Synthesis and photochemical applications of processable polymers enclosing photoluminescent carbon quantum dots

ACS Nano

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 4156-4164

  Mosconi, Dario ^a   Mazzier, Daniela ^a   Silvestrini, Simone ^a   Privitera, Alberto ^a   Marega, Carla ^a   Franco, Lorenzo ^a   Moretto, Alessandro ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

carbon nanostructures; carbon quantum dots; photocatalysis; photoluminescence; polymers

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DOPING (ADDITIVES); LIGHT; LUMINESCENCE; METAL IONS; NANOCRYSTALS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; POLYMERS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SILVER;

CARBON NANOSTRUCTURES; CARBON QUANTUM DOTS; HYBRID COMPOSITES; LUMINESCENCE PROPERTIES; MACROSCOPIC OBJECTS; POLYMETHYLMETACRYLATE; SILVER NANOPARTICLES; TRANSPARENT SHEETS;

HYBRID MATERIALS;

EID: 84928978889     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.5b00319     Document Type: Article

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