Cutting sp2 clusters in graphene sheets into colloidal graphene quantum dots with strong green fluorescence

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Authors

Dengyu Pan · Shanghai University

Lei Guo · Shanghai University

Jingchun Zhang · Shanghai University

Xi Chen · Shanghai University

Qi Xue · Shanghai University

He Huang · Shanghai University

Jinghui Li · Shanghai University

Abstract

Water-soluble and well-crystallized graphene quantum dots with lateral size about 3.0 nm were fabricated by a hydrothermal cutting method and their photoluminescence (PL) properties as well as the potential for bioimaging were demonstrated.

Topics & Keywords

Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Clean water and sanitation

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Materials Chemistry

Volume 22, Issue 8, pp. 3314-3314

DOI: 10.1039/c2jm16005f

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