro, Chiara Olla, Teresa Sibillano, Cinzia Giannini, Elisabetta Fanizza, Maria L. Curri, Annamaria Panniello, Fabrizio Messina and Marinella Striccoli

ACS Nano, 2023, 17, 21274
DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c05566

Pharaoh’s Snake-Inspired Carbon Quantum Dots for 3D Printing: Experimental Design and Applications

Qitong Zhang and Yu Wang

J. Chem. Educ., 2026, 103, 1552
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.5c01222

Dyes-derived multicolor long-wavelength-emissive carbon dots for stable and efficient laminated luminescent solar concentrators of solar hydrogen generation

Changwei Li, Jianbiao Gao, Shoujun Xiong, Renzhi Liu, Yikun Chai, Jinhua Li, Lai Wei, Jingwen Qian and Jianying Wang

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2026, 532, 174353
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2026.174353

Investigation of Fluorescence Sensing Capabilities in Boron-Nitrogen Co-Doped Carbon Quantum Dots Towards Fe (III) and Hg(II) Ions

Rajnee Yadav and Vikas Lahariya

J Fluoresc, 2025, 35, 12767
DOI: 10.1007/s10895-025-04487-5

Carbon Quantum Dots: Fabrication, Application and Future Perspectives

Gaurav Shukla, Deepika Singh and Amita Verma

Biomedical Materials & Devices, 2026
DOI: 10.1007/s44174-026-00687-0

Effect of Concentration and pH on the Photoluminescent Properties of CQDs Obtained from Actinidia deliciosa

Carlos Alfredo Zamora-Valencia, María Isabel Reyes-Valderrama, Luis Escobar-Alarcón, Vicente Garibay-Febles and Ventura Rodríguez-Lugo

Crystals, 2025, 15, 206
DOI: 10.3390/cryst15030206

Carbon dots prepared by different bottom-up methods: a study on optical properties and the application as nanoprobes for metal ions detection

Tarciane da Silva Pinto, Everton Luiz de Paula, João Paulo de Mesquita and Fabiano Vargas Pereira

Fullerenes, Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures, 2023, 31, 641
DOI: 10.1080/1536383X.2023.2198227

Enhanced supercapacitor performance of Bi2O3 by Mn doping

Yixian Liu, Chen Chu, Yaxi Li, Peiji Deng, Yunliang Liu, Ruqiang Wu, Xiang Liu, Yunhe Zheng, Wei Zhang, Jianchun Wu, Haitao Li and Zhenhui Kang

Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2022, 914, 165258
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2022.165258

Bare undoped nontoxic carbon dots as a visible light photocatalyst for the degradation of methylene blue and congo red

Ambreen Abbasi, M. Abushad, Arisha Khan, Zia Ul Haq Bhat, Summaiya Hanif and Mohammad Shakir

Carbon Trends, 2023, 10, 100238
DOI: 10.1016/j.cartre.2022.100238

Machine learning‐driven advances in carbon‐based quantum dots: Opportunities accompanied by challenges

Liangfeng Chen, Siwei Yang, Xiangqian Cui, Ziheng Liu, Hang Wang, Yongqiang Li, Peng He, Miao Wang and Guqiao Ding

Responsive Materials, 2026
DOI: 10.1002/rpm2.70052

Recent hydrogen production strategies: Recent advances in electrocatalysis

Islam Saad, S.I. El-Dek, M.F. Eissa, Loïc Assaud, Mostafa R. Abukhadra, Wail Al Zoubi, Jee-Hyun Kang and Rafat M. Amin

Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 2024, 165, 112474
DOI: 10.1016/j.inoche.2024.112474

A novel metal-free nanomaterial P-CN/BC/NCDs preparation and its performance of photocatalytic degradation

Xiaoling Liu, Meng Wen, Qi Guo, Gang Wang, Pengcheng Hao, Wanyi Liu, Haijuan Zhan, Xiaoyan Chen and Heping Li

Solid State Sciences, 2024, 157, 107717
DOI: 10.1016/j.solidstatesciences.2024.107717

Carbon quantum dots as functional additives for electrochemical energy storage systems: A review

Wenxin Guo, Zhou Shen, Jiani Wang, Yujing Zheng, Linjie Lu, Fang Guo, Guiyun Yu, Chengyan Ge, Yong Dai and Yue Lian

Carbon, 2025, 243, 120525
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2025.120525

Industrial stainless steel meshes for efficient electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution

Yanhong Liu, Kewei Zhang, Dongxu Zhang, Weixuan Dong, Tianyao Jiang, Hongbo Zhou, Lixia Li and Baodong Mao

Journal of Energy Storage, 2021, 41, 102844
DOI: 10.1016/j.est.2021.102844

Eco Friendly Synthesis of Carbon Dot by Hydrothermal Method for Metal Ions Salt Identification

Hasan Shabbir, Tomasz Tokarski, Ditta Ungor and Marek Wojnicki

Materials, 2021, 14, 7604
DOI: 10.3390/ma14247604

Influence of the sequential purification of biomass-derived carbon dots on their colloidal and optical properties

Andrea S. Gonzalez-Vera, Carlos A. Pineda-Arellano, Armando Ramírez-Monroy, J. Matos, Luis F. Chazaro-Ruiz, J. Rene Rangel-Mendez and Conchi O. Ania

Carbon Trends, 2025, 19, 100460
DOI: 10.1016/j.cartre.2025.100460

Advances in Three‐Dimensional Temperature Sensing: From Materials to Applications

Rui Chen, Boning Shi, Kexian Song, Mathilde Ming‐Zhu Geraldine Charlotte LOK, Modi Jiang, Shun An, Peng Tao, Benwei Fu, Chengyi Song, Jun Wang, Tao Deng and Wen Shang

Advanced Materials, 2025, 37
DOI: 10.1002/adma.202415604

Advance of Near‐Infrared Emissive Carbon Dots in Diagnosis and Therapy: Synthesis, Luminescence, and Application

Jing Hu, Ziliang Zheng, Yongzhen Yang, Lin Chen and Weiwei Kang

Adv Healthcare Materials, 2024, 13
DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202401513

Insights into carbon dots synthesized from fungal sources

Leonardo Sebastián Gómez-Pérez, María Eugenia Aranda-Barradas, Ana Sofía Mayén-Bautista, Ana Laura Torres-Huerta and Aurora Antonio-Pérez

Biotechnol Sustain Mater, 2025, 2
DOI: 10.1186/s44316-025-00033-2

Synergistic Integration of Carbon Quantum Dots in Biopolymer Matrices: An Overview of Current Advancements in Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Active Packaging

Ajit Kumar Singh, Pontree Itkor, Myungho Lee, Aphisit Saenjaiban and Youn Suk Lee

Molecules, 2024, 29, 5138
DOI: 10.3390/molecules29215138

Carbon-dot pequi-nut in the development of immunosensor to detect pathogenic bacteria

Rachel Menezes Castelo, Marília de Albuquerque Oliveira, Roselayne Ferro Furtado, Bruno Peixoto de Oliveira, Lucas Vinicius Leite Martoni, Terezinha Feitosa Machado, Celli Rodrigues Muniz, Flávia Oliveira Monteiro da Silva Abreu, Sérgio Antônio Spinola Machado, Airis Maria Araújo Melo, Huai N. Cheng, Atanu Biswas and Carlucio Roberto Alves

Braz J Microbiol, 2025, 56, 275
DOI: 10.1007/s42770-025-01612-1

A theoretical study of the functionalized carbon dots surfaces binding with silver nanostructures

Y. Robein, R.E. Ambrusi, M.E. Pronsato, M.S. Di Nezio and G. Brizuela

Computational and Theoretical Chemistry, 2023, 1223, 114087
DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2023.114087

Introduction to the Performance and Mechanism of Various Photocatalytic Materials Compounded with Carbon Dots

Fanyong Yan, Yao Wang, Yueyan Zang, Jingru Sun, Chunhui Yi, Ming Xu and Jinxia Xu

Part & Part Syst Charact, 2021, 38
DOI: 10.1002/ppsc.202100082

Controllable synthesis of yellow emissive carbon dots by mild heating process and their utility as fluorescent test paper for detection of mercury(II) ions assistants by smartphone

Yunqi Hao, Ying Song, Tingting Li, Yuzhuo Tuo, Miaomiao Tian and Fang Chai

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2023, 11, 109863
DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2023.109863

A multifunctional chemical toolbox to engineer carbon dots for biomedical and energy applications

Luka Ðorđević, Francesca Arcudi, Michele Cacioppo and Maurizio Prato

Nat. Nanotechnol., 2022, 17, 112
DOI: 10.1038/s41565-021-01051-7

Graphene and Carbon Quantum Dots: Competing Carbons in Harmonized Photoelectrochemical Platforms

Sandip Mandal, Sangeeta Adhikari, Manasi Murmu, Byung‐Hoon Kim and Do‐Heyoung Kim

Small, 2025, 21
DOI: 10.1002/smll.202505846

The multifaceted roles of carbon dots in smart semiconductor photocatalytic systems for solar-driven chemistry

Weiwen Hao, Yihao Wen, Ruotian Deng, Cheng Zhu and Zhenhui Kang

Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2026, 556, 217703
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2026.217703

Preparation of coal-based carbon quantum dots and their fluorescence properties

Wenyuan Jiang, Hongyu He, Cheng Wang, Yonglong Zhang, Yunfei Lu, Qiang Zhang, Suhua Wang, Xianmei Zhang, Xiangyang Hao and Mingtai Sun

Microchemical Journal, 2024, 207, 111818
DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2024.111818

Development of nitrogen-decorated carbon dots (NCDs) thermally conductive film for windows application

Ronn Goei, Frankie Ting Feng Tan, Amanda Jiamin Ong, Daniel Mandler and Alfred Iing Yoong Tok

Carbon Lett., 2022, 32, 1065
DOI: 10.1007/s42823-022-00337-7

Light Enhancement of Green Up-Conversion Emission from Er-Doped Silica Microspheres by Carbon Quantum Dot Coatings

Thuy Chi Do, Thuy Van Nguyen, Huy Bui, Thanh Binh Pham, Dmitry Sergeevich Mogilevtsev, Tu Le Tuan and Van Hoi Pham

J Fluoresc, 2024, 34, 2003
DOI: 10.1007/s10895-023-03420-y

Octadecylamine and glucose-coderived hydrophobic carbon dots-modified porous silica for chromatographic separation

