How do nitrogen-doped carbon dots generate from molecular precursors? An investigation of the formation mechanism and a solution-based large-scale synthesis
2015 ◽
Vol 3
(27)
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pp. 5608-5614
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Keyword(s):
A solution-based method is developed for rapid and scalable synthesis of highly fluorescent carbon dots in a monoethanolamine system, and an interesting formation process of carbon dots is directly observed.