A facile large-scale microwave synthesis of highly fluorescent carbon dots from benzenediol isomers

Jun Wang, Changming Cheng, Ying Huang, Baozhan Zheng, Hongyan Yuan, Bo Lin, Ming-Wu Zheng, Shengyong Yang, Yong Guo, Dan Xiao

Journal of Materials Chemistry C · 2014 · 93 citations · 52 references

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Abstract

Three different carbon dots with high quantum yields were prepared via microwave method within 2 min. The hydroquinone-derived CDs could easily penetrate cells in 30 min.

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