Control of Photoluminescence of Carbon Nanodots via Surface Functionalization using Para-substituted Anilines

Scientific Reports

Volumn 5, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Kwon, Woosung ^a   Do, Sungan ^a   Kim, Ji Hee ^b   Jeong, Mun Seok ^b   Rhee, Shi Woo ^a  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

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EID: 84938149053     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep12604     Document Type: Article

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