- Title
- Emerging Trends of Carbon-Based Quantum Dots: Nanoarchitectonics and Applications
- Creator
- Guan, Xinwei; Li, Zhixuan; Geng, Xun; Lei, Zhihao; Karakoti, Ajay; Wu, Tom; Kumar, Prashant; Yi, Jiabao; Vinu, Ajayan
- Relation
- Small Vol. 19, Issue 17, no. 2207181
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smll.202207181
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2023
- Description
- Carbon-based quantum dots (QDs) have emerged as a fascinating class of advanced materials with a unique combination of optoelectronic, biocompatible, and catalytic characteristics, apt for a plethora of applications ranging from electronic to photoelectrochemical devices. Recent research works have established carbon-based QDs for those frontline applications through improvements in materials design, processing, and device stability. This review broadly presents the recent progress in the synthesis of carbon-based QDs, including carbon QDs, graphene QDs, graphitic carbon nitride QDs and their heterostructures, as well as their salient applications. The synthesis methods of carbon-based QDs are first introduced, followed by an extensive discussion of the dependence of the device performance on the intrinsic properties and nanostructures of carbon-based QDs, aiming to present the general strategies for device designing with optimal performance. Furthermore, diverse applications of carbon-based QDs are presented, with an emphasis on the relationship between band alignment, charge transfer, and performance improvement. Among the applications discussed in this review, much focus is given to photo and electrocatalytic, energy storage and conversion, and bioapplications, which pose a grand challenge for rational materials and device designs. Finally, a summary is presented, and existing challenges and future directions are elaborated.
- Subject
- bioapplications; carbon; catalysis; energy storage and conversion; quantum dots; SDG 9; Sustainable Development Goals
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1479792
- Identifier
- uon:50377
- Identifier
- ISSN:1613-6810
- Rights
- © 2023 The Authors. Small published by Wiley-VCH GmbH. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
- Language
- eng
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