ACS Nano,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
18(5), P. 3871 - 3915
Published: Jan. 23, 2024
Energy
harvesting
textiles
have
emerged
as
a
promising
solution
to
sustainably
power
wearable
electronics.
Textile-based
solar
cells
(SCs)
interconnected
with
on-body
electronics
meet
such
needs.
These
technologies
are
lightweight,
flexible,
and
easy
transport
while
leveraging
the
abundant
natural
sunlight
in
an
eco-friendly
way.
In
this
Review,
we
comprehensively
explore
working
mechanisms,
diverse
types,
advanced
fabrication
strategies
of
photovoltaic
textiles.
Furthermore,
provide
detailed
analysis
recent
progress
made
various
types
textiles,
emphasizing
their
electrochemical
performance.
The
focal
point
review
centers
on
smart
for
electronic
applications.
Finally,
offer
insights
perspectives
potential
solutions
overcome
existing
limitations
textile-based
photovoltaics
promote
industrial
commercialization.
Frontiers in Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
7
Published: Oct. 4, 2019
Luminescent
carbon
quantum
dots
(CQDs)
are
a
new
form
of
nanocarbon
materials
that
have
gained
widespread
attention
in
recent
years,
especially
chemical
sensing,
biosensing,
bioimaging,
nanomedicine,
photocatalysis
and
electrocatalysis.
CQDs
can
be
prepared
simply
inexpensively
by
multiple
techniques,
such
as
the
arc-discharge
method,
microwave
pyrolysis,
hydrothermal
method
electrochemical
synthesis.
show
excellent
physical
properties
like
high
crystallization,
good
dispersibility,
photoluminescence
properties.
In
particular,
small
size,
superconductivity
rapid
electron
transfer
endow
CQDs-based
composite
with
improved
electrical
conductivity
catalytic
activity.
Besides,
abundant
functional
groups
on
surface
which
could
facilitate
preparation
multi-component
active
catalysts.
The
interactions
inside
these
catalysts
may
further
enhance
performance
promoting
charge
intermolecular
plays
an
important
role
electrochemistry.
Most
researches
focused
their
fluorescence
characteristics
photocatalytic
This
review
will
summarize
primary
advances
synthetic
methods,
electronic
properties,
application
electrocatalysis,
including
oxygen
reduction
reaction
(ORR),
evolution
(OER),
hydrogen
(HER)
CO2
(CO2RR).
Journal of Applied Physics,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
127(23)
Published: June 17, 2020
Luminescent
carbon
dots
(CDs)
have
received
increasing
attention
from
many
fields
during
the
past
decade.
Unfortunately,
luminescent
mechanisms
of
CDs
remain
unclear
due
to
insufficient
experimental
and
theoretical
knowledge,
which
significantly
hinders
development
with
desired
optical
properties.
Currently,
surface
states
CDs,
are
based
on
synergistic
hybridization
between
backbones
connected
functional
groups,
been
considered
as
dominant
luminescence
origins.
This
tutorial
paper,
thus,
aims
offer
an
overview
key
features
such
particle
size,
defects
heteroatom
doping,
their
influences
photoluminescence
CDs.
In
addition,
characteristics
state-derived
emissions
also
summarized.
Finally,
potential
approaches
characterizing
introduced,
followed
by
outlook
synthesizing
high-quality
through
modulation
states.
Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
132, P. 110834 - 110834
Published: Oct. 6, 2020
Natural
carbon
based
quantum
dots
(NCDs)
are
an
emerging
class
of
nanomaterials
in
the
family.
NCDs
have
gained
immense
acclamation
among
researchers
because
their
abundance,
eco-friendly
nature,
aqueous
solubility,
diverse
functionality
and
biocompatibility
when
compared
to
other
conventional
(CDs).The
presence
different
functional
groups
on
surface
such
as
thiol,
carboxyl,
hydroxyl,
etc.,
provides
improved
yield,
physicochemical
optical
properties
which
promote
bioimaging,
sensing,
drug
delivery.
This
review
comprehensive
knowledge
about
for
delivery
applications
by
outlining
source
rationale
behind
NCDs,
routes
synthesis
merits
adopting
each
method.
Detailed
information
regarding
mechanism
properties,
toxicological
profile
including
biosafety
biodistribution
that
favourable
discussed.
The
particularly
sensing
real-time
tracing
probe,
antimicrobial,
anticancer,
neurodegenerative
agents
reviewed.
clinical
aspects
also
reviewed
initiative
strengthen
case
potent
agents.
Small,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
16(31)
Published: June 11, 2020
Exploitation
and
utilization
of
sustainable
energy
sources
has
increasingly
become
the
common
theme
global
social
development,
which
promoted
tremendous
development
conversion
devices/technologies.
Owing
to
excellent
unique
optical/electrical
properties,
carbon
dots
(CDs)
have
attracted
extensive
research
interest
for
numerous
applications.
Strong
absorption,
downconversion
photoluminescence,
electron
acceptor/donor
characteristics,
conductivity
endow
CDs
with
enormous
potential
applications
in
optoelectronic
devices.
Furthermore,
transfers/transport
capacities
easily
manipulable
structural
defects
offer
distinct
advantages
electrocatalytic
Recent
advances
CD-based
applications,
including
devices
such
as
light-emitting
diodes
solar
cells,
reactions
hydrogen
evolution
reaction,
oxygen
reduction
dioxide
are
summarized.
Finally,
current
challenges
future
prospects
proposed,
highlighting
importance
controllable
design
modifications.
C – Journal of Carbon Research,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
5(4), P. 60 - 60
Published: Oct. 2, 2019
The
emission
properties
of
carbon
dots
(CDs)
have
already
found
many
potential
applications,
from
bio-imaging
and
cell
labelling,
to
optical
imaging
drug
delivery,
are
largely
investigated
in
technological
fields,
such
as
lighting
photonics.
Besides
their
high
efficiency
emission,
CDs
also
virtually
nontoxic
can
be
prepared
through
green
chemistry
routes.
Despite
these
important
features,
the
very
origin
luminescence
is
still
debated.
In
this
paper,
we
present
an
overview
sounding
data
main
models
proposed
explain
tunability.
