Shining up Carbon Nanodots: A New Synthesis Pathway for Enhanced Fluorescence
Written by AZoNanoApr 12 2021
Scientists have developed a novel strategy to produce near-oxygenless carbon nanodots, helping shed light on the role of oxygen in their optical properties.
Carbon nanodots (CNDs) are a promising type of fluorescent material with potential applications in many fields, including optoelectronics, photocatalysis, and medicine. However, the role of oxygen in CND fluorescence is unclear because conventional synthesis methods cannot produce CNDs without oxygen for comparative analyses. In a recent study, scientists from Sookmyung Women’s University, Korea, have developed a new synthesis pathway to easily obtain near-oxygenless CNDs, paving the way to a deeper understanding of their attractive properties.