title: Highly luminescent carbon nanodots by microwave-assisted pyrolysis.
abstract: Carbon nanodots (CDs) with a low cytotoxicity have been synthesized by one-step microwave-assisted pyrolysis of citric acid in the presence of various amine molecules. The primary amine molecules have been confirmed to serve dual roles as N-doping precursors and surface passivation agents, both of which considerably enhanced the fluorescence of the CDs.
authors: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, PR China.
authors: Xinyun
authors: X
authors: Zhai
authors: Peng
authors: P
authors: Zhang
authors: Changjun
authors: C
authors: Liu
authors: Tao
authors: T
authors: Bai
authors: Wenchen
authors: W
authors: Li
authors: Liming
authors: L
authors: Dai
authors: Wenguang
authors: W
authors: Liu
mesh_terms: D000588:Amines / Q000737:chemistry; D019343:Citric Acid / Q000737:chemistry; D049449:Luminescence; D008872:Microwaves; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D010316:Particle Size; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D000588:Amines; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon; D019343:Citric Acid