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applications of one-dimensional TiO 2 nanostructured surface heterostructures: a review. Chem
Soc Rev 43(20):6920–6937. https://doi.org/10.1039/C4CS00180J
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bottom-up route for size-tunable and switchable photoluminescent graphene quantum dots using
acetylacetone: new platform for enzyme-free detection of hydrogen peroxide. Carbon
81:514–524. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2014.09.084
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synthesis of luminescent WS 2 quantum dots. Chem Eur J 23(38):9144–9148. https://doi.org/10.
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org/10.1039/B906252A
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carbon dots in noncoordinating solvents. Chem Mater 22(16):4528–4530. https://doi.org/10.
1021/cm101350u
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cm101350u
Wang W, Ni Y, Xu Z (2015) One-step uniformly hybrid carbon quantum dots with high-reactive
TiO 2 for photocatalytic application. J Alloys Compd 622:303–308. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.
jallcom.2014.10.076
Wang F, Chen P, Feng Y, Xie Z, Liu Y, Su Y, Zhang Q, Wang Y, Yao K, Lv W, Liu G (2017)
Facile synthesis of N-doped carbon dots/g-C 3 N 4 photocatalyst with enhanced visible-light
photocatalytic activity for the degradation of indomethacin. Appl Catal B Environ
207:103–113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2017.02.024
Wang J, Tang L, Zeng G, Deng Y, Dong H, Liu Y, Wang L, Peng B, Zhang C, Chen F (2018a)
0D/2D interface engineering of carbon quantum dots modified Bi 2 WO 6 ultrathin nanosheets
with enhanced photoactivity for full spectrum light utilization and mechanism insight. Appl
Catal B Environ 222:115–123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2017.10.014
Wang Y, Chang X, Jing N, Zhang Y (2018b) Hydrothermal synthesis of carbon quantum dots as
fluorescent probes for the sensitive and rapid detection of picric acid. Anal Methods 10
(23):2775–2784. https://doi.org/10.1039/C8AY00441B
Wu G, Nishikawa T, Ohtani B, Chen A (2007) Synthesis and characterization of carbon-doped
TiO 2 nanostructures with enhanced visible light response. Chem Mater 19(18):4530–4537.
https://doi.org/10.1021/cm071244m
Wu ZL, Zhang P, Gao MX, Liu CF, Wang W, Leng F, Huang CZ (2013) One-pot hydrothermal
synthesis of highly luminescent nitrogen-doped amphoteric carbon dots for bioimaging from
bombyx mori silk–natural proteins. J Mater Chem B 1(22):2868–2873. https://doi.org/10.1039/
C3TB20418A
Xiao J, Liu P, Wang CX, Yang GW (2017) External field-assisted laser ablation in liquid: an
efficient strategy for nanocrystal synthesis and nanostructure assembly. Prog Mater Sci
87:140–220. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmatsci.2017.02.004
Xie Z, Feng Y, Wang F, Chen D, Zhang Q, Zeng Y, Lv W, Liu G (2018) Construction of carbon
dots modified MoO 3 /g-C 3 N 4 Z-scheme photocatalyst with enhanced visible-light photocatalytic
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