Silane‐Functionalized Carbon Dots and Their Polymerized Hybrids: From Optoelectronics to Biotherapy (Small 50/2021)

Silane-Functionalized Carbon Dots The shell represents the 3D-structure of silane-functionalized carbon dots (SiCDs) polymerized nanohybrid with a ball-and-stick figure (Si-O-Si covalent bond links). The inside pearl represents the multicolor luminescence of SiCDs. The bubbles around the shells indicate five representative applications (form left to right: sensor, LED, imaging, optical protection, catalysis). The sea water-sky interface indicates the potential hybridization for SiCDs to be built into multi-phase nanohybrid materials. More information about SiCDs and their polymerized hybrids can be found in article number 2105273 by Zheng Xie and co-workers.