Fluorescent nitrogen-rich carbon nanodots with an unexpected β-C3N4 nanocrystalline structure

Journal of Materials Chemistry C

Volumn 4, Issue 13, 2016, Pages 2598-2605

  Messina, F ^a   Sciortino, L ^a   Popescu, R ^b   Venezia, A M ^c   Sciortino, A ^a,d   Buscarino, G ^a   Agnello, S ^a   Schneider, R ^b   Gerthsen, D ^b   Cannas, M ^a   Gelardi, F M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; FLUORESCENCE; NANOCRYSTALS; NANOPARTICLES; NITROGEN;

COLOR-TUNABLE FLUORESCENCE; ELECTRONIC TRANSITION; FLUORESCENCE PROPERTIES; MULTI-TECHNIQUE APPROACH; NANO-CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURES; NITROGEN-DOPED CARBONS; PHOTOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; POLAR FUNCTIONAL GROUPS;

STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 84977658708     PISSN: 20507534     EISSN: 20507526     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c5tc04096e     Document Type: Article

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