Jia Chen, Ning Yuan, Danni Jiang, Qian Lei, Bei Liu, Weiyang Tang, Kyung Ho Row and Hongdeng Qiu

Chinese Chemical Letters, 2021, 32, 3398
DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2021.04.052

Transient photovoltage study of the kinetics and synergy of electron/hole co-extraction in MoS2/Ag-In-Zn-S/carbon dot photocatalysts for promoted hydrogen production

Fenghua Li, Yanhong Liu, Qitao Chen, Xiaoqing Gu, Weixuan Dong, Dongxu Zhang, Hui Huang, Baodong Mao, Zhenhui Kang and Weidong Shi

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022, 439, 135759
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2022.135759

Carbon Dot Synthesis and Purification: Trends, Challenges and Recommendations

Yalei Hu, Océane Seivert, Yue Tang, Hüseyin Enis Karahan and Alberto Bianco

Angew Chem Int Ed, 2024, 63
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202412341

Advancements in the green synthesis of carbon dots for sustainable development

Afaq Ullah Khan, Yanhong Liu, Song Wang, Muhammad Wajid Ullah, Qitao Chen, Dongxu Zhang, Zhenhui Kang and Baodong Mao

Sustainable Materials and Technologies, 2024, 41, e01004
DOI: 10.1016/j.susmat.2024.e01004

Rapid and facile synthesis of high-color purity solid-state carbon dots with high yield using a direct heating method

Muhammad Haniff Mokti, Hairul Anuar Tajuddin, Zanariah Abdullah, Shameer Hisham, Nadia Nabihah Mohd Yusof Chan, Azila Idris and Simon Maher

Appl. Phys. A, 2023, 129
DOI: 10.1007/s00339-023-06674-2

Kale Leaves-Derived Carbon for Dual Application: Pesticide Sensing and Photovoltaics

Osama Madkhali

J. Electron. Mater., 2025, 54, 5326
DOI: 10.1007/s11664-025-11979-4

Chinese herbal residue-derived carbon dots: a dual-functional material that combines efficient antibacterial properties and significantly enhances enzyme activity

Xiangru Hou, Denggerile Ao, Lu Ga and Jun Ai

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 2026, 473, 116849
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2025.116849

Zero-Dimensional Carbon Nanomaterials for Fluorescent Sensing and Imaging

Zheng Yang, Tiantian Xu, Hui Li, Mengyao She, Jiao Chen, Zhaohui Wang, Shengyong Zhang and Jianli Li

Chem. Rev., 2023, 123, 11047
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00186

Enhancing the quantum yield and electrochemical properties of carbon quantum dots via optimized hydrothermal treatment using cellulose nanocrystals as precursors

Ruru Zhang, Ya Li, Feiyun Li, Yaoting Liang and Yanjun Tang

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2024, 282, 137443
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.137443

Recent Advances in Carbon Dots Based Biocatalysts for Degrading Organic Pollutants

Angelica Cruz-Cruz, Guillermo Gallareta-Olivares, Andrea Rivas-Sanchez, Reyna Berenice González-González, Ishtiaq Ahmed, Roberto Parra-Saldívar and Hafiz M. N. Iqbal

Curr Pollution Rep, 2022, 8, 384
DOI: 10.1007/s40726-022-00228-5

Model-based design and operation of coaxial probe-type microwave reactor toward large-scale production of nanoparticles

Wei-Dong Shi, Chang Wang and Wei-Cheng Yan

Chemical Engineering Science, 2022, 264, 118162
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2022.118162

N-Doped Carbon Dots as a Fluorescent Nanosensor for Determination of Colchicine Based on Inner Filter Effect

Samah F. El-Malla, Eman A. Elshenawy, Sherin F. Hammad and Fotouh R. Mansour

J Fluoresc, 2021, 31, 675
DOI: 10.1007/s10895-021-02698-0

Quantum dots in organic electronics: from solar cells to sensors

Fernando G. Torres, Omar P. Troncoso and Jesús Tapia

Materials Science and Engineering: B, 2025, 321, 118501
DOI: 10.1016/j.mseb.2025.118501

Green–Red Emissive Carbon Dots Interact with Lipidic Membranes: Implications for Staining and Penetrating Cellular Membranes

Priyanka Jangra, Garvita Dhanawat and Nagma Parveen

ACS Appl. Nano Mater., 2025, 8, 22466
DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.5c04677

Xylan-based ratiometric fluorescence carbon dots composite with delignified wood for highly efficient water purification and photothermal conversion

Yingying Zhang, Huining Xiao, Ranhua Xiong and Chaobo Huang

Separation and Purification Technology, 2023, 324, 124513
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2023.124513

Aggregation and luminescence in carbonized polymer dots

Chunyuan Kang, Songyuan Tao, Fan Yang and Bai Yang

Aggregate, 2022, 3
DOI: 10.1002/agt2.169

Emerging of carbon quantum dots-based powder materials for photocatalytic environmental remediation and chemical production

Haitao Ren, Abdelkader Labidi, Zongcheng Miao, Jiangyushan Liang, Xiangbo Feng, Manni Li, Yuzhen Zhao and Chuanyi Wang

Advanced Powder Materials, 2026, 5, 100372
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmate.2025.100372

An optical and visual multi-mode sensing platform base on nitrogen, sulfur, boron co-doped carbon dots for rapid and simple determination of ferric ions in water

Xuewen Wu, Zhenfeng Luo, Wei Li, Lingfeng Xia and Yan Xiong

Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 2023, 302, 122995
DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2023.122995

Curauá-derived carbon dots: Fluorescent probes for effective Fe(III) ion detection, cellular labeling and bioimaging

Sebastian Raja, Eva Miriam Buhl, Stephan Dreschers, Carmen Schalla, Martin Zenke, Antonio Sechi and Luiz H.C. Mattoso

Materials Science and Engineering: C, 2021, 129, 112409
DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2021.112409

Application of a primer passivated CdTe quantum dots as a novel Förster resonance energy transfer based nanobiosensor for Covid-19 virus detection

Ghasem Rezanejade Bardajee, Mahdieh Sharifi and Masoumeh Khanahmadi

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 2025, 709, 136152
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2025.136152

Luminescent carbon dots obtained from cellulose and their applications as sensors for metal ions

Alessandra Pires Passos Zattar, João Paulo de Mesquita and Fabiano Vargas Pereira

Materials Chemistry and Physics, 2022, 290, 126633
DOI: 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2022.126633

Luminescent Metal–Organic Frameworks for White LEDs

Ying Tang, Hailong Wu, Wenqian Cao, Yuanjing Cui and Guodong Qian

Advanced Optical Materials, 2021, 9
DOI: 10.1002/adom.202001817

Application of fluorescence sensing technology in trace detection of explosives

Lu Li, Xin Lyu, Saibo Liang and Zhanfang Liu

Dyes and Pigments, 2023, 220, 111651
DOI: 10.1016/j.dyepig.2023.111651

Narrow-pulsed ∼3 μm mid-infrared laser enabled by Sn concentration-tuned GeSn optical modulators

Junting Liu, Kuan Li, Xiangquan Liu, Jiawen Lv, Bingbin Zhao, Yankai Cheng, Yifan Zhang, Yicheng Jin, Shande Liu and Jun Zheng

Optics & Laser Technology, 2025, 186, 112671
DOI: 10.1016/j.optlastec.2025.112671

Multifaceted Approaches to Engineer Fluorescence in Nanomaterials via a Focused Laser Beam

Eng Tuan Poh, Sharon Xiaodai Lim and Chorng Haur Sow

gxjzz, 2022, 3, 1
DOI: 10.37188/lam.2022.004

Combination of carbon dots for the design of superhydrophobic fluorescent materials with bioinspired micro-nano multiscale hierarchical structure

Shaoze Shi, Pan Zhang, Xiaohong Chu, Yihan Liu, Wenli Feng, Ninglin Zhou and Jian Shen

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 2022, 654, 130063
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.130063

Spatial effect and resonance energy transfer for the construction of carbon dots composites with long-lived multicolor afterglow for advanced anticounterfeiting

Qian Cheng, Zhiyuan Chen, Lai Hu, Yuwei Song, Senqiang Zhu, Rui Liu and Hongjun Zhu

Chinese Chemical Letters, 2023, 34, 108070
DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2022.108070

Detection of Salmonella typhimurium in food matrices by an amperometric immunosensor with Pequi carbon dot- labeled antibody

Rachel Menezes Castelo, Marília de Albuquerque Oliveira, Denilson Oliveira Menezes, Ruan Sousa de Santana, Airis Maria Araújo Melo, Roselayne Ferro Furtado, Terezinha Feitosa Machado and Carlucio Roberto Alves

Eur Food Res Technol, 2026, 252
DOI: 10.1007/s00217-026-05074-z

Multifunctional Core–Shell Cobalt Oxide @ Carbon Nanodot Hybrid Conjugates for Imaging and Targeting A549 Cells

Anitha Jayapalan, Frank Tukur, Mahsa Azami, Mengxin Liu and Jianjun Wei

ACS Appl. Bio Mater., 2025, 8, 4981
DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.5c00343

Ultrafast Visible-Light-Induced ATRP in Aqueous Media with Carbon Quantum Dots as the Catalyst and Its Application for 3D Printing

Liang Qiao, Mengjie Zhou, Ge Shi, Zhe Cui, Xiaomeng Zhang, Peng Fu, Minying Liu, Xiaoguang Qiao, Yanjie He and Xinchang Pang

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2022, 144, 9817
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c02303

Quantum Drugs (Q-Drugs): A New Discovery and Taboo Breaking Approach; Producing Carbon Quantum Dots from Drug Molecules

Gamze Camlik, Besa Bilakaya, Gökçe Karaotmarlı Güven, Esra Küpeli Akkol, Zelihagül Degim, Eduardo Sobarzo-Sánchez and Ismail Tuncer Degim

Pharmaceuticals, 2025, 18, 767
DOI: 10.3390/ph18060767

Carbon Dots Based Photoinduced Reactions: Advances and Perspective

Yue Yu, Qingsen Zeng, Songyuan Tao, Chunlei Xia, Chongming Liu, Pengyuan Liu and Bai Yang

Advanced Science, 2023, 10
DOI: 10.1002/advs.202207621

Investigation on Dynamic Changes in the Morphology and Fluorescence Properties of Sulfur Quantum Dots

