Carbon quantum dot-based fluorometric detection of nitrosamine impurities in active pharmaceutical ingredients

Gayathri Loganathan, Pirangi Srikanth, Khaja Moinuddin Shaik and Sukhendu Nandi

Nanoscale Adv., 2025, 7, 6412
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Synthesis and characterization of heterostructured carbon nanodots derived from Pinus pinea L. bark for enhanced Fe3+ sensing and antioxidant activity

Abidin Gümrükçüoğlu

RSC Adv., 2026, 16, 6421
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A sustainable one-pot synthesis of chiral carbon dots using response surface methodology: elucidating the mechanistic pathways through biological responses

Arezoo Setayesh, Laura Domínguez Mercado, Adryanne Clermont-Paquette, Brandon L. Findlay and Rafik Naccache

New J. Chem., 2026, 50, 5104
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Facile synthesis of N-doped graphene quantum dots as a fluorescent sensor for Cr(vi) and folic acid detection

Chu-Sen Ni, Wen-Jie Zhang, Wen-Zhu Bi, Ming-Xia Wu, Su-Xiang Feng, Xiao-Lan Chen and Ling-Bo Qu

RSC Adv., 2024, 14, 26667
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Tunable ultralong room-temperature phosphorescence from minoxidil-derived carbon-dot composites for multi-level information encryption

He Zhao, Guangkuan Zhu, Yvhua Wang, Lin Mo, Tengchuan Jiang, Yunfei Liang, Shusheng Lai and Xueming Li

New J. Chem., 2026, 50, 4497
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Absorption properties of boron nitride quantum dots: effects of solvents

E. A. Sidorov, I. O. Simonenko, N. M. Chtchelkatchev, E. D. Gribova, I. N. Fadeykina, P. P. Gladyshev and R. G. Nazmitdinov

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2025, 27, 20226
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Biomass-derived surface-functionalized graphene quantum dots for aggregation-induced green fluorescence

Syed Adil Shah, Eman Gul and Syed Niaz Ali Shah

Nanoscale Adv., 2026, 8, 181
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Environmentally benign synthesis of blue fluorescent graphene quantum dots for nitroaromatic sensing (p-nitroaniline and 2,4,6-trinitrophenol) and their nanophytotoxicity analysis

Krishna Moni Deka, Saikat Das, Rachita Newar, Rajkanya Das, Bappy Sen, Hemen Sarma and Arabinda Baruah

Analyst, 2026, 151, 2888
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Multi-emissive graphene oxide quantum dots with remarkable pH-responsive long-wavelength emission

Indrani Chakraborti, Udayan Basak, Subhadip Roy, Mahuya Pakhira, Arindam Das and Dhruba P. Chatterjee

Nanoscale, 2025, 17, 13387
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Synthesis, properties, and applications of polyaniline–graphene quantum dot nanocomposites: Comprehensive review

Mahnoush Beygisangchin, Siti Kartom Kamarudin and Suraya Abdul Rashid

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2024, 12, 113460
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Color-Tunable, White Light Emission from Electrospun Nanocomposite Fibers Sensitized by Graphene Quantum Dots

Georgia Papaparaskeva, Paris Papagiorgis, Grigorios Itskos, Christina Michael, Eugenia Tanasă and Theodora Krasia-Christoforou

ACS Appl. Opt. Mater., 2025, 3, 839
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Systematic tuning of optical and electronic properties of holey graphene quantum dots for UV applications

Priya Rani and Sunita Srivastava

Physica B: Condensed Matter, 2024, 690, 416258
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Self-powered sensing platform for monitoring uric acid in sweat using cobalt nanocrystal-graphene quantum dot-Ti3C2TX monolithic film electrode with excellent supercapacitor and sensing behavior

Li Ruiyi, Wei Mengyu, Zhou Xinyi, Li Zaijun and Liu Xiaohao

Microchim Acta, 2024, 191
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Plasma-guided green synthesis of crystalline graphene quantum dots for broad-spectrum antiviral applications

