“Self-heating” enabled one-pot synthesis of fluorescent carbon dots
Xiaoyu Ma, Wei Zhong, Jing Zhao, Steve L. Suib, Yu Lei
Abstract
A facile heating equipment-free method is developed for one-spot synthesis of fluorescent carbon dots (CDs) via exothermic crosslinking reaction enabled “self-heating” and further induced high degree of carbonization.
Topics & Concepts
Exothermic reactionCarbonizationFluorescenceCarbon fibersMaterials scienceNanotechnologyChemical engineeringChemistryOrganic chemistryComposite materialOpticsEngineeringComposite numberScanning electron microscopePhysicsCarbon and Quantum Dots ApplicationsNanocluster Synthesis and ApplicationsAdsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal