TY - JOUR
T1 - Carbon Dots
T2 - Bottom-Up Syntheses, Properties, and Light-Harvesting Applications
AU - Choi, Yuri
AU - Choi, Yeongkyu
AU - Kwon, Oh Hoon
AU - Kim, Byeong Su
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim
Copyright:
Copyright 2018 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2018/3/16
Y1 - 2018/3/16
N2 - The development of cost-effective and environmentally friendly photocatalysts and photosensitizers has received tremendous attention because of their potential utilization in solar-light-harvesting applications. In this respect, carbon dots (CDs) prepared by bottom-up methods have been considered to be promising light-harvesting materials. Through their preparation from various molecular precursors and synthetic methods, CDs exhibit excellent optical and charge-transfer properties. Furthermore, their photophysical properties can be readily optimized and enhanced by means of doping, functionalization, and post-synthetic treatment. In this review, we summarize the recent progress in CDs synthesized using bottom-up approaches. These CDs exhibit strong light absorption and unique electron donor/acceptor capabilities for light-harvesting applications. We anticipate that this review will provide new insights into novel types of photosensitizers and photocatalysts for a wide range of applications.
AB - The development of cost-effective and environmentally friendly photocatalysts and photosensitizers has received tremendous attention because of their potential utilization in solar-light-harvesting applications. In this respect, carbon dots (CDs) prepared by bottom-up methods have been considered to be promising light-harvesting materials. Through their preparation from various molecular precursors and synthetic methods, CDs exhibit excellent optical and charge-transfer properties. Furthermore, their photophysical properties can be readily optimized and enhanced by means of doping, functionalization, and post-synthetic treatment. In this review, we summarize the recent progress in CDs synthesized using bottom-up approaches. These CDs exhibit strong light absorption and unique electron donor/acceptor capabilities for light-harvesting applications. We anticipate that this review will provide new insights into novel types of photosensitizers and photocatalysts for a wide range of applications.
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U2 - 10.1002/asia.201701736
DO - 10.1002/asia.201701736
M3 - Review article
C2 - 29316309
AN - SCOPUS:85042221776
VL - 13
SP - 586
EP - 598
JO - Chemistry - An Asian Journal
JF - Chemistry - An Asian Journal
SN - 1861-4728
IS - 6
ER -