Promising Applications for Luminescence Properties of Carbon Dots and Quantum Dots
A Special Issue of Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991) belonging to the section "Nanophotonics Materials and Devices".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2026 | Viewed by 128
Editor
Interests: multi-mode luminescence of functional nanomaterials; fluorescence; phosphorescence; persistent afterglow; thermoluminescence; mechanoluminescence; radiation-induced luminescence; synthesis, optical modulation and luminescence mechanism exploration of carbon quantum dots; carbon quantum dot applications in optical sensing
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
It is difficult to imagine modern advanced nanophotonics fields without carbon dots and quantum dots. Their utilization has been increasing not only in traditional luminescence and optoelectronic areas but also in emerging fields, including biomedical imaging, environmental monitoring, photocatalysis, information encryption, etc. This has contributed to the advances in synthesis technologies, luminescence regulation methodologies, and functional modification approaches of carbon dots and quantum dots, which are characterized by high luminescence efficiency, low toxicity, excellent biocompatibility and tunable optical properties. On the other hand, the growing use of such luminescent nanomaterials in high-precision and safety-critical scenarios has pushed forward the research in performance stability, mechanism exploration and application expansion, leading to the development of high-performance multifunctional luminescent materials.
This Special Issue aims to present and disseminate the most recent advances related to the synthesis, luminescence properties, mechanism research and promising applications of all types of carbon dots and quantum dots.
Topics of interest for publication include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Synthetic routes and surface modification of carbon dots and quantum dots;
- Luminescence regulation mechanisms and photophysical property research;
- Fluorescence sensing and environmental detection applications;
- Bioimaging, biosensing and biomedical applications;
- Optoelectronic devices based on carbon dots and quantum dots;
- Photocatalysis and energy conversion applications;
- Information anti-counterfeiting and optical encryption applications;
- Composite luminescent nanomaterials;
- Stability optimization and large-scale manufacturing technologies;
- Emerging novel applications of luminescent carbon dots and quantum dots.
Prof. Dr. Yafang Wang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- carbon dots
- quantum dots
- luminescence
- surface modification
- optical applications
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