Wenyi Lu, Zitong Wei, Guangxu Gao, Chunxia Wang and Guoyong Huang

J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 2022, 13, 7618
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c02113

Carbon-Source-Dependent Toxicity of Carbon Dots: An Environmental Evaluation Using Brine shrimp

Olga V. Soledad-Flores and Sonia J. Bailón-Ruiz

Foundations, 2026, 6, 11
DOI: 10.3390/foundations6010011

Zinc nitride quantum dots as an efficient probe for simultaneous fluorescence detection of Cu2+ and Mn2+ ions in water samples

Pooja Dharni Dhar Singh, Z. V. P. Murthy and Suresh Kumar Kailasa

Microchim Acta, 2024, 191
DOI: 10.1007/s00604-024-06247-x

Synthesis of Carbon Dot Nanoparticles (C-Dot) from Seeds and Seedpods of Kesumba Keling (Bixa orellana) using Hydrothermal and Solvothermal Methods

Amrina Rosyada, Sri Sugiarti and Irma Herawati Suparto

J. Kim. Sains Apl., 2023, 26, 204
DOI: 10.14710/jksa.26.6.204-210

Design of novel chromatographic stationary phases based on long-chain ionic liquid-derived carbon quantum dots, with embedded polar groups and imidazoles, for the separation of multiple compounds

Yiwen Zhang, Chenyang Zhao, Wen Yan, Tian Tian, Min Zhao and Longshan Zhao

Microchim Acta, 2025, 192
DOI: 10.1007/s00604-025-06963-y

Ratiometric fluorescent probes based on carbon dots and europium for rapid detection of tetracycline

Zhuoyuan Li, Yulin Wang, Jinting Chen, Li Zhang, Yongbiao Hua, Donglan Huang, Huishi Guo and Xiuzhen Qiu

Optical Materials, 2024, 150, 115227
DOI: 10.1016/j.optmat.2024.115227

Experimental synthesis of dual-emission carbon dots: The role of reaction temperature

Nguyen Minh Hoang, Nguyen Thi Bich Ngoc, Le Thi Phuong Thao, Nam-Anh Tran, Dao Thi My Hanh, Phan Thi Lan Huong, Quang-Duy Dao, Le Tuan Tu, Ho Xuan Nang and Van-Duong Dao

Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 2023, 148, 110301
DOI: 10.1016/j.inoche.2022.110301

Biosynthesis of quantum dots and their usage in solar cells: insight from the novel researches

Shelan Muhammed Mustafa, Azeez Abdullah Barzinjy, Abubaker Hassan Hamad and Samir Mustafa Hamad

Int Nano Lett, 2022, 12, 139
DOI: 10.1007/s40089-021-00359-5

Quantum dot nanomaterials: Empowering advances in optoelectronic devices

Mariam Akter Mimona, Md Israfil Hossain Rimon, Fatema Tuz Zohura, Jannatul Mawya Sony, Samira Islam Rim, Md Mostafizur Rahman Arup and Md Hosne Mobarak

Chemical Engineering Journal Advances, 2025, 21, 100704
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceja.2025.100704

Carbon dots in tribology

Meizhe Yu, Qihua Wang, Xianqiang Pei, Yaoming Zhang, Yan Wang and Zhancheng Zhang

Nano Materials Science, 2025
DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoms.2025.10.004

Fluorescence turn-off sensing of TNT by polyethylenimine capped carbon quantum dots

Furkan Burak Şen, Nilay Beğiç, Mustafa Bener and Reşat Apak

Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 2022, 271, 120884
DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2022.120884

Effect of carbon-based fillers on the thermal conductivity of polymers: A review

Jialu Tian, Jian Liu, Xiaoke Li, Jianzhong Song and Liu Yang

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2025, 253, 127576
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2025.127576

Improved charge transfer by binary Ni3S2-NiS2 for boosting the photocatalytic hydrogen generation over g-C3N4

Chuanjun Xi, Puhui Deng, Danyang Miao, Linping Zhang, Weiping Liu and Yu Hou

Materials Letters, 2022, 307, 131012
DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2021.131012

Fluorometric Sensing of Metal Ions by Carbon Nano Dots - A Review

Rajnee Yadav and Vikas Lahariya

CMS, 2024, 18, 413
DOI: 10.2174/0126661454270676231127043124

Emerging Trends and Challenges in Molecular Imprinted Polymer-Based Electrochemical and Optical Sensors for Food Safety

Arunachalam Subramanian

Food Anal. Methods, 2026, 19
DOI: 10.1007/s12161-025-02917-5

Advances in virus detection using carbon and quantum dot technologies: a review

Ana L. Silva, Marcela A. Segundo and João A.V. Prior

Analytica Chimica Acta, 2026, 1398, 345252
DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2026.345252

Cutting-edge advancements in MXene-derived materials: Revolutionary electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution and high-performance energy storage

Muhammad Khan, Amjad Hussain, Muhammad Tahir Saleh, Mohammad Ibrahim, Faisal Attique, Xiaohui Sun, Husnu Emrah Unalan, Muhammad Shafi, Yaqoob Khan, Idrees Khan, Ahmed H. Ragab, Abeer A. Hassan, Rawaid Ali, Zafar Ali, Abdul Jabbar Khan and Amir Zada

Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2024, 506, 215722
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2024.215722

Enhancing organic dye removal: Unveiling the potential of visible-light-driven photocatalytic N-CQD-modified MIL-53 (Fe) nanocomposite (NCM)/PES nanofiltration membranes

Hooman Rezaei, Ali Akbar Zinatizadeh, Mohammad Joshaghani, Sirus Zinadini, Safoora Nazari and Mina Dolatshah

Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2024, 68, 106494
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwpe.2024.106494

Recent advances in Carbon Dots/2-D hybrid materials

Pinelopi P. Falara, Adamantia Zourou and Konstantinos V. Kordatos

Carbon, 2022, 195, 219
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2022.04.029

Sustainable Triplet‐State Engineering in Cotton‐Derived Carbon Dots: Mg‐Based Matrices Enable Multicolor Room‐Temperature Phosphorescence

Longyue Zhang, Hailiang Yang, Mingyu Xin, Qian Chen, Dongying Guo, Yuankui Huang and Yaoping Hu

Small, 2025, 21
DOI: 10.1002/smll.202507605

Competition of the roles of π-conjugated domain between emission center and quenching origin in the photoluminescence of carbon dots depending on the interparticle separation

Hyo Jeong Yoo, Byeong Eun Kwak and Do Hyun Kim

Carbon, 2021, 183, 560
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2021.07.054

Fe-doped SnO2 nanosheet for ambient electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction reaction

Yaxi Li, Yixian Liu, Xiang Liu, Yunliang Liu, Yuanyuan Cheng, Peng Zhang, Peiji Deng, Jiujun Deng, Zhenhui Kang and Haitao Li

Nano Res., 2022, 15, 6026
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-022-4298-2

Inner filter effect mediated fluorescent sensing of rutin based on amino acid-derived novel nitrogen and sulfur co-doped carbon dots

Ze Fang, Xuxin Li, Xin’an Zhang, Wen Yan, Jianxiang Liu and Longshan Zhao

Dyes and Pigments, 2025, 236, 112684
DOI: 10.1016/j.dyepig.2025.112684

Modulating surface functional groups in carbon dots for enhanced inhibition of β‐amyloid aggregation

Kailong Yan, Chunlan Li, Xu Zhu, Yintang Zhang, Guoqing Xiao and Maotian Xu

ChemistrySelect, 2024, 9
DOI: 10.1002/slct.202304300

Synergistic Coupling of Charge Extraction and Sinking in Cu5FeS4/Ni3S2@NF for Photoassisted Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution

Dongxu Zhang, Yanhong Liu, Naiyun Liu, Tianyao Jiang, Xin Han, Qitao Chen, Jinrui Ding, Deli Jiang and Baodong Mao

Inorg. Chem., 2023, 62, 13587
DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c01999

Recent Innovative Progress of Metal Oxide Quantum-Dot-Integrated g-C3N4 (0D-2D) Synergistic Nanocomposites for Photocatalytic Applications

Tejaswi Tanaji Salunkhe, Thirumala Rao Gurugubelli, Bathula Babu and Kisoo Yoo

Catalysts, 2023, 13, 1414
DOI: 10.3390/catal13111414

Elevating Sustainability and Profitability: Non-Precious Metal Nano Catalysts for Maximizing Yield and Calorific Value in Asphalt Pyrolysis

Riny Yolandha Parapat, Zamaludin, Muhamad Firmansyah Rizkiawan Putra, Imam Aschuri, Didin Agustian, Reinhard Schomäcker, J. Suhartono, I. Farkas, T. Pasang, Z. Hlavacova, J. Wiacek, F. Arif, A. Saptoro, S.M. Baisa, A. Desrianty, S. Umaroh and A.U. Afifah

E3S Web Conf., 2024, 484, 03007
DOI: 10.1051/e3sconf/202448403007

Syntheses of N-Doped Carbon Quantum Dots (NCQDs) from Bioderived Precursors: A Timely Update

Shajeeya Amren Shaik, Shubhalakshmi Sengupta, Rajender S. Varma, Manoj B. Gawande and Anandarup Goswami

ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2021, 9, 3
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c04727

A comprehensive review on luminescent carbon dots and their polymer composites: Synthesis to applications

Archana Pandey and Vaishali Raikwar

Nano-Structures & Nano-Objects, 2024, 40, 101339
DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoso.2024.101339

Fabrication of graphene modified CeO2/g-C3N4 heterostructures for photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants

Zhi Zhu, Xiaohan Xing, Qi Qi, Wenjing Shen, Hongyue Wu, Dongyi Li, Binrong Li, Jialin Liang, Xu Tang, Jun Zhao, Hongping Li and Pengwei Huo

Chinese Journal of Structural Chemistry, 2023, 42, 100194
DOI: 10.1016/j.cjsc.2023.100194

Green synthesis of near-infrared carbon dots as a novel aptamer-based fluorescence probe for the detection and imaging of alpha-fetoprotein

Yue-Fang Hu, Yu-Xin Chen and Sheng-Yu Chen

Microchim Acta, 2025, 192
DOI: 10.1007/s00604-025-07046-8

Recent advances in carbon dots as powerful ecofriendly corrosion inhibitors for copper and its alloy

Jianbin Liao, Qingkai Chu, Songmei Zhao, Zhixiong Liu and Xianhui Zhang

Materials Today Sustainability, 2024, 26, 100706
DOI: 10.1016/j.mtsust.2024.100706

