Boron-doped carbon nanoparticles: Size-independent color tunability from red to blue and bioimaging applications

Carbon

Volumn 96, Issue , 2016, Pages 166-173

  Sadhanala, Hari Krishna ^a   Nanda, Karuna Kar ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; COLOR; DOPING (ADDITIVES); LUMINESCENCE; QUANTUM YIELD;

BORON-DOPED CARBONS; COLOR TUNABILITY; DIFFERENT SIZES; EMISSION ENERGIES; INTERPARTICLE DISTANCES; LUMINESCENCE SPECTRUM; NITROGEN-DOPED; SIZE INDEPENDENTS;

HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS;

EID: 84947998119     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2015.08.096     Document Type: Article

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