Glowing Graphene Quantum Dots and Carbon Dots: Properties, Syntheses, and Biological Applications

Quantum Dots for Live Cells, in Vivo Imaging, and Diagnostics

Michalet, X., Pinaud, F. F., Bentolila, L. A., Tsay, J. M., Doose, S., Li, J. J., Sundaresan, G., Wu, A. M., Gambhir, S. S., & Weiss, S. (2005) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.1104274 · Cited by 7,794

Quantum-Sized Carbon Dots for Bright and Colorful Photoluminescence

Sun, Y., Zhou, B. Q., Lin, Y., Wang, W., Fernando, K. A. S., Pathak, P., Meziani, M. J., Harruff, B. A., Wang, X., Wang, H., et al. (2006) · Journal of the American Chemical Society · doi:10.1021/ja062677d · Cited by 5,130

Luminescent Carbon Nanodots: Emergent Nanolights

Baker, S. N., & Baker, G. A. (2010) · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · doi:10.1002/anie.200906623 · Cited by 4,985

PEGylated Nanographene Oxide for Delivery of Water-Insoluble Cancer Drugs

Liu, Z., Robinson, J. T., Sun, X., & Dai, H. (2008) · Journal of the American Chemical Society · doi:10.1021/ja803688x · Cited by 3,603

Nano-graphene oxide for cellular imaging and drug delivery

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Hydrothermal Route for Cutting Graphene Sheets into Blue‐Luminescent Graphene Quantum Dots

Pan, D., Zhang, J., Li, Z., & Wu, M. (2009) · Advanced Materials · doi:10.1002/adma.200902825 · Cited by 2,857

Carbon nanodots: synthesis, properties and applications

Li, H., Kang, Z., Liu, Y., & Lee, S. (2012) · Journal of Materials Chemistry · doi:10.1039/c2jm34690g · Cited by 2,854

Water‐Soluble Fluorescent Carbon Quantum Dots and Photocatalyst Design

Li, H., He, X., Kang, Z., Huang, H., Liu, Y., Liu, J., Lian, S., Tsang, C. H. A., Yang, X., & Lee, S. (2010) · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · doi:10.1002/anie.200906154 · Cited by 2,636

Graphene Quantum Dots Derived from Carbon Fibers

Peng, J., Gao, W., Gupta, B. K., Liu, Z., Aburto, R. R., Ge, L., Song, L., Alemany, L. B., Zhan, X., Gao, G., et al. (2012) · Nano Letters · doi:10.1021/nl2038979 · Cited by 2,361

Carbon‐Based Dots Co‐doped with Nitrogen and Sulfur for High Quantum Yield and Excitation‐Independent Emission

Dong, Y., Pang, H., Yang, H., Guo, C., Shao, J., Chi, Y., Li, C. M., & Yu, T. (2013) · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · doi:10.1002/anie.201301114 · Cited by 2,271

Graphene Incorporated Electrospun Nanofiber for Electrochemical Sensing and Biomedical Applications: A Critical Review

Kanjwal, M. A., & Ghaferi, A. A. A. (2022) · Sensors · doi:10.3390/s22228661 · Cited by 41

Effect of defects on optical and electronic properties of graphene quantum dots: a density functional theory study

Liu, W., Han, Y., Liu, M., Chen, L., & Xu, J. (2023) · RSC Advances · doi:10.1039/d3ra02564k · Cited by 41

Graphene quantum dots for ultrasensitive detection of acetylcholinesterase and its inhibitors

Li, N., Wang, X., Chen, J., Sun, L., & Chen, P. (2015) · 2D Materials · doi:10.1088/2053-1583/2/3/034018 · Cited by 41

Steering graphene quantum dots in living cells: lighting up the nucleolus

Wang, X., Wang, Y., He, H., Cheng, Y., Sun, X., Sun, Y., Zhou, G., Xu, H., & Huang, F. L. (2016) · Journal of Materials Chemistry B · doi:10.1039/c5tb02474a · Cited by 41

In-Situ Transesterification of Chlorella vulgaris Using Carbon-Dot Functionalized Strontium Oxide as a Heterogeneous Catalyst under Microwave Irradiation

Tangy, A., Kumar, V. B., Pulidindi, I. N., Kinel‐Tahan, Y., Yehoshua, Y., & Gedanken, A. (2016) · Energy & Fuels · doi:10.1021/acs.energyfuels.6b02519 · Cited by 42