Promoted interfacial charge transfer by coral-like nickel diselenide for enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen evolution over carbon nitride nanosheet

Xue Zhang, Chuanjun Xi, Yuanhang Yue, Puhui Deng, Linping Zhang and Yu Hou

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2022, 47, 1624
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2021.10.225

Carbon Dot-Based Ratiometric Fluorescent Probe Platform for Visual Quantitative Determination of Hg2+

Tingting Li, Yuzhuo Tuo, Yunqi Hao, Jingyu Pang, Miaomiao Tian, Samuel Lalthazuala Rokhum, Fang Zhang and Fang Chai

ACS Appl. Nano Mater., 2024, 7, 1509
DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.3c02927

Biodistribution of carbon quantum dots derived from Caccinia macranthera extract via 99mTechnetium radiolabelling in rats

Marzieh Rezaei, Somayeh Marouzi, Kayvan Sadri, Shirin Sammak and Majid Darroudi

Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 2025, 175, 114165
DOI: 10.1016/j.inoche.2025.114165

Nanosensor based approaches for quantitative detection of heparin

Aakanksha Pathak, Nishchay Verma, Shweta Tripathi, Amit Mishra and Krishna Mohan Poluri

Talanta, 2024, 273, 125873
DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2024.125873

Nanocarbons in quantum regime: An emerging sustainable catalytic platform for organic synthesis

Anshu Dandia, Pratibha Saini, Mukul Sethi, Krishan Kumar, Surendra Saini, Savita Meena, Swati Meena and Vijay Parewa

Catalysis Reviews, 2023, 65, 874
DOI: 10.1080/01614940.2021.1985866

Hydrogenation of Cinnamaldehyde Using Carbon Dots Reduced Palladium Nanoparticles

Alice Magubane, Prakash M. Gangatharan, Pumza Mente, Tumelo N. Phaahlamohlaka, Manoko S. Maubane-Nkadimeng, Michael Lee, Jacques O’Connell and Neil J. Coville

Catal Lett, 2024, 154, 3212
DOI: 10.1007/s10562-023-04540-7

Hydrothermal Approach for the Preparation of Blue‐Emitting Carbon Quantum Dots: An Insight into the Influence of the Reaction Parameters

Barbara Vercelli, Eleonora De Micheli, Riccardo Donnini, Maria Losurdo, Heiko Lange, Barbara La Ferla, Alice Pavan, Melissa Saibene, Giancarlo Capitani, Francesco Ghezzi, José María Montenegro Martos, M. Carmen Ruiz Delgado and Rocío Ponce Ortiz

Small Structures, 2025, 6
DOI: 10.1002/sstr.202400481

Interface-engineered N, S-doped carbon dots embedded cerium metal-organic framework nanohybrid as a multifunctional electrode for the detection of mercury in environmental and biological matrices

Pawel Pandiyan, Ramya Shankar and T. Pushpa Malini

Materials Science and Engineering: B, 2026, 324, 119038
DOI: 10.1016/j.mseb.2025.119038

Resculpting carbon dots via electrochemical etching

Qingsong Yang, Spyridon Gavalas, Aleksander Ejsmont, Marta J. Krysmann, Jiangtao Guo, Li Li, Xuhong Guo and Antonios Kelarakis

Sci Rep, 2023, 13
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-30547-6

Influence of Electron Donors on the Charge Transfer Dynamics of Carbon Nanodots in Photocatalytic Systems

Stuart Macpherson, Takashi Lawson, Anna Abfalterer, Paolo Andrich, Ava Lage, Erwin Reisner, Tijmen G. Euser, Samuel D. Stranks and Alexander S. Gentleman

ACS Catal., 2024, 14, 12006
DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.4c02327

Fabrication of carbon quantum dots by microemulsion route: Dual functional materials for energy storage and environmental treatment

Ayesha Akram and Zohra Nazir Kayani

Materials Research Bulletin, 2025, 190, 113494
DOI: 10.1016/j.materresbull.2025.113494

Non-Conventional Fluorescence and Cytotoxicity of Two Aliphatic Hyperbranched Polymer Dots Having Poly(amic acid) Structures: Implications for Labeling Nanodrug Carriers

Yu-Yu Chen, Siao-Cian Fan, Chang-Cheng Chang, Jian-Cheng Wang, Hsiu-Mei Chiang and Tzong-Yuan Juang

ACS Omega, 2021, 6, 33159
DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c05537

Nanoscopic Wonders: Carbon Quantum Dots as Catalysts and Charge Carriers in Advanced Energy Storage Systems

Samarjeet Singh Siwal and Pariksha Bishnoi

CleanMat, 2025, 2, 115
DOI: 10.1002/clem.70003

Sustainable synthesis of carbon quantum dots from shrimp shell and its emerging applications

Duraisamy Elango, Jeyakumar Saranya Packialakshmi, Velu Manikandan and Palaniyappan Jayanthi

Materials Letters, 2022, 312, 131667
DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2022.131667

Self-ratiometric photoluminescence carbonized polymer dots with Junas structure for hypochlorite selective sensing

Chengshuang Liao, Feishi Shan, Yinxia Zhu, Haodong Mi, Yanhong Liu, Qiao Song, Chuanfeng Wang, Leyong Wang and Zhouyu Wang

Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2024, 420, 136453
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2024.136453

Carbon Dots-Based Fluorescent Sensor for Glyphosate Detection Via Fe3+-Mediated Fluorescence Quenching and Recovery

Gabriela Fernandes Barreto, Ricardo Mathias Orlando and Fabiano Vargas Pereira

ACS Omega, 2025, 10, 60844
DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.5c09330

Regulation of biological processes by intrinsically chiral engineered materials

Baojin Ma and Alberto Bianco

Nat Rev Mater, 2023, 8, 403
DOI: 10.1038/s41578-023-00561-1

Carbon quantum dots from fallen leaves of Lonicera caerulea L.: An innovative plant growth promoter and fruit quality enhancer

Jiale Liu, Huixin Gang, Dong Qin, Haoyu Wang, Xueting Wang, Kailin Shao, Chunlin Fu, Jingjing Hong and Junwei Huo

Environmental Research, 2025, 274, 121350
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2025.121350

Theoretical Prediction and Low-cost Computational Screening of Functionalized Graphene Quantum Dots as Emerging 2D-derived FRET Probes

Setianto Setianto, Camellia Panatarani, Wawan Hermawan, Deoraj Singh and I. Made Joni

J Fluoresc, 2025, 36, 1457
DOI: 10.1007/s10895-025-04644-w

Green microwave-prepared N and S Co-doped carbon dots as a new fluorescent nano-probe for tilmicosin detection

Eman A. Elshenawy, Samah F. El-Malla, Sherin F. Hammad and Fotouh R. Mansour

Talanta, 2023, 265, 124853
DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2023.124853

Promoting effect of cellulose-based carbon dots at different concentrations on multifunctional photocatalytic degradation of dyes by ZnO

Shaopeng Li, Xueqi Chen, Zhuoying Cheng, Suyue Luo, Tat Thang Nguyen, Minghui Guo and Xing Gao

Optical Materials, 2021, 121, 111591
DOI: 10.1016/j.optmat.2021.111591

Photosensitizer conjugated carbon dots@dopamine-copper sulfide nanocomposites: Advanced photoactive agents for antibacterial applications through experimental and theoretical insights

Anjali Vijeata, Ganga Ram Chaudhary and Savita Chaudhary

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2024, 12, 114406
DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2024.114406

Quasi-type-II Cu-In-Zn-S/Ni-MOF heterostructure with prolonged carrier lifetime for photocatalytic hydrogen production

Bangya Deng, Qitao Chen, Yanhong Liu, Afaq Ullah Khan, Dongxu Zhang, Tianyao Jiang, Xianjin Wang, Naiyun Liu, Haitao Li and Baodong Mao

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2024, 662, 1016
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.02.095

Carbon-Based Electrochemical Sensors and Voltammetry for the Detection of Biologically Active Molecules: Fundamentals, Theoretical Aspects, and Emerging Perspectives

Hareesha Nagarajappa, Rakshitha Gattavadipura Shivaraju, Varun Donnakatte Neelalochana, Bhavana G Mahadevappa, Shashanka Rajendrachari, Ganesha Honnu and Tae Hyun Kim

Langmuir, 2026, 42, 10
DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5c04408

Carbon dot nanosensors for ultra-low level, rapid assay of mercury ions synthesized from an aquatic weed, Typha angustata Bory (Patera)

Sharmistha Samota, Preeti Tewatia, Reetu Rani, Suvankar Chakraverty and Anupama Kaushik

Diamond and Related Materials, 2022, 130, 109433
DOI: 10.1016/j.diamond.2022.109433

High-efficiency laminated luminescent solar concentrators based on carbon dots and nanorings

Danzhou Huang, Zhiwen Hua, Xinchu Wang, Jiaheng Yan, Wei Xin, Jinhua Li, Xianbao Wang, Lai Wei and Jianying Wang

Next Materials, 2024, 5, 100277
DOI: 10.1016/j.nxmate.2024.100277

Supramolecular Confinement Endows Carbon Dots with Room-Temperature Phosphorescence for Efficient Electrochemiluminescence Detection

Huakai Qiu, Minjuan Cai, Yuehuan Lai and Zhixiong Cai

Anal. Chem., 2025, 97, 12400
DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.5c01853

The synthesis of carbon dots by folic acid and utilized as sustainable probe and paper sensor for Hg2+ sensing and cellular imaging

Yunqi Hao, Liying Yu, Tingting Li, Lihua Chen, Xu Han and Fang Chai

Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 2023, 285, 121865
DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2022.121865

Exploring the multifunctional roles of quantum dots for unlocking the future of biology and medicine

Muhammad Kashif Ali, Saher Javaid, Haseeb Afzal, Imran Zafar, Kompal Fayyaz, Qurat ul Ain, Mohd Ashraf Rather, Md. Jamal Hossain, Summya Rashid, Khalid Ali Khan and Rohit Sharma

Environmental Research, 2023, 232, 116290
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.116290

Carbon dots in catalysis: Synthesis, properties, applications, comparative advantages, and future directions

Sandeep Goyal, Savita Chaudhary, Ahmad Umar and Ahmed A. Ibrahim

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2025, 13, 115556
DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2025.115556

