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2 Synthesis of Quantum Dots
Liu R, Wu D, Feng X, Müllen K (2011) Bottom-up fabrication of photoluminescent graphene
quantum dots with uniform morphology. J Am Chem Soc 133(39):15221–15223
Liu C, Zhang P, Zhai X, Tian F, Li W, Yang J, Liu Y, Wang H, Wang W, Liu W (2012) Nanocarrier for gene delivery and bioimaging based on carbon dots with PEI-passivation enhanced
fluorescence. Biomaterials 33(13):3604–3613
Liu F, Jang M-H, Ha HD, Kim J-H, Cho Y-H, Seo TS (2013) Facile synthetic method for pristine
graphene quantum dots and graphene oxide quantum dots: origin of blue and green luminescence.
Adv Mater 25(27):3657–3662
Li H, He X, Kang Z, Huang H, Liu Y, Liu J, Lian S, Tsang CHA, Yang X, Lee ST (2010) Watersoluble fluorescent carbon quantum dots and photocatalyst design. Angew Chem 122(26):4532–
4536
Li M, Wu W, Ren W, Cheng HM, Tang N, Zhong W, Du Y (2012b) Synthesis and upconversion
luminescence of N-doped graphene quantum dots. Appl Phys Lett 101(10):768
Li Y, Zhao Y, Cheng H, Hu Y, Shi G, Dai L, Qu L (2012c) Nitrogen-doped graphene quantum dots
with oxygen-rich functional groups. J Am Chem Soc 134(1):15–18
Li LL, Ji J, Fei R, Wang CZ, Lu Q, Zhang JR, Jiang LP, Zhu JJ (2012a) A facile microwave avenue to
electrochemiluminescent two-color graphene quantum dots. Adv Func Mater 22(14):2971–2979
Li H, Tay RY, Tsang SH, Zhen X, Teo EHT (2015) Controllable synthesis of highly luminescent
boron nitride quantum dots. Small 11(48):6491–6499
Low CTJ, Walsh FC, Chakrabarti MH, Hashim MA, Hussain MA (2013) Electrochemical
approaches to the production of graphene flakes and their potential applications. Carbon
54(4):1–21
Luo PG, Sahu S, Yang S-T, Sonkar SK, Wang J, Wang H, LeCroy GE, Cao L, Sun Y-P (2013)
Carbon “quantum” dots for optical bioimaging. J Mater Chem B 1(16):2116–2127. https://doi.
org/10.1039/C3TB00018D
Lu J, Yang JX, Wang J, Lim A, Wang S, Loh KP (2009) One-pot synthesis of fluorescent carbon
nanoribbons, nanoparticles, and graphene by the exfoliation of graphite in ionic liquids. ACS
Nano 3(8):2367–2375
Lu J, Yeo PS, Gan CK, Wu P, Loh KP (2011) Transforming C60 molecules into graphene quantum
dots. Nat Nanotechnol 6(4):247
Lu LQ, Wang Y (2011) Sheet-like and fusiform CuO nanostructures grown on graphene by rapid
microwave heating for high Li-ion storage capacities. J Mater Chem 21(44):17916–17921
Mainwaring DE, Let AL, Rix C, Murugaraj P (2006) Titanium sulphide nanoclusters formed within
inverse micelles. Solid State Commun 140(7):355–358
Miró P, Audiffred M, Heine T (2014) An atlas of two-dimensional materials. Chem Soc Rev
43(18):6537–6554
Pan D, Zhang J, Li Z, Wu M (2010) Hydrothermal route for cutting graphene sheets into blueluminescent graphene quantum dots. Adv Mater 22(6):734–738
Pan D, Guo L, Zhang J, Xi C, Xue Q, Huang H, Li J, Zhang Z, Yu W, Chen Z, Li Z, Wu M (2012)
Cutting sp2 clusters in graphene sheets into colloidal graphene quantum dots with strong green
fluorescence. J Mater Chem 22(8):3314–3318
Park J, Moon J, Kim C, Kang JH, Lim E, Park J, Lee KJ, Yu S, Seo J, Lee J (2016) Graphene quantum
dots: structural integrity and oxygen functional groups for high sulfur|[sol]|sulfide utilization in
lithium sulfur batteries 8(5):e272
Peterson MW, Nenadovic MT, Rajh T, Herak R, Micic OI, Goral JP, Nozik AJ (1988) ChemInform
abstract: quantized colloids produced by dissolution of layered semiconductors in acetonitrile.