A reversible fluorescence nanoswitch based on dynamic covalent B–O bonds using functional carbon quantum dots and its application for α-glucosidase activity monitoring

Ao, H., Feng, H. X., Huang, X., Zhao, M., & Qian, Z. (2017) · Journal of Materials Chemistry C · doi:10.1039/c7tc00223h · Cited by 41

Phenomenal improvement of external quantum efficiency, detectivity and responsivity of nitrogen doped graphene quantum dot decorated zinc oxide nanorod/polymer schottky junction UV detector

Dhar, S., Majumder, T., & Mondal, S. P. (2017) · Materials Research Bulletin · doi:10.1016/j.materresbull.2017.07.038 · Cited by 41

Graphene Quantum Dots Downregulate Multiple Multidrug‐Resistant Genes via Interacting with Their C‐Rich Promoters

Luo, C., Li, Y., Guo, L., Zhang, F., Liu, H., Zhang, J., Zheng, J., Zhang, J., & Guo, S. (2017) · Advanced Healthcare Materials · doi:10.1002/adhm.201700328 · Cited by 41

Functionalized nitrogen-doped carbon dot-modified yolk–shell ZnFe 2 O 4 nanospheres with highly efficient light harvesting and superior catalytic activity

Li, J., Li, X., Zeng, L., Fan, S., Zhang, M., Sun, W., Chen, X., Tadé, M. O., & Liu, S. (2019) · Nanoscale · doi:10.1039/c8nr08611g · Cited by 41

Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy: Data interpretation and applications in structure elucidation and analysis of small molecules and nanostructures

Kumar, A., Khandelwal, M., Gupta, S. K., Kumar, V., & Rani, R. (2019) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-816548-5.00006-x · Cited by 45

Gel Systems Doped with Chiral Carbon Dots for Optical Combination

Zhou, L., Zheng, D., Wu, B., Zhu, Y., & Zhu, L. (2019) · ACS Applied Nano Materials · doi:10.1021/acsanm.9b01677 · Cited by 41

Self-assembly of 0D/2D homostructure for enhanced hydrogen evolution

Zhang, J., Zhu, T., Wang, Y., Cui, J., Sun, J., Yan, J. W., Qin, Y., Shu, X., Zhang, Y., Wu, J., et al. (2020) · Materials Today · doi:10.1016/j.mattod.2020.02.006 · Cited by 41

Induced toxicity in early-life stage zebrafish (Danio rerio) and its behavioral analysis after exposure to non-doped, nitrogen-doped and nitrogen, sulfur-co doped carbon quantum dots

Chousidis, I., Stalikas, C. D., & LEONARDOS, I. D. (2020) · Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology · doi:10.1016/j.etap.2020.103426 · Cited by 41

Singlet Oxygen Photosensitization Using Graphene-Based Structures and Immobilized Dyes: A Review

Tamtaji, M., Tyagi, A., You, C. Y., Galligan, P. R., Liu, H., Liu, Z., Karimi, R., Cai, Y., Roxas, A. P., Wong, H., et al. (2021) · ACS Applied Nano Materials · doi:10.1021/acsanm.1c01436 · Cited by 42

Experimental and theoretical review on covalent coupling and elemental doping of carbon nanomaterials for environmental photocatalysis

Arooj, M., Parambath, J. B. M., Ali, N., Khan, A., Malik, S., Bilal, M., & Mohamed, A. A. M. (2022) · Critical reviews in solid state and materials sciences/CRC critical reviews in solid state and materials sciences · doi:10.1080/10408436.2022.2049697 · Cited by 42

Fluorescence sensing by carbon nanoparticles

Santonocito, R., Intravaia, M., Caruso, I. M., Pappalardo, A., Sfrazzetto, G. T., & Tuccitto, N. (2022) · Nanoscale Advances · doi:10.1039/d2na00080f · Cited by 41

Multifunctional lanthanide MOFs with active sites as new platforms for smart sensing of methylmalonic acid and anti-counterfeiting applications

Lu, X., Tang, Y. F., Yang, G., & Wang, Y. (2023) · Journal of Materials Chemistry C · doi:10.1039/d2tc04978c · Cited by 41

Sliver nanoparticles@carbon dots for synergistic antibacterial activity

Wang, P., Song, Y., Mei, Q., Dong, W., & Li, L. (2022) · Applied Surface Science · doi:10.1016/j.apsusc.2022.154125 · Cited by 40

