Continuous hydrothermal flow synthesis of blue-luminescent, excitation-independent nitrogen-doped carbon quantum dots as nanosensors
Ioan-Alexandru Bărăgău, Nicholas P. Power, David Morgan, Tobias Heil, Richard Lobo, C. S. Roberts, Maria‐Magdalena Titirici, Steve Dunn, Suela Kellici
Abstract
We present the first report of continuous hydrothermal flow synthesis of N-doped carbon quantum dots, with excitation-independent optical properties. They display high selectivity and sensitivity for Cr(<sc>vi</sc>), and are thus suitable for environmental applications and beyond.
Topics & Concepts
NanosensorHydrothermal circulationQuantum dotExcitationLuminescenceHydrothermal synthesisDopingCarbon quantum dotsCarbon fibersMaterials scienceNanotechnologySelectivityOptoelectronicsChemistryChemical engineeringPhysicsCatalysisComposite materialOrganic chemistryQuantum mechanicsComposite numberEngineeringCarbon and Quantum Dots ApplicationsNanocluster Synthesis and ApplicationsLuminescence and Fluorescent Materials