Efficient Combination of G‐C3N4 and CDs for Enhanced Photocatalytic Performance: A Review of Synthesis, Strategies, and Applications

Lin Ai, Run Shi, Jie Yang, Kan Zhang, Tierui Zhang and Siyu Lu

Small, 2021, 17
DOI: 10.1002/smll.202007523

Aggregation-induced color fine-tunable carbon dot phosphorescence covering from green to near-infrared for advanced information encryption

Qijun Li, Dengke Cheng, Hailing Gu, Daiqi Yang, Yuchen Li, Shuai Meng, Yunyang Zhao, Zikang Tang, YiBo Zhang, Jing Tan and Songnan Qu

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023, 462, 142339
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2023.142339

0D/2D heterojunction of graphene quantum dots/MXene nanosheets for boosted hydrogen evolution reaction

Ya Xue, Yongshuai Xie, Chenyu Xu, Haiyan He, Quanguo Jiang, Guobing Ying and Huajie Huang

Surfaces and Interfaces, 2022, 30, 101907
DOI: 10.1016/j.surfin.2022.101907

Structure-property relationship between different molecular precursors and the final properties of carbon dots: Preparation, characterization and applications as sensors for metal ions

Tarciane da Silva Pinto, Arthur Hegermann Ferreira, Nestor Cifuentes Taborda, João Paulo de Mesquita, Erico Tadeu Fraga Freitas, Sthéfany Zaida Silva do Amparo, Edmar Avellar Soares, Claudio Luis Donnici, Everton Luiz de Paula and Fabiano Vargas Pereira

Optical Materials, 2024, 156, 115999
DOI: 10.1016/j.optmat.2024.115999

Designing pH-Functionalized carbon dots as white light emitting phosphor for cool white LED application

Sutha Rahupathy, Monisha Sivanandhan and Amutha Parasuraman

Carbon, 2025, 245, 120826
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2025.120826

New trends in nonconventional carbon dot synthesis

Beatrice Bartolomei, Jacopo Dosso and Maurizio Prato

Trends in Chemistry, 2021, 3, 943
DOI: 10.1016/j.trechm.2021.09.003

Betel leaf derived multicolor emitting carbon dots as a fluorescent probe for imaging mouse normal fibroblast and human thyroid cancer cells

Raji Atchudan, Prakash Gangadaran, Thomas Nesakumar Jebakumar Immanuel Edison, Suguna Perumal, Ashok K. Sundramoorthy, Rajangam Vinodh, Ramya Lakshmi Rajendran, Byeong-Cheol Ahn and Yong Rok Lee

Physica E: Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures, 2022, 136, 115010
DOI: 10.1016/j.physe.2021.115010

POE‐Mediated Tunable Quantum Yield of Carbon Dots−Derived From Agapanthus Africanus (L.) Hoffmann Leaves

Paulo J. Nunes, Rui F. P. Pereira, S. C. Nunes, Sandra F. H. Correia, Lianshe Fu, Rute A. S. Ferreira, Mariana Fernandes and Verónica de Zea Bermudez

Small, 2025, 21
DOI: 10.1002/smll.202404717

Facile preparation of N, S co-doped carbon dots and their application to a novel off-on fluorescent probe for selective determination of Hg2+

Pengyuan Yin, Guixiang Yao, Tianru Zou, Nan A, Pei Na, Wenrong Yang, Hongbin Wang and Wei Tan

Dyes and Pigments, 2022, 206, 110668
DOI: 10.1016/j.dyepig.2022.110668

An Electrochemical Sensor for Selective Detection of Cu2+ by using a self-Assembled Cu Coordinated β-cyclodextrin- nitrogen-Doped Carbon Quantum Dots Composite

Jinliang Chen, Sha Han, Hongxia Li, Xiaohui Niu and Kunjie Wang

J. Electrochem. Soc., 2022, 169, 117508
DOI: 10.1149/1945-7111/aca0c7

Nanomaterials as a new frontier platform: metal-doped and hybrid carbon dots as enzyme mimics for environmental applications

Aiman Yousaf, Muhammad Imran, Muhammad Farooq Warsi, Ibrahim A. Alsafari, Farhan A. Khan, Roberto Parra-Saldívar, Guadalupe Gutiérrez-Soto and Hafiz M. N. Iqbal

Front. Mater., 2025, 12
DOI: 10.3389/fmats.2025.1553214

Ratiometric fluorescence sensing of p-nitrophenol using dual-emission carbon dots-functionalized bovine serum albumin-templated Au nanoclusters

Fan Zhang, Jianru Huang, Rui Ou, Jiannan Chen, Weirong Yao, He Qian and Yuliang Cheng

Microchemical Journal, 2025, 214, 113993
DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2025.113993

Recent advances in carbon quantum dots for virus detection, as well as inhibition and treatment of viral infection

Yuxiang Xue, Chenchen Liu, Gavin Andrews, Jinyan Wang and Yi Ge

Nano Convergence, 2022, 9
DOI: 10.1186/s40580-022-00307-9

Molecularly imprinted polymer photoelectrochemical sensor for the detection of triazophos in water based on carbon quantum dot-modified titanium dioxide

Yinan Zeng, Min Zhang, Lei Ding, Shilei Xie, Peng Liu, Dong Xie, Shoushan Wang and Faliang Cheng

Microchim Acta, 2024, 191
DOI: 10.1007/s00604-024-06364-7

Heavy metal ion detection using green precursor derived carbon dots

Simei Darinel Torres Landa, Naveen Kumar Reddy Bogireddy, Inderbir Kaur, Vandana Batra and Vivechana Agarwal

iScience, 2022, 25, 103816
DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.103816

Fast Formation of Carbon Quantum Dots by Repetitive Microsecond Pulse Discharges in Ethanol With Argon Gas Flow

Yuan Li, Yaxuan Shi, Jing Gao, Jiaye Wen, Aizhao Pan and Guanjun Zhang

IEEE Trans. on Ind. Applicat., 2025, 61, 6003
DOI: 10.1109/TIA.2025.3546197

Advances in carbon-dots based nanomaterials for electrocatalytic water splitting: Fundamental, challenges, and future prospects

Monika Singh, Iram Malik, Fawwaz Hazzazi and Anuj Kumar

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2025, 179, 151623
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2025.151623

Ag–In–Zn–S Quantum Dot-Dominated Interface Kinetics in Ag–In–Zn–S/NiFe LDH Composites toward Efficient Photoassisted Electrocatalytic Water Splitting

Dongxu Zhang, Weixuan Dong, Yanhong Liu, Xiaoqing Gu, Tianyu Yang, Qiang Hong, Di Li, Dongqi Zhang, Hongbo Zhou, Hui Huang, Baodong Mao, Zhenhui Kang and Weidong Shi

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2021, 13, 42125
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c09948

Biomass-Derived Nitrogen Functionalized Carbon Nanodots and Their Anti-Biofouling Properties

Maria K. Rybarczyk, Emilia Gontarek-Castro, Karolina Ollik and Marek Lieder

Processes, 2020, 9, 61
DOI: 10.3390/pr9010061

Liquid-liquid extraction and purification of oil red O derived nitrogen-doped highly photoluminescent carbon dots and their application as multi-functional sensing platform for Cu2+ and tetracycline antibiotics

Lijuan Yang, Jing Zeng, Tian Quan, Shaochi Liu, Linlin Deng, Xun Kang, Zhining Xia and Die Gao

Microchemical Journal, 2021, 168, 106391
DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2021.106391

Preparation and tribological behavior of a self-assemble copper base carbon quantum dot films

Enzhu Hu, Xiuqian Yu, Shusheng Liu, Enhao Su, Ayush Subedi, Hua Zhong and Kunhong Hu

Wear, 2023, 524-525, 204673
DOI: 10.1016/j.wear.2023.204673

Catalytic Conversion of 2‐ Methyl Phenol to Salicylaldehyde Using Manganese‐Oxide Doped Cellulose‐Derived Carbon Spheres

Divya T, James Arulraj and Sreeja P. Balakrishnan

ChemistrySelect, 2025, 10
DOI: 10.1002/slct.202403366

Carbon Dots and Stability of Their Optical Properties

Nasir Javed and Deirdre M. O'Carroll

Part & Part Syst Charact, 2021, 38
DOI: 10.1002/ppsc.202000271

Scaling up the production of carbon dots and their application as markers in fuel ethanol

Rafael Barbosa de Rezende, Gabriela Fernandes Barreto, Arthur Hegermann Ferreira, Nestor Cifuentes Taborda, Henrique dos Santos Oliveira, João Paulo de Mesquita, Vânya Márcia Duarte Pasa and Fabiano Vargas Pereira

Fuel, 2026, 417, 138633
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2026.138633

Amphiphilic Cationic Carbon Dots for Efficient Delivery of Light‐Dependent Herbicide

Gang Tang, Jialu Wang, Jianhua Xiao, Yulu Liu, Yuqi Huang, Zhiyuan Zhou, Xiaohong Zhang, Gaohua Hu, Weiyao Yan and Yongsong Cao

Advanced Science, 2024, 11
DOI: 10.1002/advs.202406523

The effect of microwave power level and post-synthesis annealing treatment on oxygen-based functional groups present on carbon quantum dots

Basim Al Farsi, R.G. Sumesh Sofin, Hamood Al Shidhani, El-Said I. El-Shafey, Abdullah S. Al-Hosni, Faisal Al Marzouqi, Abey Issac, Abdulrahman Al Nabhani and Osama K. Abou-Zied

Journal of Luminescence, 2022, 252, 119326
DOI: 10.1016/j.jlumin.2022.119326

Upcycled Carbon Dots as Multifunctional Boosters for Broad-Spectrum Photostable Sunscreens

Gustavo Teixeira Machado, Caio Rui Chiabai, Isaac dos Santos Orgino, Leticia Neves Ferraz, Flavia Dayrell França, Fábio Luiz Partelli, Paulo Eduardo Narcizo de Souza, Ana Sofia Fernandes, Ana Luísa Gomes Júlio, André Rolim Baby, George Ricardo Santana Andrade and Fabiana Vieira Lima Solino Pessoa

Photochem, 2025, 5, 32
DOI: 10.3390/photochem5040032

Research on green synthesis and performance analysis of biomass-derived carbon quantum dots

Hui Xu, WeiHui Zhan, MengJia Wan, XinDe Bao, Li Tang and Xin Guan

Industrial Crops and Products, 2025, 227, 120775
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2025.120775