N doped-carbon quantum dots with ultra-high quantum yield photoluminescent property conjugated with folic acid for targeted drug delivery and bioimaging applications

Khoshnood, A., Farhadian, N., Abnous, K., Matin, M. M., Ziaee, N., & Yaghoobi, E. (2023) · Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A Chemistry · doi:10.1016/j.jphotochem.2023.114972 · Cited by 40

Carbon Dots as an Emergent Class of Sustainable Antifungal Agents

Ghirardello, M., Ramos‐Soriano, J., & Galán, M. C. (2025) · ACS Nano · doi:10.1021/acsnano.5c03934 · Cited by 44

Oxygen-mediated formation of MoS x -doped hollow carbon dots for visible light-driven photocatalysis

Park, J. H., Raza, F., Jeon, S., Yim, D., Kim, H., Kang, T. W., & Kim, J. (2016) · Journal of Materials Chemistry A · doi:10.1039/c6ta04278c · Cited by 40

Graphene quantum dot based “switch-on” nanosensors for intracellular cytokine monitoring

Liu, G., Zhang, K., Ma, K., Care, A., Hutchinson, M. R., & Goldys, E. M. (2017) · Nanoscale · doi:10.1039/c6nr09381g · Cited by 40

Photophysics and Chemistry of Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanodots with High Photoluminescence Quantum Yield

Meiling, T. T., Schürmann, R. M., Vogel, S., Ebel, K., Nicolas, C., Milosavljević, A. R., & Bald, I. (2018) · The Journal of Physical Chemistry C · doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.8b00748 · Cited by 40

Ultra-small amorphous carbon dots: preparation, photoluminescence properties, and their application as TiO2 photosensitizers

Wu, P. T., Wu, X., Li, W. H., Liu, Y., Chen, Z., & Liu, S. (2018) · Journal of Materials Science · doi:10.1007/s10853-018-3135-1 · Cited by 40

Green preparation of lattice phosphorus doped graphene quantum dots with tunable emission wavelength for bio-imaging

Wang, G., Xu, A., He, P., Guo, Q., Liu, Z., Wang, Z., Li, J., Hu, X., Wang, Z., Chen, D., et al. (2019) · Materials Letters · doi:10.1016/j.matlet.2019.01.139 · Cited by 40

Quantum dots-reinforced luminescent silkworm silk with superior mechanical properties and highly stable fluorescence

Cheng, L., Zhao, H., Huang, H., Li, B., Li, R. K. Y., Feng, X., & Dai, F. (2019) · Journal of Materials Science · doi:10.1007/s10853-019-03469-w · Cited by 40

Polyaniline–graphene quantum dots (PANI–GQDs) hybrid for plastic solar cell

Gebreegziabher, G. G., Asemahegne, A. S., Ayele, D. W., Mani, D., Narzary, R., Sahu, P. P., & Kumar, A. (2019) · Carbon letters · doi:10.1007/s42823-019-00064-6 · Cited by 40

Laser-driven direct synthesis of carbon nanodots and application as sensitizers for visible-light photocatalysis

Mas, N., Hueso, J. L., Martinez, G., Madrid, A., Mallada, R., Ortega-Liebana, M. C., Bueno‐Alejo, C. J., & Santamarı́a, J. (2019) · Carbon · doi:10.1016/j.carbon.2019.09.073 · Cited by 41

Facile, Quick, and Gram‐Scale Synthesis of Ultralong‐Lifetime Room‐Temperature‐Phosphorescent Carbon Dots by Microwave Irradiation

Jiang, K., Wang, Y., Gao, X., Cai, C., & Lin, H. (2018) · Angewandte Chemie · doi:10.1002/ange.201802441 · Cited by 40

Economic benefit analysis of typical microbial fuel cells based on a cost–benefit analysis model

Xu, F., Yuan, Q., Zhou, L., Zhu, Y.-J., Li, Y.-M., Du, Y., Wang, Q., & Kong, Q. (2018) · Desalination and Water Treatment · doi:10.5004/dwt.2018.23149 · Cited by 39

Boosting carbon quantum dots/fullerene electron transfer via surface group engineering

Privitera, A., Righetto, M., Mosconi, D., Lorandi, F., Isse, A. A., Moretto, A., Bozio, R., Ferrante, C., & Franco, L. (2016) · Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics · doi:10.1039/c6cp05981c · Cited by 39

