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Photoinduced electron transfers with carbon dots

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The photoluminescence in carbon dots could be quenched efficiently by electron acceptor or donor molecules in solution, thus offering new opportunities for their potential uses in light energy conversion and related applications.
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This article is published in Chemical Communications.The article was published on 2009-06-17 and is currently open access. It has received 696 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Electron acceptor & Carbon.

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Luminescent Carbon Nanodots: Emergent Nanolights

TL;DR: This Review summarize recent advances in the synthesis and characterization of C-dots and speculate on their future and discuss potential developments for their use in energy conversion/storage, bioimaging, drug delivery, sensors, diagnostics, and composites.
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Carbon nanodots: synthesis, properties and applications

TL;DR: In this article, a review of the photo and electron properties of carbon nanodots is presented to provide further insight into their controversial emission origin and to stimulate further research into their potential applications, especially in photocatalysis, energy conversion, optoelectronics, and sensing.
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Graphene quantum dots: emergent nanolights for bioimaging, sensors, catalysis and photovoltaic devices

TL;DR: Recent developments in preparation of GQDs are discussed, focusing on the main two approaches (top-down and bottom-down).
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Carbon quantum dots: synthesis, properties and applications

TL;DR: Carbon quantum dots (CQDs, C-dots or CDs) have found wide use in more and more fields during the last few years as discussed by the authors, focusing on their synthetic methods, size control, modification strategies, photoelectric properties, luminescent mechanism, and applications in biomedicine, optronics, catalysis and sensor issues.
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Nanochemistry and Nanomedicine for Nanoparticle-based Diagnostics and Therapy

TL;DR: This work presents a new generation of high-performance liquid chromatography platforms for selective separation of Na6(CO3) from Na4(SO4) through Na2SO4 and shows real-world applications in drug discovery and treatment of central nervous system disorders.
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TL;DR: This book describes the fundamental aspects of fluorescence, the biochemical applications of this methodology, and the instrumentation used in fluorescence spectroscopy.
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Semiconductor Clusters, Nanocrystals, and Quantum Dots

TL;DR: In this article, the authors focus on the properties of quantum dots and their ability to join the dots into complex assemblies creates many opportunities for scientific discovery, such as the ability of joining the dots to complex assemblies.
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Quantum Dots for Live Cells, in Vivo Imaging, and Diagnostics

TL;DR: The new generations of qdots have far-reaching potential for the study of intracellular processes at the single-molecule level, high-resolution cellular imaging, long-term in vivo observation of cell trafficking, tumor targeting, and diagnostics.
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Quantum-sized carbon dots for bright and colorful photoluminescence.

TL;DR: It is reported that nanoscale carbon particles (carbon dots) upon simple surface passivation are strongly photoluminescent in both solution and the solid state.
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Quantum Dot Solar Cells. Semiconductor Nanocrystals as Light Harvesters

TL;DR: In this paper, three major ways to utilize semiconductor dots in solar cell include (i) metal−semiconductor or Schottky junction photovoltaic cell, (ii) polymer−smiconductor hybrid solar cell, and (iii) quantum dot sensitized solar cell.
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