Ren-Jie Weng, Li-Syuan Wu, Darwin Kurniawan, Ching-Tzu Chang, Ming-Han Tsai and Wei-Hung Chiang

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025, 524, 169080
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One-step preparation of N, S-doped graphene quantum dots for white light-emitting diodes

Xinghao Liu, Nan Li, Xugui Lv, Jingjing Wang, Qingyu Ma and Zheng Xie

Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2025, 1022, 179827
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Carbon dots@homogenous matrix composite with room-temperature phosphorescence via controllable-carbonization technology

Hongcan Sun, Yongchao Zhao, Kaitian Zhao, Zishan Yan, Yao Ju, Haotian Guo, Shuhong Xu and Chunlei Wang

Sci. China Chem., 2025, 68, 4948
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Synthesis and characterization of colloidal grapheneol quantum dots decorated with folic acid for highly selective drug delivery application potential

Neama G. Saber, Magdy Y. El-Ashry, S. Mosaad and Waleed E. Mahmoud

Next Nanotechnology, 2025, 8, 100201
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One-pot synthesis of multicolor carbon quantum dots for broad-spectrum antibacterial applications

Divya Dagar, Yu-Fon Chen and Yuh-Lang Lee

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025, 522, 167814
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Engineering of brewery waste-derived graphene quantum dots with ZnO nanoparticles for treating multi-drug resistant bacterial infections

G.S. Lekshmi, Agnieszka Krzemińska, Sathyavathi Sundararaju, Steven J. Hinder, Antonina Zatylna, Piotr Paneth, Joanna Pietrasik, Chakraborty Sudip, Wouter Hendrickx, A. Joseph Nathanael, Bartłomiej Januszewicz, Lukasz Kolodziejczyk, Lukasz Kaczmarek and Vignesh Kumaravel

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2024, 12, 112263
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Carbon Quantum Dots with Room Temperature Phosphorescence for Information Encryption and Anticounterfeiting

Zhi-Qing Zhao, Long Tan, Tong-Bao Lv, Jing-Jian Zhang, Kang-Ming Liao, Hao-Yu Wang, Zheling Zeng, Shuguang Deng and Gui-Ping Dai

ACS Appl. Nano Mater., 2024, 7, 13736
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Yellow Room Temperature Phosphorescence of Carbon Dots for Applications in Information Encryption and Anticounterfeiting

Yanni Jie, Fuchun Li, Zengbo Fan, Jiang Yan, Yang Gao, Ting Meng and Jiawen Fang

Langmuir, 2025, 41, 16297
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Lignin-derived high-quality graphene quantum dots: Synthesis, mechanistic insights, and emerging applications

Zheyuan Ding, Kunye Zhang, Junzhong Xie, Cenkai Zhao, Haoyu Li, Yan Zhang, Min Wang and Mingbo Wu

Green Energy & Environment, 2025, 10, 2418
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Effects of ultrasonic power on the fragmentation, oxidation, and photoluminescence of graphene quantum dots

Hu Zong, Minhui Gao, Lei Yu, Su Zhao, Yunkui Liu, Yanyuan Zhou and Ying Zhou

Carbon Trends, 2026, 23, 100615
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Enhanced luminescent properties of carbon quantum dots on thermo-responsive vinylcaprolactam hydrogel matrix

Emilia Villegas, Antonio Diaz-Barrios, Gema González, Johnny Chimborazo, Carlos Reinoso, Manuel Caetano, Lola de Lima, Jules Gardener and Guillermo Solorzano

Carbon Trends, 2025, 19, 100484
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Historical review and recent advances in the field of carbon dots with their applications

Priya and Rachna Chaudhary

Materials Chemistry and Physics: Sustainability and Energy, 2025, 4, 100028
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State-of-the-art progress in photocatalytic hydrogen generation using graphene quantum dots

Tarannum, Vatika Soni, Monika Malhotra, Rubeena Chauhan, Pardeep Singh, Tansir Ahamad, Archana Singh, Aftab Aslam Parwaz Khan and Pankaj Raizada

Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 2026, 154, 136
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