Year: 2010
Type: article
Abstract: Quantum of solace: Fluorescent carbon dots (surface-passivated carbon nanoparticles) are developed as an alternative to classical semiconductor quantum dots. Gel column chromatography afforded carbon dots with emission yields close to 60 %. Their optical properties resemble band-gap transitions found in nanoscale semiconductors, thus suggesting that nanoscale carbon particles acquire essentially semiconductorlike characteristics.
Institution: Clemson University
Language: English
Subfield: Materials Chemistry
Field: Materials Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2058039119