Molecular fluorescence in citric acid-based carbon dots

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 2014-2022

  Schneider, Julian ^a   Reckmeier, Claas J ^a   Xiong, Yuan ^a   Von Seckendorff, Maximilian ^a   Susha, Andrei S ^a   Kasak, Peter ^b   Rogach, Andrey L ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Qatar University   (Qatar)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CITRIC ACID; COORDINATION REACTIONS; CYCLOHEXANE; DOPING (ADDITIVES); FLUORESCENCE; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NITROGEN; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; TRIETHANOLAMINE; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

COMPLEX STRUCTURE; ETHYLENE DIAMINE; FLUORESCENT SPECIES; MOLECULAR FLUORESCENCE; MOLECULAR PRECURSOR; NITROGEN-DOPED CARBONS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE DECAY; STEADY-STATE EMISSIONS;

CARBON;

EID: 85014415938     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b12519     Document Type: Article

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