Electrochemical Polymerization of Functionalized Graphene Quantum Dots

Miltenburg, M. B., Schon, T. B., Kynaston, E. L., Manion, J. G., & Seferos, D. S. (2017) · Chemistry of Materials · doi:10.1021/acs.chemmater.7b01700 · Cited by 39

Aconitic acid derived carbon dots as recyclable “on–off–on” fluorescent nanoprobes for sensitive detection of mercury( ii ) ions, cysteine and cellular imaging

Zhao, F., Qian, J., Quan, F., Wu, C., Zheng, Y., & Zhou, L. (2017) · RSC Advances · doi:10.1039/c7ra08097b · Cited by 39

Size effect on oral absorption in polymer-functionalized mesoporous carbon nanoparticles

Ran, F., Lei, W. D., Cui, Y., Jiao, J., Mao, Y., Wang, S., & Wang, S. (2017) · Journal of Colloid and Interface Science · doi:10.1016/j.jcis.2017.09.088 · Cited by 39

Carbon Quantum Dots in Nanobiotechnology

Behboudi, H., Mehdipour, G., Safari, N., Pourmadadi, M., Saei, A., Omidi, M., Tayebi, L., & Rahmandoust, M. (2019) · Advanced structured materials · doi:10.1007/978-3-030-10834-2_6 · Cited by 39

A nanocomposite of N-doped carbon dots with gold nanoparticles for visible light active photosensitisers

Nozaki, T., Kakuda, T., Pottathara, Y. B., & Kawasaki, H. (2019) · Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences · doi:10.1039/c9pp00035f · Cited by 39

One‐Pot Hydrothermal Synthesis of Elements (B, N, P)‐Doped Fluorescent Carbon Dots for Cell Labelling, Differentiation and Outgrowth of Neuronal Cells

Kumar, V. B., Kumar, R., Friedman, O., Golan, Y., Gedanken, A., & Shefi, O. (2019) · ChemistrySelect · doi:10.1002/slct.201900581 · Cited by 39

Manganese oxide doped carbon dots for temperature-responsive biosensing and target bioimaging

Li, C. M., Qin, Z., Wang, M., Liu, W., Jiang, H., & Wang, X. (2020) · Analytica Chimica Acta · doi:10.1016/j.aca.2020.01.001 · Cited by 39

The Synthesis and Functional Study of Multicolor Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Dots for Live Cell Nuclear Imaging

Zhang, Y., Zhang, X., Shi, Y., Sun, C., Zhou, N., & Wen, H. (2020) · Molecules · doi:10.3390/molecules25020306 · Cited by 39

Bridge between Temperature and Light: Bottom-Up Synthetic Route to Structure-Defined Graphene Quantum Dots as a Temperature Probe In Vitro and in Cells

Gao, T., Wang, X., Zhao, J., Jiang, P., Jiang, F., & Liu, Y. (2020) · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · doi:10.1021/acsami.0c02500 · Cited by 39

Conformational Behavior and Optical Properties of a Fluorophore Dimer as a Model of Luminescent Centers in Carbon Dots

Siddique, F., Langer, M., Paloncýová, M., Medveď, M., Otyepka, M., Nachtigallová, D., Lischka, H., & Aquino, A. J. A. (2020) · The Journal of Physical Chemistry C · doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c02175 · Cited by 39

A Versatile and Ultrasensitive Electrochemical Sensing Platform for Detection of Chlorpromazine Based on Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Dots/Cuprous Oxide Composite

Palakollu, V. N., Karpoormath, R. V., Wang, L., Tang, J., & Liu, C. (2020) · Nanomaterials · doi:10.3390/nano10081513 · Cited by 39

Shedding Light on Graphene Quantum Dots: Key Synthetic Strategies, Characterization Tools, and Cutting-Edge Applications

Dorontić, S., Jovanović, S., & Bonasera, A. (2021) · Materials · doi:10.3390/ma14206153 · Cited by 39

Fluorescence turn-off sensing of TNT by polyethylenimine capped carbon quantum dots

Şen, F. B., Beğiç, N., Bener, M., & Apak, R. (2022) · Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy · doi:10.1016/j.saa.2022.120884 · Cited by 39

Highly Sensitive Fluorescent Biosensor Based on Acetylcholinesterase and Carbon Dots–Graphene Oxide Quenching Test for Analytical and Commercial Organophosphate Pesticide Detection

Gaviria-Arroyave, M. I., Barrientos, K., Arango, J. P., Cano-Quintero, J. B., & Peñuela, G. A. (2022) · Frontiers in Environmental Science · doi:10.3389/fenvs.2022.825112 · Cited by 41

