Carbon nanodots with tunable luminescence properties synthesized by electrical discharge in octane
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We report on the one-step synthesis of luminescent carbon nanodots (C-dots) via an electrical discharge between two graphite electrodes submerged into organic solvent (octane). This is a simple approach for the fabrication of C-dots with tunable photoluminescence (PL) that differs from the other preparation methods, as no post-passivation step is required. The synthesized carbon nanoparticles are of spherical shape and their size is distributed in the range of 2–5 nm and exhibit luminescence sensitive to excitation wavelength.
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OpenAlex topics: Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications · Graphene research and applications · Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials
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