Natural biomass as carbon sources for the synthesis of photoluminescent carbon dots

• Main Authors: Jamaludin, Norhanisah, Abdul Rashid, Suraya, Tan, Tong Ling
• Format: Book Section
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2019
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/78874/1/Natural%20biomass%20as%20carbon%20sources%20for%20the%20synthesis%20of%20photoluminescent%20carbon%20dots.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/78874/; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B978012815757200005X#:~:text=Biochar%20as%20Carbon%20Source%20Starting,supply%20of%20oxygen%20%5B124%5D.
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Photoluminescent carbon dots (CD), one of the nanomaterial family members with a size of < 10 nm, have become increasingly popular in the past decade due to its unique optical and electric properties. Semiconductor quantum dots that were developed in the earlier years consist of toxic heavy metal...