title: Creating high yield water soluble luminescent graphene quantum dots via exfoliating and disintegrating carbon nanotubes and graphite flakes.
abstract: We have developed an effective method to exfoliate and disintegrate multi-walled carbon nanotubes and graphite flakes. With this technique, high yield production of luminescent graphene quantum dots with high quantum yield and low oxidization can be achieved.
authors.affiliation: Sir Robert Hadfield Building, Mappin Street, Sheffield, S1 3JD, UK.
authors.forename: Liangxu
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Shaowei
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D006108:Graphite / Q000737:chemistry*; D049449:Luminescence; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D010316:Particle Size; D045663:Quantum Dots; D012995:Solubility; D013499:Surface Properties; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon; D014867:Water; D006108:Graphite