Response surface methodology optimization for the synthesis of N, S-codoped carbon dots and its application for tetracyclines detection

Wang, W., Li, S., Yin, P., Li, J., Tang, Y., & Yang, M. (2022) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.135145 · Cited by 39

Design of zero-dimensional graphene quantum dots based nanostructures for the detection of organophosphorus pesticides in food and water: A review

Mahajan, M. R., & Patil, P. O. (2022) · Inorganic Chemistry Communications · doi:10.1016/j.inoche.2022.109883 · Cited by 39

Recent Progress of Carbon Dots for Air Pollutants Detection and Photocatalytic Removal: Synthesis, Modifications, and Applications

Zhao, J., Li, C., Du, X., Zhu, Y., Li, S., Liu, X., Liang, C., Qi, Y., Huang, L., & Yang, K. (2022) · Small · doi:10.1002/smll.202200744 · Cited by 39

Building nanoparticle-stacking MoO2-CDs via in-situ carbon dots reduction as high-performance anode material for lithium ion and sodium ion batteries

Qing, M., Meng, Y., Wang, Y., Li, X., Zhou, C., Liang, Y., Zhang, Z., Liu, Q., Guo, Y. C., & Xiao, D. (2019) · Electrochimica Acta · doi:10.1016/j.electacta.2019.07.017 · Cited by 38

Carbon dot based nucleus targeted fluorescence imaging and detection of nuclear hydrogen peroxide in living cells

Phukan, K., Sarma, R. R., Dash, S., Devi, R., & Chowdhury, D. (2021) · Nanoscale Advances · doi:10.1039/d1na00617g · Cited by 38

The synthesis of carbon-based quantum dots: A supercritical fluid approach and perspective

Pang, Y. X., Li, X., Zhang, X., Yeoh, J. X., Wong, C. P., Manickam, S., Yan, Y., Wu, T., & Pang, C. H. (2022) · Materials Today Physics · doi:10.1016/j.mtphys.2022.100752 · Cited by 38

Development of carbon dots sensor dipstick from sugarcane bagasse agricultural waste toward all-cellulose-derived tetracycline sensor

Alfi, A. A., Alamrani, N. A., Azher, O. A., Snari, R. M., Abumelha, H. M. A., Al‐Ahmed, Z. A., & El‐Metwaly, N. M. (2022) · Journal of Materials Research and Technology · doi:10.1016/j.jmrt.2022.06.150 · Cited by 38

Wattle-Bark-Tannin-Derived Carbon Quantum Dots as Multi-Functional Nanomaterials for Intelligent Detection of Cr6+ Ions, Bio-Imaging, and Fluorescent Ink Applications

Shen, J., Gu, H., He, Z., & Lin, W. J. (2023) · Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research · doi:10.1021/acs.iecr.2c04348 · Cited by 38

N, S/P co-doped hemicellulose-based carbon dots with tunable fluorescence for anti-counterfeiting

Gao, Q., Guo, X., Meng, L., Liu, M., Chen, L., Li, H., & Hu, J. Q. (2023) · International Journal of Biological Macromolecules · doi:10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.126332 · Cited by 38

A review on synthesis, properties, and biomedical applications of graphene quantum dots (GQDs)

Bae, G., Cho, H., & Hong, B. H. (2024) · Nanotechnology · doi:10.1088/1361-6528/ad55d0 · Cited by 43

Revolutionizing Micro‐Scale Energy Storage by 0D Carbon Nanostructures: Synthesis, Integration, Performance Optimization Mechanisms and Sustainable Applications

Nisa, F. U., Tahir, M. S., Khalid, S., Amin, N., Yin, H., Long, Y., Tang, H., Ijaz, K., Khan, A. U., Naseem, M., et al. (2024) · Advanced Functional Materials · doi:10.1002/adfm.202418053 · Cited by 38

Exploring Carbon Dots for Biological Lasers

Zhang, Y., Yang, Y., Ding, S., Zeng, X. H., Li, T., Hu, Y., & Lu, S. (2025) · Advanced Materials · doi:10.1002/adma.202418118 · Cited by 38

Good's buffer derived highly emissive carbon quantum dots: excellent biocompatible anticancer drug carrier

Samantara, A. K., Maji, S., Ghosh, A., Bag, B., Dash, R., & Jena, B. K. (2016) · Journal of Materials Chemistry B · doi:10.1039/c6tb00081a · Cited by 38

