Green and Facile Synthesis of Nitrogen and Phosphorus Co-Doped Carbon Quantum Dots towards Fluorescent Ink and Sensing Applications
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental
2.1. Chemicals
2.2. Synthesis of N/P Co-Doped CQDs
2.3. QY Measurement
2.4. Fluorescence Ink Evaluation
2.5. Metal Ion Detection
2.6. Materials Characterizations
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Bao, R.; Chen, Z.; Zhao, Z.; Sun, X.; Zhang, J.; Hou, L.; Yuan, C. Green and Facile Synthesis of Nitrogen and Phosphorus Co-Doped Carbon Quantum Dots towards Fluorescent Ink and Sensing Applications. Nanomaterials 2018, 8, 386. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8060386
Bao R, Chen Z, Zhao Z, Sun X, Zhang J, Hou L, Yuan C. Green and Facile Synthesis of Nitrogen and Phosphorus Co-Doped Carbon Quantum Dots towards Fluorescent Ink and Sensing Applications. Nanomaterials. 2018; 8(6):386. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8060386
Chicago/Turabian StyleBao, Ruiqi, Zhiyi Chen, Zhiwei Zhao, Xuan Sun, Jinyang Zhang, Linrui Hou, and Changzhou Yuan. 2018. "Green and Facile Synthesis of Nitrogen and Phosphorus Co-Doped Carbon Quantum Dots towards Fluorescent Ink and Sensing Applications" Nanomaterials 8, no. 6: 386. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8060386