Cucurbituril-assisted formation of tunable carbon dots from single organic precursors in water
Shixian Cao, Pan Wang, Xi Zeng, Zhu Tao, Xin‐Long Ni
Abstract
A facile method by utilizing the host–guest interaction of Q[<italic>n</italic>]s for the catalytic fabrication of CDs with high emitting qualities and a tunable particle size from a single organic precursor in water with high output has been demonstrated.
Topics & Concepts
ChemistryCucurbiturilFabricationCatalysisParticle (ecology)NanotechnologyCarbon fibersChemical engineeringOrganic chemistrySupramolecular chemistryMoleculeMaterials scienceComposite materialPathologyMedicineEngineeringOceanographyComposite numberAlternative medicineGeologyCarbon and Quantum Dots ApplicationsLuminescence and Fluorescent MaterialsNanocluster Synthesis and Applications