Confinement Effect in Layered Double Hydroxide Nanoreactor: Improved Optical Sensing Selectivity

Song, L., Shi, W., & Lu, C. (2016) · Analytical Chemistry · doi:10.1021/acs.analchem.6b02000 · Cited by 38

A rapid and sensitive turn-on fluorescent probe for ascorbic acid detection based on carbon dots–MnO 2 nanocomposites

Hu, Y., Zhang, L., Geng, X., Ge, J., Liu, H., & Li, Z. (2017) · Analytical Methods · doi:10.1039/c7ay01710c · Cited by 38

A versatile platform for the highly efficient preparation of graphene quantum dots: photoluminescence emission and hydrophilicity–hydrophobicity regulation and organelle imaging

Wu, X., Ma, L., Sun, S., Jiang, K., Zhang, L., Wang, Y., Zeng, H., & Lin, H. (2017) · Nanoscale · doi:10.1039/c7nr08093j · Cited by 38

Inner filter effect based fluorometric determination of the activity of alkaline phosphatase by using carbon dots codoped with boron and nitrogen

Mao, M., Tian, T., He, Y., Ge, Y., Zhou, J., & Song, G. (2017) · Microchimica Acta · doi:10.1007/s00604-017-2541-4 · Cited by 38

Nanoparticles as Biosensors for Food Quality and Safety Assessment

Ragavan, K. V., & Neethirajan, S. R. (2019) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-814130-4.00007-5 · Cited by 38

Thermal conductivity of two-dimensional BC 3 : a comparative study with two-dimensional C 3 N

Song, J., Xu, Z., He, X., Bai, Y., Miao, L., Cai, C., & Wang, R. (2019) · Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics · doi:10.1039/c9cp01943j · Cited by 38

A Review of Clinical Applications of Graphene Quantum Dot-based Composites

Asadi, E., Chimeh, A. F., Hosseini, S., Rahimi, S., Sarkhosh, B., Bazli, L., Bashiri, R., & Tahmorsati, A. H. V. (2019) · Journal of Composites and Compounds · doi:10.29252/jcc.1.1.6 · Cited by 38

Dual-Response Detection of Oxidized Glutathione, Ascorbic Acid, and Cell Imaging Based on pH/Redox Dual-Sensitive Fluorescent Carbon Dots

Zhu, P., Gan, Y., Lin, K., Chen, L., Li, S., Yu, S., & Shi, J. (2020) · ACS Omega · doi:10.1021/acsomega.9b03730 · Cited by 38

Microwave assisted synthesis of boron and nitrogen rich graphitic quantum dots to enhance fluorescence of photosynthetic pigments

Budak, E., Aykut, S., Paşaoğlu, M. E., & Ünlü, C. (2020) · Materials Today Communications · doi:10.1016/j.mtcomm.2020.100975 · Cited by 40

Copper-Ion-Assisted Precipitation Etching Method for the Luminescent Enhanced Assembling of Sulfur Quantum Dots

Li, Q., Shi, L., Du, K., Qin, Y. H., Qu, S.-J., Xia, D.-Q., Zhou, Z. P., Huang, Z., & Ding, S. (2020) · ACS Omega · doi:10.1021/acsomega.9b04465 · Cited by 38

Effect of graphene quantum dot size on plant growth

Xu, Y., Lu, Y., Li, J., Liu, R., & Zhu, X. (2020) · Nanoscale · doi:10.1039/d0nr01913e · Cited by 38

Fabrication of GQD-Electrodeposited Screen-Printed Carbon Electrodes for the Detection of the CRP Biomarker

Lakshmanakumar, M., Nesakumar, N., Sethuraman, S., Rajan, K. S., Krishnan, U. M., & Rayappan, J. B. B. (2021) · ACS Omega · doi:10.1021/acsomega.1c04043 · Cited by 38

Manipulation of 3D nanocarbon hybrids toward synthesis of N-doped graphene quantum dots with high photoluminescence quantum yield

Xie, N., Tan, L., Li, H.-F., Hu, H., Wang, C., Pan, M., Wu, F., Wu, P., Wang, X., Zeng, Z., et al. (2019) · Journal of Luminescence · doi:10.1016/j.jlumin.2019.116827 · Cited by 37

Antimicrobial Activity of Graphene-Based Nanocomposites: Synthesis, Characterization, and Their Applications for Human Welfare

Ahmad, V., & Ansari, M. O. (2022) · Nanomaterials · doi:10.3390/nano12224002 · Cited by 37