Biobased carbon quantum dots: An emerging nano-enabled paradigm for pesticide removal and sustainable plant protection

Usman Arshad, Dan Chen, Haichao Cao, Chao Feng, Linwei Liu, Muhammad Amjad Ali, Zhang Wanhong, Yishan Li, Lijun Jiang and Jinguang Yang

Science of The Total Environment, 2025, 998, 180290
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.180290

Ultra-Tough Multifunctional Leather-Based e-Skin as Sensitive Multimodal Sensors for Strain, Temperature, Humidity, and Bioelectrical Signals

Hao Liu, Shiyang Yan, Wei Wang, Xin Shi, Luming Yang and Haibin Gu

Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2025, 64, 8787
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.4c04500

Optoelectronic and photocatalytic properties of I–III–VI QDs: Bridging between traditional and emerging new QDs

Yanhong Liu, Fenghua Li, Hui Huang, Baodong Mao, Yang Liu and Zhenhui Kang

J. Semicond., 2020, 41, 091701
DOI: 10.1088/1674-4926/41/9/091701

Reproducibility roadblocks and standardization in carbon dot synthesis: a critical review of current practices, challenges, and future directions

Hong Hui Jing, Mohd Adnan, Mitesh Patel and Sreenivasan Sasidharan

Microchim Acta, 2025, 192
DOI: 10.1007/s00604-025-07683-z

The synthesis of gold nanoclusters with high stability and their application in fluorometric detection for Hg2+ and cell imaging

Ruyan Xie, Dongyue Su, Ying Song, Peng Sun, Baodong Mao, Miaomiao Tian and Fang Chai

Talanta, 2023, 260, 124573
DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2023.124573

Green synthesis of biomass-derived carbon dots for the construction of portable test strips and hydrogel sensors for Cr(VI) sensing in environmental water samples

Youmei Luo, Ziwei Gao, Jiayin Zhan, Shengda Liu and Guixia Liu

J Mater Sci: Mater Electron, 2026, 37
DOI: 10.1007/s10854-025-16351-0

Boosting nitrate removal efficiency via synergistic strategy: Oxygen vacancy engineering and morphological control

Xiaofeng Cui, Fei Chen, Shuo Zhang, Xiang Liu and Miao Li

Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2025, 494, 138514
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.138514

Interfacing Carbon Dots for Charge‐Transfer Processes

Anastasios Stergiou and Nikos Tagmatarchis

Small, 2021, 17
DOI: 10.1002/smll.202006005

On the Cellular Uptake and Exocytosis of Carbon Dots─Significant Cell Type Dependence and Effects of Cell Division

Yuan-Yuan Liu, Zao-Xia Sun, Jie Liu, Qiangqiang Zhang, Yuanfang Liu, Aoneng Cao, Ya-Ping Sun and Haifang Wang

ACS Appl. Bio Mater., 2022, 5, 4378
DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.2c00542

Smart carbon dots as chemosensor for control of water contamination in organic media

Jorge Espina-Casado, Alfonso Fernández-González, Marta E. Díaz-García and Rosana Badía-Laíño

Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2021, 329, 129262
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2020.129262

Carbon-based Nanomaterials as Multifunctional Particles for Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment

Naveed Ahmed, Mai Abdel Haleem A. Abusalah, Muhammad Absar, Muhammad Sajid Noor, Bakhtawar Bukhari, Saira Ali Anjum, Kirnpal Kaur Banga Singh and Chan Yean Yean

Nano LIFE, 2025, 15
DOI: 10.1142/S179398442430005X

Self-sacrificing carbon electrode-controlled oxidation-enhanced water electrolysis for co-production of low-cost hydrogen and carbon quantum dots

Ruzhan Bai, Na Li, Nana Ji, Dexu Li, Quansheng Liu, Huacong Zhou, Yingyue Teng, Jianxiu Hao and Yanpeng Ban

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2025, 116, 221
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2025.03.080

Cutting-edge innovations in red carbon dots: Synthesis, perfection, and breakthroughs in optoelectronics and electrocatalysis

Mingying Chen, Junjie Ma, Congjin Chen, Junyang Ding, Yifan Liu, Huibing He, Qian Liu, Guangzhi Hu, Yinghong Wu and Xijun Liu

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024, 498, 155302
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2024.155302

Synthesis and evaluation of new magneto-fluorescent carbon dot based on manganese citrate for MRI imaging

Vahid Ali, Hassan Kefayati, Mehdi Shafiee Ardestani and Afshin Pourahmad

Magn Reson Mater Phy, 2023, 37, 139
DOI: 10.1007/s10334-023-01117-8

pH-Dependent surface properties of N–Cdots obtained by the hydrothermal method with multicolored emissions

Atailson Oliveira da Silva, Marcelo Oliveira Rodrigues, Marcelo Henrique Sousa and Alex Fabiano Cortez Campos

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 2021, 621, 126578
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.126578

Sonochemical synthesis of CQDs from coffee husk: Insights in aggregation mechanism, optimization and sustainability analysis

Alfonso Enrique Ramírez Sanabria, Santiago Urbano Narváez, Johnny Vilard Gutiérrez Portilla and Gerardo Andres Torres Rodríguez

Heliyon, 2025, 11, e41000
DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e41000

Nanotherapeutic approaches to target mitochondria in cancer

Shalini Mani, Geeta Swargiary, Sakshi Tyagi, Manisha Singh, Niraj Kumar Jha and Keshav K. Singh

Life Sciences, 2021, 281, 119773
DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2021.119773

Controllable Synthesis of Multicolor‐Light‐Emitting Carbon Dots via Gas–Liquid Repetitive Pulsed Discharges: The Role of Graphitic Nitrogen

Yuan Li, Yazhen Wang, Yaxuan Shi, Lei Yuan, Mingyou Hu, Xin Liu, Guanjun Zhang and Aizhao Pan

Small, 2025, 21
DOI: 10.1002/smll.202507818

Carbon dots modified/prepared by supramolecular host molecules and their potential applications: A review

Fanyong Yan, Yaru Hou, Chunhui Yi, Yao Wang, Ming Xu and Jinxia Xu

Analytica Chimica Acta, 2022, 1232, 340475
DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2022.340475

Assembly and Synthesis Mechanism of CdSe Quantum Dots in Recombinant Escherichia coli Expressing Metallothionein

Zilu Zhou, Yihan Pu, Wei Liu, Miaomiao Jin and Mo Xian

ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2023, 11, 113
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.2c04485

Insight into the synthesis of carbon quantum dots by gas-liquid discharges: The role of precursors

Yuan Li, Jing Gao, Yaxuan Shi, Yazhen Wang, Mengyang Li, Aizhao Pan, Mingyou Hu and Guanjun Zhang

Carbon, 2024, 218, 118653
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2023.118653

Enhanced neuroprotective effect of verapamil-loaded hyaluronic acid modified carbon quantum dots in an in-vitro model of amyloid-induced Alzheimer's disease

Esraa M. Mosalam, Hend Mohamed Abdel-Bar, Aya Ibrahim Elberri, Mahmoud S. Abdallah, Abdel-Aziz A. Zidan, Hany A. Batakoushy and Hend E. Abo Mansour

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2024, 275, 133742
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.133742

Facile synthesis and characterization of transition metal-doped carbon dots (TMDCDs) for efficient photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue

Subhash Swami, Aayushi Joshi, Gaurav Singh, Akhil Kumar Rai, Sunil Kumar Singh and Dheeraj K Singh

Journal of Molecular Structure, 2025, 1348, 143467
DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2025.143467

Carbon Nanodots for All-in-One Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation

Bikash Jana, Yana Reva, Tobias Scharl, Volker Strauss, Alejandro Cadranel and Dirk M. Guldi

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2021, 143, 20122
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c07049

Rational Design of Carbon Dots Featuring High Spectral Overlap with Analyte for Effective Detection of Metronidazole via Inner Filter Effect

Jialuo Zhuang, Zijian Li and Hong Bi

Advanced Sensor Research, 2024, 3
DOI: 10.1002/adsr.202300185

Confined-domain crosslink-enhanced emission effect in carbonized polymer dots

Songyuan Tao, Changjiang Zhou, Chunyuan Kang, Shoujun Zhu, Tanglue Feng, Shi-Tong Zhang, Zeyang Ding, Chengyu Zheng, Chunlei Xia and Bai Yang

Light Sci Appl, 2022, 11
DOI: 10.1038/s41377-022-00745-4

Carbon Dots-Mediated 0D/2D Interface Engineering in Ni3S2 Nanosheets for Efficient Electrocatalytic Urea Oxidation Coupled with Hydrogen Evolution

Yanhong Liu, Chunxing Zhou, Dongxu Zhang, Jingbo Wu, Afaq Ullah Khan, Tianyao Jiang, Mingze Liu, Hongtao Sun, Hailong Liu and Baodong Mao

ACS Appl. Nano Mater., 2024, 7, 26145
DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.4c05501

A fluorescent and ratiometric colorimetric biosensor for detection of different hazard contaminants in dairy products

Wanchao Zuo, Pengcheng Wu, Wei He, Qingqing Xiao, Jun Yang, Xinmei Liu, Hui Jiang, Jianjun Dai and Yanmin Ju

Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2023, 374, 132816
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2022.132816

Carbon quantum Dots modified amorphous-dominated high-entropy oxide (FeCoNiCrMn)3O4 as high-performance anodes for lithium ions storage

Kangwei Hou, Xinhao Chang, Xiaolin Li, Li Wang and Guangchuan Liang

Ionics, 2026
DOI: 10.1007/s11581-026-06977-3

Waste to Wealth: Sustainable Synthesis of Green Tea‐Derived Quantum Dots for Nanomolar Detection of Fe3+ Ions and Ascorbic Acid

Mandeep Kaur, Pahul P. K. Sandhu, Mallika Phull and Banibrata Maity

ChemNanoMat, 2025, 11
DOI: 10.1002/cnma.202500140

Enhancing optoelectronic performance of MoTe2-based photodetectors through PbS quantum dot integration

Saddam Hussain, Shaoguang Zhao, Qiman Zhang, Nasrullah Wazir, Ruibin Liu and Li Tao

Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, 2025, 200, 109970
DOI: 10.1016/j.mssp.2025.109970