Cheminform 19(24):1400–1402
Prasad KS, Pallela R, Kim DM, Shim YB (2013) Microwave-assisted one-pot synthesis of metalfree nitrogen and phosphorus dual-doped nanocarbon for electrocatalysis and cell imaging. Part
Part Syst Charact 30(6):557–564
Prasad K, Chen Y, Sk M, Than A, Wang Y, Sun H, Lim KH, Dong X, Chen P (2014) Fluorescent
quantum dots derived from PEDOT and their applications in optical imaging and sensing. Mater
Horizons 1(5):529–534
2 Synthesis of Quantum Dots
Liu R, Wu D, Feng X, Müllen K (2011) Bottom-up fabrication of photoluminescent graphene
quantum dots with uniform morphology. J Am Chem Soc 133(39):15221–15223
Liu C, Zhang P, Zhai X, Tian F, Li W, Yang J, Liu Y, Wang H, Wang W, Liu W (2012) Nanocarrier for gene delivery and bioimaging based on carbon dots with PEI-passivation enhanced
fluorescence. Biomaterials 33(13):3604–3613
Liu F, Jang M-H, Ha HD, Kim J-H, Cho Y-H, Seo TS (2013) Facile synthetic method for pristine
graphene quantum dots and graphene oxide quantum dots: origin of blue and green luminescence.
Adv Mater 25(27):3657–3662
Li H, He X, Kang Z, Huang H, Liu Y, Liu J, Lian S, Tsang CHA, Yang X, Lee ST (2010) Watersoluble fluorescent carbon quantum dots and photocatalyst design. Angew Chem 122(26):4532–
4536
Li M, Wu W, Ren W, Cheng HM, Tang N, Zhong W, Du Y (2012b) Synthesis and upconversion
luminescence of N-doped graphene quantum dots. Appl Phys Lett 101(10):768
Li Y, Zhao Y, Cheng H, Hu Y, Shi G, Dai L, Qu L (2012c) Nitrogen-doped graphene quantum dots
with oxygen-rich functional groups. J Am Chem Soc 134(1):15–18
Li LL, Ji J, Fei R, Wang CZ, Lu Q, Zhang JR, Jiang LP, Zhu JJ (2012a) A facile microwave avenue to
electrochemiluminescent two-color graphene quantum dots. Adv Func Mater 22(14):2971–2979
Li H, Tay RY, Tsang SH, Zhen X, Teo EHT (2015) Controllable synthesis of highly luminescent
boron nitride quantum dots. Small 11(48):6491–6499
Low CTJ, Walsh FC, Chakrabarti MH, Hashim MA, Hussain MA (2013) Electrochemical
approaches to the production of graphene flakes and their potential applications. Carbon
54(4):1–21
Luo PG, Sahu S, Yang S-T, Sonkar SK, Wang J, Wang H, LeCroy GE, Cao L, Sun Y-P (2013)
Carbon “quantum” dots for optical bioimaging. J Mater Chem B 1(16):2116–2127. https://doi.
org/10.1039/C3TB00018D
Lu J, Yang JX, Wang J, Lim A, Wang S, Loh KP (2009) One-pot synthesis of fluorescent carbon
nanoribbons, nanoparticles, and graphene by the exfoliation of graphite in ionic liquids. ACS
Nano 3(8):2367–2375
Lu J, Yeo PS, Gan CK, Wu P, Loh KP (2011) Transforming C60 molecules into graphene quantum
dots. Nat Nanotechnol 6(4):247
Lu LQ, Wang Y (2011) Sheet-like and fusiform CuO nanostructures grown on graphene by rapid
microwave heating for high Li-ion storage capacities. J Mater Chem 21(44):17916–17921
Mainwaring DE, Let AL, Rix C, Murugaraj P (2006) Titanium sulphide nanoclusters formed within
inverse micelles. Solid State Commun 140(7):355–358
Miró P, Audiffred M, Heine T (2014) An atlas of two-dimensional materials. Chem Soc Rev
43(18):6537–6554
Pan D, Zhang J, Li Z, Wu M (2010) Hydrothermal route for cutting graphene sheets into blueluminescent graphene quantum dots. Adv Mater 22(6):734–738
Pan D, Guo L, Zhang J, Xi C, Xue Q, Huang H, Li J, Zhang Z, Yu W, Chen Z, Li Z, Wu M (2012)
Cutting sp2 clusters in graphene sheets into colloidal graphene quantum dots with strong green
fluorescence. J Mater Chem 22(8):3314–3318
Park J, Moon J, Kim C, Kang JH, Lim E, Park J, Lee KJ, Yu S, Seo J, Lee J (2016) Graphene quantum
dots: structural integrity and oxygen functional groups for high sulfur|[sol]|sulfide utilization in
lithium sulfur batteries 8(5):e272
Peterson MW, Nenadovic MT, Rajh T, Herak R, Micic OI, Goral JP, Nozik AJ (1988) ChemInform
abstract: quantized colloids produced by dissolution of layered semiconductors in acetonitrile.
Cheminform 19(24):1400–1402
Prasad KS, Pallela R, Kim DM, Shim YB (2013) Microwave-assisted one-pot synthesis of metalfree nitrogen and phosphorus dual-doped nanocarbon for electrocatalysis and cell imaging. Part
Part Syst Charact 30(6):557–564
Prasad K, Chen Y, Sk M, Than A, Wang Y, Sun H, Lim KH, Dong X, Chen P (2014) Fluorescent
quantum dots derived from PEDOT and their applications in optical imaging and sensing. Mater
Horizons 1(5):529–534