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Sustainable synthesis of blue-emitting carbon quantum dots from Musa Acuminata peels for fluorescence-based detection of methylparaben

Nurul Illya Muhamad Fauzi, Yap Wing Fen, Mazliana Ahmad Kamarudin, Jaafar Abdullah, Muhammad Hakimi Mohd Khairul Anuar, Faten Bashar Kamal Eddin, Hazwani Suhaila Hashim, Muhammad Fahmi Anuar, Rahayu Emilia Mohamed Khaidir, Huda Abdullah, Ahmad Taufiq

Applied Physics A· Volume 132· Issue 7
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