Carbon dots based fluorescence sensor for P-nitrophenol

Afina Faza Hafiyyan, Khansa Lathifah, Fani Rahayu Hidayah Rayanisaputri, Sarah Syahidah, Raden Ayu Nurul Khotimah, Abu Talha Aqueel Ahmed, Abu Saad Ansari and Nurul Taufiqu Rochman

Materials Today: Proceedings, 2024
DOI: 10.1016/j.matpr.2024.03.015

Nanoparticles and quantum dots as emerging optical sensing platforms for Ni(II) detection: Recent approaches and perspectives

Sudhanshu Naithani, Heena, Pooja Sharma, Samar Layek, Franck Thetiot, Tapas Goswami and Sushil Kumar

Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2025, 524, 216331
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2024.216331

A review on green synthesis, biological applications of carbon dots in the field of drug delivery, biosensors, and bioimaging

Arshdeep Chopra, Yogindra Kumari, Ajay Pal Singh and Yash Sharma

Luminescence, 2024, 39
DOI: 10.1002/bio.4870

Carbon quantum dots: A comprehensive review of green Synthesis, characterization and investigation their applications in bioimaging

Shelesh Krishna Saraswat, Mohammed Ahmed Mustafa, Ghadir Kamil Ghadir, Mandeep Kaur, Darío Fernando Guamán Lozada, Mahmood Hasen shuhata alubiady, Ahmed Muzahem Al-Ani, Mohammad Y Alshahrani, Mohammed Kadhem Abid, Sally Salih Jumaa, Dheyaa Yahaia Alhameedi and Ahmed huseen Redhee

Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 2024, 162, 112279
DOI: 10.1016/j.inoche.2024.112279

Harnessing Carbon Dots for Photocatalytic Energy Conversion: Challenges and Opportunities

Yiene Molla Desalegn, Dechao Chen, Yun Han, Jimmy Yu, Hongjie An, Porun Liu and Qin Li

Small, 2026, 22
DOI: 10.1002/smll.202509184

Eco‐Friendly Fluorescent Carbon Quantum Dot Nano‐Biosensor: a Dual‐Function Platform for Sensitive Analysis of Temozolomide and Live‐Cell Imaging

Galal Magdy, Basma H. Anwar, Manal A. Alossaimi, Fathalla Belal, Ahmed Emad F. Abbas, Mahmoud A. Tantawy, Aml A. Emam and Raghda A. Emam

Luminescence, 2026, 41
DOI: 10.1002/bio.70448

Injectable melatonin carbon dot composite hydrogel enhances anti-inflammatory and tenogenic differentiation of tendon-derived stem cells for minimally invasive treatment of Achilles tendinopathy

Zheyu Yao, Zheyang Yuan, Qianglong Chen, Liwei Yao, Xiqian Zhang, Xiang Gao, Senyi Wu, Yiding Shao, Jiahui Feng, Xufeng Mao, Wenmiao Shu, Junxi Wu, Bin Li, Fengxuan Han and Haijiao Mao

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025, 507, 160720
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2025.160720

Carbon Quantum Dots: Synthesis, Structure, Properties, and Catalytic Applications for Organic Synthesis

Pradeep Kumar Yadav, Subhash Chandra, Vivek Kumar, Deepak Kumar and Syed Hadi Hasan

Catalysts, 2023, 13, 422
DOI: 10.3390/catal13020422

Synergy of Microfluidics and Nanomaterials: A Revolutionary Approach for Cancer Management

Pramoda G, Mansi Singh, Piyush Kumar Gupta and Rahul Shukla

ACS Appl. Bio Mater., 2025, 8, 2716
DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.5c00123

Bimodal single-atom iron nanozyme biosensor for volatile amine and food freshness detection

Guangchun Song, Zedong Zhang, Marie-Laure Fauconnier, Cheng Li, Li Chen, Xiaochun Zheng and Dequan Zhang

Nano Today, 2023, 53, 102025
DOI: 10.1016/j.nantod.2023.102025

Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells based on Nitrogen‐Doped Carbon Nanodots

Silvia Collavini, Francesco Amato, Andrea Cabrera-Espinoza, Francesca Arcudi, Luka Đorđević, Ivet Kosta, Maurizio Prato and Juan Luis Delgado

Energy Tech, 2022, 10
DOI: 10.1002/ente.202101059

Carbon Dot Synthesis and Purification: Trends, Challenges and Recommendations

Yalei Hu, Océane Seivert, Yue Tang, Hüseyin Enis Karahan and Alberto Bianco

Angewandte Chemie, 2024, 136
DOI: 10.1002/ange.202412341

Recent Progress of Molecularly Imprinted Technique for the Detection of Mycotoxins in Food

Yuan Wang, Dizhe Wei, Yu Wang, Meng Wang and Wenlei Zhai

Foods, 2024, 13, 4125
DOI: 10.3390/foods13244125

One-Pot Hydrothermal Synthesized Nitrogen and Sulfur Codoped Carbon Dots for Acid Corrosion Inhibition of Q235 Steel

Lei Guo, Mengyue Zhu, Zhongyi He, Renhui Zhang, Savaş Kaya, Yuanhua Lin and Viswanathan S. Saji

Langmuir, 2022, 38, 3984
DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c03289

Multifunctional Carbon Dots for Biomedical Applications: Diagnosis, Therapy, and Theranostic

Jiayi Wang, Yu Fu, Zhanghao Gu, Hao Pan, Panyu Zhou, Qi Gan, Yuan Yuan and Changsheng Liu

Small, 2024, 20
DOI: 10.1002/smll.202303773

Recombinant Organophosphorus acid anhydrolase (OPAA) enzyme-carbon quantum dot (CQDs)-immobilized thin film biosensors for the specific detection of Ethyl Paraoxon and Methyl Parathion in water resources

Tanmay Vyas, Surbhi Jaiswal, Sandeep Choudhary, Prashant Kodgire and Abhijeet Joshi

Environmental Research, 2024, 243, 117855
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.117855

Manipulation of magnetic edge states in carbon quantum dots for magnetic resonance imaging and NIR-II photo-thermoelectric therapy

Tesen Zhang, Quansheng Cheng, Hongwei Cheng, Qingcheng Wang, Bingzhe Wang, Bohan Zhang, Handong Sun, Chuxia Deng and Zikang Tang

Nat Commun, 2025, 16
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-60951-7

Metal or non-metal doped carbon dots as catalysts for the photodegradation of 4-nitrophenol

Elisa Herrera, Antonio Gil and Manuel Algarra

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2026, 715, 140247
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2026.140247

Construction of carbon dots modified Cl-doped Bi2WO6 hollow microspheres for boosting photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline under visible light irradiation

Fanyong Yan, Yao Wang, Chunhui Yi, Jinxia Xu, Bowei Wang, Ran Ma and Ming Xu

Ceramics International, 2023, 49, 7214
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2022.05.258

Wide Bandgap Tuning of Violet Phosphorus Quantum Dots by Functionalization

Rongzheng Zhao, Xuewen Zhao, Xuequan Xu, Yuhao Zhang, Yanhao Wang, Mengting Jin, Zhengyi Liu, Yonghong Cheng, Hong Zheng and Jinying Zhang

J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 2022, 13, 8236
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c01967

Recent Advances of Carbon Dots: Synthesis, Plants Applications, Prospects, and Challenges

Zhiwei Zhang, Caijuan Wu, Juan Hu, Chen Li, Yingliang Liu, Bingfu Lei and Mingtao Zheng

ACS Appl. Bio Mater., 2025, 8, 935
DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.4c01785

Response surface methodology optimization for the synthesis of N, S-codoped carbon dots and its application for tetracyclines detection

Wei Wang, Shaoqing Li, Pengyuan Yin, Jiaxiong Li, Yi Tang and Min Yang

Chemosphere, 2022, 303, 135145
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.135145

Biocompatible luminescent carbon dots embedded in crosslinked chitosan/gelatin for in vitro dopamine release

Sheril Ann Mathew, Reshma Mohan, Charles Sharchil, Anandan Balakrishnan and Stephen Arumainathan

Journal of Molecular Structure, 2025, 1319, 139363
DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2024.139363

A comprehensive review on lipid-based nanoparticles via nose to brain targeting as a novel approach

Huma Hameed, Saleha Faheem, Komel Younas, Muhammad Jamshaid, Nelofer Ereej, Anam Hameed, Rabia Munir and Rabia Khokhar

Journal of Microencapsulation, 2024, 41, 681
DOI: 10.1080/02652048.2024.2404414

Testing of black-carrots-derived fluorescence imaging and anti-metastatic potential

Manuel Algarra, Celia Carrillo, Maja D. Nešić, Jelena Filipović Tričković, Jelena Žakula, Lela Korićanac, José Jiménez-Jiménez, Enrique Rodriguez-Castellón, Teresa J. Bandosz, Marijana Petković and Juan Soto

Journal of Molecular Structure, 2024, 1300, 137245
DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2023.137245

Fabrication of a bio-based flame retardant nitrogen‑silicon doped carbon quantum dots/sodium lignosulfonate and its flame retardant effect in epoxy resin

Hongwei Ren, Zhaoyi Lv, Degang Xu, Xiaolong Zhang, Congyuan Li and Jinfeng Zhang

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2026, 354, 151337
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2026.151337

Nanocomposite Membranes for Liquid and Gas Separations from the Perspective of Nanostructure Dimensions

Pei Sean Goh, Kar Chun Wong and Ahmad Fauzi Ismail

Membranes, 2020, 10, 297
DOI: 10.3390/membranes10100297

Construction of biochar assisted S-scheme of CeO2/g-C3N4 with enhanced photoreduction CO2 to CO activity and selectivity

Xiuna Yu, Xu Tang, Hongyu Luo and Yanli Mao

Materials Research Bulletin, 2025, 181, 113085
DOI: 10.1016/j.materresbull.2024.113085

Self-supporting coal liquefaction residue electrode intensifies efficient coupling of hydrogen evolution and carbon dots preparation

Ruzhan Bai, Xing Zhou, Quansheng Liu, Tong Zhang, Jianming Fan, Huacong Zhou, Yanpeng Ban, Na Li and Xuzhong Gong

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025, 504, 158975
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2024.158975

Quantum and carbon dots conjugated molecularly imprinted polymers as advanced nanomaterials for selective recognition of analytes in environmental, food and biomedical applications

Monika Sobiech, Piotr Luliński, Piotr Paweł Wieczorek and Mariusz Marć

TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 2021, 142, 116306
DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2021.116306