Carbon materials: structures, properties, synthesis and applications

Jiang, L., Yin, D., & Qin, Y. (2023) · Manufacturing Review · doi:10.1051/mfreview/2023011 · Cited by 37

Dual enzyme-mimicking carbon dots for enhanced antibacterial activity

Niu, G., Gao, F., Li, C., Wang, Y., Li, H., & Jiang, Y. (2023) · Journal of Materials Chemistry B · doi:10.1039/d3tb01376f · Cited by 37

Recent advances in biomedical applications of carbon and graphene quantum dots: A review

Das, A., Roy, M., & Saha, M. (2024) · Biotechnology and Bioengineering · doi:10.1002/bit.28700 · Cited by 38

Recent advances in synergistic use of GQD-based hydrogels for bioimaging and drug delivery in cancer treatment

Akmal, M. H., Kalashgrani, M. Y., Mousavi, S. M., Rahmanian, V., Sharma, N., Gholami, A., Althomali, R. H., Rahman, M. M., & Chiang, W. (2024) · Journal of Materials Chemistry B · doi:10.1039/d4tb00024b · Cited by 37

Recent Progress of Fluorescent Carbon Dots and Graphene Quantum Dots for Biosensors: Synthesis of Solution Methods and their Medical Applications

Khan, R., Qureshi, A., Azhar, M., Hassan, Z. U., Gul, S., & Ahmad, S. (2024) · Journal of Fluorescence · doi:10.1007/s10895-024-03809-3 · Cited by 37

Chiral carbon nanostructures: a gateway to promising chiral materials

Niu, X., Liu, Y., Zhao, R., Wang, L., Yuan, M., Zhao, H., Li, H., Yang, X., & Wang, K. (2024) · Journal of Materials Chemistry A · doi:10.1039/d4ta02396j · Cited by 37

Food Waste-Derived Carbon Quantum Dots and Their Applications in Food Technology: A Critical Review

Aksu, M., & Güzdemir, Ö. (2025) · Food and Bioprocess Technology · doi:10.1007/s11947-025-03854-1 · Cited by 47

Energy transfer-based biodetection using optical nanomaterials

Chen, B., Su, Q., Kong, W., Wang, Y., Shi, P., & Wang, F. (2018) · Journal of Materials Chemistry B · doi:10.1039/c8tb00614h · Cited by 37

Uncovering the Design Principle of Amino Acid-Derived Photoluminescent Biodots with Tailor-Made Structure–Properties and Applications for Cellular Bioimaging

Xu, H. V., Zheng, X. T., Zhao, Y., & Tan, Y. N. (2018) · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · doi:10.1021/acsami.8b04864 · Cited by 37

Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanoparticles Derived from Silkworm Excrement as On–Off–On Fluorescent Sensors to Detect Fe(III) and Biothiols

Lu, X., Liu, C., Wang, Z., Yang, J., Xu, M., Dong, J., Wang, P., Gu, J. J., & Cao, F. (2018) · Nanomaterials · doi:10.3390/nano8060443 · Cited by 37

Preparation and photoluminescence properties of graphene quantum dots by decomposition of graphene-encapsulated metal nanoparticles derived from Kraft lignin and transition metal salts

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Understanding the size effect of graphene quantum dots on protein adsorption

Zhou, M., Shen, Q., Shen, J., Jin, L., Zhang, L., Sun, Q., Hu, Q., & Liang, L. (2018) · Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces · doi:10.1016/j.colsurfb.2018.11.059 · Cited by 37

Greatly Enhanced Photoabsorption and Photothermal Conversion of Antimonene Quantum Dots through Spontaneously Partial Oxidation

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The modulation of the photophysical and photodynamic therapy activities of a phthalocyanine by detonation nanodiamonds: Comparison with graphene quantum dots and carbon nanodots

Matshitse, R., Managa, M., & Nyokong, T. (2019) · Diamond and Related Materials · doi:10.1016/j.diamond.2019.107617 · Cited by 40

Strong Coupling of Carbon Quantum Dots in Plasmonic Nanocavities

Katzen, J., Tserkezis, C., Cai, Q., Li, L. H., Kim, J. M., Lee, G., Yi, G., Hendren, W., Santos, E. J. G., Bowman, R. M., et al. (2020) · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · doi:10.1021/acsami.0c03312 · Cited by 37

Amino acid–functionalized carbon quantum dots for selective detection of Al3+ ions and fluorescence imaging in living cells

