Applications of Carbon Dots in Optoelectronics

Applications of Quantum Dots in Cell Tracking

Tracking cells after transplantation is always one the main concerns of researchers in the field of regenerative medicine. Finding a tracer with long stability and low cytotoxicity can be considered as a solution for this issue. Semiconductor nanocrystals, also called quantum dots (QDs), have unique photophysical properties which make them as suitable candidate in this setting. Broad-range exci...

Carbon quantum dots: synthesis, properties and applications

Carbon quantum dots (CQDs, C-dots or CDs), which are generally small carbon nanoparticles (less than 10 nm in size) with various unique properties, have found wide use in more and more fields during the last few years. In this feature article, we describe the recent progress in the field of CQDs, focusing on their synthetic methods, size control, modification strategies, photoelectric propertie...

Synthesis of biocompatible multicolor luminescent carbon dots for bioimaging applications.

Water-soluble carbon dots (C-dots) were prepared through microwave-assisted pyrolysis of an aqueous solution of dextrin in the presence of sulfuric acid. The C-dots produced showed multicolor luminescence in the entire visible range, without adding any surface-passivating agent. X-ray diffraction and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy studies revealed the graphitic nature of the carbon and...

Nanocrystal Optoelectronics: from Solution-Processed Quantum Dots to Wells

Nano-optoelectronics Based on Iii-v Semiconductor Quantum Dots

In this talk, I discuss the new physics and device applications provided by self-assembled quantum dots, in particular, with III-V compound semiconductor materials system. The quantum dots are the structures three-dimensionally confined and therefore provide quasi zero-dimensional electron gas system, where novel physics can be studied and improved device performance can be achieved, in particu...