A cucurbit[6]uril-based carbon dot for recognizing metal ions and anions in solutions

XingYue Yuan, ZhiChao Yu, JianHang Hu, Bo Xiao, TingTing Zhang, Kui Li, Chang Chen, Zhu Tao and Xin Xiao

Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 2024, 307, 123632
DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2023.123632

Applications of Advanced Nanomaterials in Biomedicine, Pharmaceuticals, Agriculture, and Food Industry

Shiva Kheiriabad, Amir Jafari, Simin Namvar Aghdash, Jafar Ezzati Nazhad Dolatabadi, Hashem Andishmand and Seid Mahdi Jafari

BioNanoSci., 2024, 14, 4298
DOI: 10.1007/s12668-024-01506-w

Carbon dots regulate the multiple-proton-electron catalytic process and switch carbon dioxide reduction to hydrogen evolution reaction of PdCu alloy electrocatalyst

Kaili Bao, Fan Liao, Yunjie Zhou, Jie Wu, Jiaxuan Wang, Xiong Yan, Zhenglong Fan, Yang Liu, Hui Huang and Zhenhui Kang

Applied Surface Science, 2023, 619, 156784
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2023.156784

Metal-free auxiliary pyrophosphate detection based on near-infrared carbon dots

Liying Jin, Chuanfeng Zhao, Xiaosong Wang, Qian Zhang, Yuliang Jiang and Jian Shen

Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 2023, 295, 122580
DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2023.122580

The advanced multi-functional carbon dots in photoelectrochemistry based energy conversion

Yunjie Zhou, Fan Liao, Yang Liu and Zhenhui Kang

Int. J. Extrem. Manuf., 2022, 4, 042001
DOI: 10.1088/2631-7990/ac8e3a

Greener Approach Supported Nitrogen-Infused Carbon Dots for Biocompatible Cellular Markers and Fluorescent Ink Based Spray-Assisted Fingerprint Analysis

Ramasamy Ramasubburayan, Kuppusamy Kanagaraj, Lalitha Gnanasekaran, Natesan Thirumalaivasan and Nangan Senthilkumar

Waste Biomass Valor, 2024, 15, 6431
DOI: 10.1007/s12649-024-02442-2

Carbon quantum dots: synthesis and applications as turn-off fluorescence sensors for detection of Co2+ ions in water and eco-friendly catalysts for treatment of wastewater

Farzad Farahmandzadeh, Mehdi Molaei, Hassan Alehdaghi and Mohammad Khanzadeh

Journal of Coordination Chemistry, 2023, 76, 1020
DOI: 10.1080/00958972.2023.2223342

One-pot microwave-assisted synthesis of blue emissive multifunctional N-S-P co-doped carbon dots as a nanoprobe for sequential detection of Cr(VI) and ascorbic acid in real samples, fluorescent ink and logic gate operation

Harshita Laddha, Priya Yadav, Yachana Jain, Manish Sharma, Mohtashim Reza, Madhu Agarwal and Ragini Gupta

Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2022, 346, 117088
DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2021.117088

Diversity and Tailorability of Photoelectrochemical Properties of Carbon Dots

Ziliang Chen, Yang Liu and Zhenhui Kang

Acc. Chem. Res., 2022, 55, 3110
DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.2c00570

Hydrogen bonding effect on pH-sensing mechanism of carbon dots

Nguyen Minh Hoang, Nguyen Thi Bich Ngoc, Phan Thi Lan Huong, Quang-Duy Dao, Tran Nam Anh, Dang Thi Hai Linh, VanThan Nguyen, Le Tuan Tu, Ho Xuan Nang and Van-Duong Dao

Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 2024, 160, 111944
DOI: 10.1016/j.inoche.2023.111944

Bipolar resistive switching behavior of PVA/g-C3N4 quantum dots hybrid thin films

Zipan Jiao, Xinglan Zhou, Xiaoyan Lan, Haoran Zong, Yan Jing, Bingxin Liu, Peng Zhang and Benhua Xu

Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2024, 1006, 176205
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2024.176205

Magnetic molecularly imprinted polymers and carbon dots molecularly imprinted polymers for green micro-extraction and analysis of pharmaceuticals in a variety of matrices

Maya S. Eissa, Mohamed S. Imam, Mohamed AbdElrahman, Mohammed M. Ghoneim, Munirah Abdullah, Roula Bayram, Hazim M. Ali, Nada S. Abdelwahab and Mohammed Gamal

Microchemical Journal, 2024, 205, 111235
DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2024.111235

Carbon Dots for Future Prospects: Synthesis, Characterizations and Recent Applications: A Review (2019–2023)

Habtamu Fekadu Etefa, Aster Aberra Tessema and Francis Birhanu Dejene

C, 2024, 10, 60
DOI: 10.3390/c10030060

Enhanced photocatalytic degradation efficiency for TiO2-carbon dots composite catalyst prepared via calcination-hydrothermal sequential treatment

Yungang Yuan, Zhuang Xiang, Yongjian Tong and Zhili Peng

J Nanopart Res, 2025, 27
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-025-06325-y

Large scale synthesis of full-color emissive carbon dots from a single carbon source by a solvent-free method

Hui Ding, Xuan-Xuan Zhou, Zi-Hui Zhang, Yun-Peng Zhao, Ji-Shi Wei and Huan-Ming Xiong

Nano Res., 2022, 15, 3548
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-021-3891-0

Sustainable synthesis of multifunctional carbon dots using biomass and their applications: A mini-review

Suguna Perumal, Raji Atchudan, Thomas Nesakumar Jebakumar Immanuel Edison and Yong Rok Lee

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2021, 9, 105802
DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2021.105802

Advances in Nanomaterial-based Biosensors for Determination of Glycated Hemoglobin

Eka Noviana, Soni Siswanto and Agustina Ari Murti Budi Hastuti

CTMC, 2022, 22, 2261
DOI: 10.2174/1568026622666220915114646

Sappanwood-derived green luminescent carbon dots for enhancing performance of dye-sensitized solar cell

Osama Madkhali

J Mater Sci: Mater Electron, 2024, 35
DOI: 10.1007/s10854-024-13454-y

Advances in smart nanotechnology-supported photodynamic therapy for cancer

Guangyao Li, Cong Wang, Binghui Jin, Tao Sun, Kang Sun, Shuang Wang and Zhe Fan

Cell Death Discov., 2024, 10
DOI: 10.1038/s41420-024-02236-4

Self-quenching-resistant solid-state carbon dots for mechanism and applications

Fanyong Yan, Chunhui Yi, Jingru Sun, Yueyan Zang, Yao Wang, Ming Xu and Jinxia Xu

Microchim Acta, 2021, 188
DOI: 10.1007/s00604-021-05068-6

Early Steps of Individual Multireceptor Viral Interactions Dissected by High-Density, Multicolor Quantum Dot Mapping in Living Cells

Nicolas Mateos, Enric Gutierrez-Martinez, Jessica Angulo-Capel, Irene Carlon-Andres, Sergi Padilla-Parra, Maria F. Garcia-Parajo and Juan A. Torreno-Pina

ACS Nano, 2024, 18, 28881
DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.4c09085

Lignocellulosic Biomass‐Based Carbon Dots: Synthesis Processes, Properties, and Applications

Jian Gan, Lizhen Chen, Zhijun Chen, Jilei Zhang, Wenji Yu, Caoxing Huang, Yan Wu and Kai Zhang

Small, 2023, 19
DOI: 10.1002/smll.202304066

Chitin-rich shrimp shells-based nitrogen-doped green fluorescence carbon dots: New insights for multi-orbital applications

Mingying Chen, Danni Wu, Xiaoye Deng, Yingjie Li, Xiaoqin Sun, Junjie Ma, Congjin Chen, Xiufen Liao and Xijun Liu

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2025, 304, 141029
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2025.141029

Green synthesis of Sapindus mukorossi -mediated carbon quantum dots for therapeutic and photocatalytic applications

Sehrish Fiaz, Iqra Arooj, Mehvish Javeed, Saba Zafar, Hamna Shahid and Sumreen Hayat

Green Chemistry Letters and Reviews, 2026, 19
DOI: 10.1080/17518253.2026.2651064

Enhanced Corrosion Inhibition of Q235 Steel by N,S Co-Doped Carbon Dots: A Sustainable Approach for Industrial Pickling Corrosion Inhibitors

Jiani Xu, Zhongyi He, Liping Xiong, Yinglei Wu, Lei Guo, Lili Li and Renhui Zhang

Langmuir, 2024, 40, 8352
DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c03353

Unlocking the Potential of Different Types of Biomass‐Derived Carbon Dots as Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Probes

María Rosell, Verónica Torregrosa‐Rivero, Diego Herrera‐Ochoa, Andrés Garzón‐Ruiz, Javier García‐Martínez, Elena Serrano and Cristina Martín

ChemPhotoChem, 2024, 8
DOI: 10.1002/cptc.202400133

Carbon dots in sample preparation and chromatographic separation: Recent advances and future prospects

Jia Chen, Zhengjun Gong, Weiyang Tang, Kyung Ho Row and Hongdeng Qiu

TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 2021, 134, 116135
DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2020.116135

Nanostructured metal oxide@carbon dots through sequential chitosan templating and carbonisation route

Nisrine Hammi, Nathalie Marcotte, Maya Marinova, Khalid Draoui, Sebastien Royer and Abdelkrim El Kadib

Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and Applications, 2021, 2, 100043
DOI: 10.1016/j.carpta.2021.100043

Carbon Dots with an Emission in the Near Infrared Produced from Organic Dyes in Porous Silica Microsphere Templates

Evgeniia A. Stepanidenko, Ivan D. Skurlov, Pavel D. Khavlyuk, Dmitry A. Onishchuk, Aleksandra V. Koroleva, Evgeniy V. Zhizhin, Irina A. Arefina, Dmitry A. Kurdyukov, Daniil A. Eurov, Valery G. Golubev, Alexander V. Baranov, Anatoly V. Fedorov, Elena V. Ushakova and Andrey L. Rogach

Nanomaterials, 2022, 12, 543
DOI: 10.3390/nano12030543

g-C3N4/Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Dot/Silver Nanoparticle-Based Ternary Photocatalyst for Water Pollutant Treatment

Gang Wang, Xiang Li, Pengcheng Hao, Wanyi Liu, Haijuan Zhan and Shuxian Bi

ACS Appl. Nano Mater., 2023, 6, 5747
DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.3c00185