Yan, C., Guo, L., Shao, X., Shu, Q., Guan, P., Wang, J., Hu, X., & Wang, C. (2021) · Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry · doi:10.1007/s00216-021-03348-x · Cited by 37

Luminescence color regulation of carbon quantum dots by surface modification

Li, J., Wang, W., An, B., Jia, X., Zhang, Y., Li, J.-R., Bai, Y., & Xu, J. (2022) · Journal of Luminescence · doi:10.1016/j.jlumin.2022.118811 · Cited by 37

Role of graphene quantum dots with discrete band gaps on SnO 2 nanodomes for NO 2 gas sensors with an ultralow detection limit

Lee, J., Park, M., Song, Y. G., Cho, D., Lee, K., Shim, Y., & Jeon, S. (2023) · Nanoscale Advances · doi:10.1039/d2na00925k · Cited by 37

Ultra-stable tellurium-doped carbon quantum dots for cell protection and near-infrared photodynamic application

Chen, H., Wen, K., Chen, J., Wang, X., Wu, X., Shi, Q., Peng, A., & Huang, H. (2020) · 中国科学通报：英文版 · doi:10.1016/j.scib.2020.05.021 · Cited by 36

Theoretical Evaluation of DNA Genotoxicity of Graphene Quantum Dots: A Combination of Density Functional Theory and Molecular Dynamics Simulations

Kong, Z., Hu, W., Jiao, F., Zhang, P., Shen, J., Cui, B., Wang, H., & Liang, L. (2020) · The Journal of Physical Chemistry B · doi:10.1021/acs.jpcb.0c05882 · Cited by 36

Supported carbon-dots: A review

Mkhari, O., Ntuli, T. D., Coville, N. J., Nxumalo, E. N., & Maubane-Nkadimeng, M. S. (2022) · Journal of Luminescence · doi:10.1016/j.jlumin.2022.119552 · Cited by 36

Advancements in the green synthesis of carbon dots for sustainable development

Khan, A. U., Liu, Y., Wang, S., Ullah, M. W., Chen, Q., Zhang, D., Kang, Z., & Mao, B. (2024) · Sustainable materials and technologies · doi:10.1016/j.susmat.2024.e01004 · Cited by 39

Advances in graphene quantum dots-based photocatalysts for enhanced charge transfer in photocatalytic reactions

Ye, J.-Q., Ren, M.-Y., Qian, J.-F., Li, X.-B., & Chen, Q. (2025) · Chinese Chemical Letters · doi:10.1016/j.cclet.2025.110857 · Cited by 32

Application of the chemiluminescence system composed of silicon-doped carbon dots, iron(II) and K2S2O8 to the determination of norfloxacin

Amjadi, M., Manzoori, J. L., Hallaj, T., & Shahbazsaghir, T. (2017) · Microchimica Acta · doi:10.1007/s00604-017-2139-x · Cited by 36

Insights into the origin of the excited transitions in graphene quantum dots interacting with heavy metals in different media

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Pressure-crystallized piezopolymer/ionomer/graphene quantum dot composites: A novel poling-free dynamic hybrid electret with enhanced energy harvesting properties

Xu, C., Jin, L., Zhang, L., Wang, C., Huang, X., He, X., Xu, Y., Huang, R., Zhang, C., Yang, W., et al. (2018) · Composites Science and Technology · doi:10.1016/j.compscitech.2018.06.010 · Cited by 36

One-pot synthesis of highly fluorescent amino-functionalized graphene quantum dots for effective detection of copper ions

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Nucleotide-derived theranostic nanodots with intrinsic fluorescence and singlet oxygen generation for bioimaging and photodynamic therapy

Zheng, X. T., Lai, Y. C., & Tan, Y. N. (2019) · Nanoscale Advances · doi:10.1039/c9na00058e · Cited by 36

Graphene Quantum Dots: Syntheses, Properties, and Biological Applications

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Recent advances in synthesis and biological applications of graphene quantum dots

Karmakar, S., Das, T. K., Kundu, S., Maiti, S., & Saha, A. (2021) · Journal of the Indian Chemical Society · doi:10.1016/j.jics.2021.100069 · Cited by 9

Shining luminescent graphene quantum dots: Synthesis, physicochemical properties, and biomedical applications

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Future aspects of carbon and graphene quantum dots for biomedical applications

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A review on synthesis, properties, and biomedical applications of graphene quantum dots (GQDs)

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