Synthesis, Properties and Applications of the Fluorescent Carbon Dots

doi:10.7517/j.issn.1674-0475.2016.03.203

Abstract

Abstract:

As a novel carbon nano-luminescent material, fluorescent carbon dots are considerably concerned because of their excellent biocompatibility, good luminescence performance, simple synthesis process, low cost and so on, compared with conventional luminescent materials. They are potential candidates for the application in biological fluorescence calibration, medical sensors, phototheranostics and light-emitting devices. The new achievements of the synthesis method, fluorescence mechanism and applications of fluorescent carbon dots are demonstrated in this paper.

Key words: carbon dots, fluorescence, bioimaging, phototheranostics, light-emitting devices

WANG Shengda, YUAN Nan, ZHU Zhifeng, JIANG Yang. Synthesis, Properties and Applications of the Fluorescent Carbon Dots[J]. Imaging Science and Photochemistry, 2016, 34(3): 203-218.

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