One-pot synthesis of carbon dots from neem resin and the selective detection of Fe(<scp>ii</scp>) ions and photocatalytic degradation of toxic dyes
S. Gokul Eswaran, T. Stalin, Dharmaraj Thiruppathi, Manivannan Madhu, S. Santhoshkumar, Jolanta Warchoł, A. Santhana Krishna Kumar, Wei‐Lung Tseng, N. Vasimalai
Abstract
Neem resin-derived CDs (NR-CDs) exhibited a quantum yield of 21%, allowing them for multiple applications in sensitive detection of Fe 2+ ions, and also in the degradation of multiple dyes in the presence of NaBH 4.
Topics & Concepts
Degradation (telecommunications)IonPhotocatalysisYield (engineering)Quantum yieldNuclear chemistryCarbon fibersChemistryQuantum dotMaterials scienceOrganic chemistryNanotechnologyFluorescenceCatalysisComposite numberMetallurgyComposite materialComputer sciencePhysicsQuantum mechanicsTelecommunicationsCarbon and Quantum Dots ApplicationsNanoparticles: synthesis and applicationsQuantum Dots Synthesis And Properties