Upconversion and downconversion fluorescent graphene quantum dots: Ultrasonic preparation and photocatalysis

ACS Nano

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 1059-1064

  Zhuo, Shujuan ^a,b   Shao, Mingwang ^a   Lee, Shuit Tong ^c  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ANHUI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

graphene quantum dots; photocatalysts; upconversion luminescence

Indexed keywords

ANATASE TIO; DOWNCONVERSION; METHYLENE BLUE; PHOTOCATALYTIC RATE; RUTILE TIO; UP-CONVERSION; UP-CONVERSION LUMINESCENCE; VISIBLE LIGHT; VISIBLE SPECTRA;

GRAPHENE; OXIDE MINERALS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84863229840     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn2040395     Document Type: Article

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