Application of coal-based carbon dots for photocatalysis and energy storage: a minireview
Qinglin Hou, Baolin Xing, Hui Guo, Weiwei Kang, Guiyun Yi, Song Cheng, Chuanxiang Zhang, Yulong Zhang
Abstract
This review summarizes recent advances in coal-based carbon dots (CDs) from two perspectives, namely, the synthetic method and properties of CDs produced from different rank coals and the roles of coal-based CDs in applications of photocatalysis and energy storage.
Topics & Concepts
ChemistryCoalPhotocatalysisCarbon fibersNanotechnologyCoal rankEnergy storageOrganic chemistryCatalysisComposite materialQuantum mechanicsMaterials sciencePhysicsPower (physics)Composite numberCarbon and Quantum Dots ApplicationsQuantum Dots Synthesis And PropertiesCaching and Content Delivery