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Photoluminescence mechanism and applications of Zn-doped carbon dots

Quan Xu, Wei Cai, Miaoran Zhang, Rigu Su, Yingchun Ye, Yeqing Li, Lipeng Zhang, Yongjian Guo, Zhiqiang Yu, Siyu Li,

RSC Advances · 2018 · 61 citations · 37 references

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Zinc ions, acting as a surface passivating agent, prevented the aggregation of graphene π–π stacking and increased the quantum yield of Zn-carbon dots.

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A graphene quantum dot photodynamic therapy agent with high singlet oxygen generation

Jiechao Ge, Minhuan Lan, Bingjiang Zhou et al. · Nature Communications · 2014 · 1.4K citations · Full text

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