One-step and high yield simultaneous preparation of single- and multi-layer graphene quantum dots from CX-72 carbon black

2012 ◽  
Vol 22 (18) ◽  
pp. 8764 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yongqiang Dong ◽  
Congqiang Chen ◽  
Xinting Zheng ◽  
Lili Gao ◽  
Zhiming Cui ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Dots ◽  
Carbon Black ◽  
Graphene Quantum Dots ◽  
High Yield ◽  
Layer Graphene ◽  
One Step

scholarly journals Green Preparation of High Yield Fluorescent Graphene Quantum Dots from Coal-Tar-Pitch by Mild Oxidation

Nanomaterials ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 844 ◽  
Author(s):  
Quanrun Liu ◽  
Jingjie Zhang ◽  
He He ◽  
Guangxu Huang ◽  
Baolin Xing ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Dots ◽  
Coal Tar ◽  
Graphene Quantum Dots ◽  
High Yield ◽  
Coal Tar Pitch ◽  
Narrow Size Distribution ◽  
Material Source ◽  
Graphene Layers ◽  
Mild Conditions ◽  
Simple Strategy

Coal tar pitch (CTP), a by-product of coking industry, has a unique molecule structure comprising an aromatic nucleus and several side chains bonding on this graphene-like nucleus, which is very similar to the structure of graphene quantum dots (GQDs). Based on this perception, we develop a facile approach to convert CTP to GQDs only by oxidation with hydrogen peroxide under mild conditions. One to three graphene layers, monodisperse GQDs with a narrow size distribution of 1.7 ± 0.4 nm, are obtained at high yield (more than 80 wt. %) from CTP. The as-produced GQDs are highly soluble and strongly fluorescent in aqueous solution. This simple strategy provides a feasible route towards the commercial synthesis of GQDs for its cheap material source, green reagent, mild condition, and high yield.

One step electro-oxidative preparation of graphene quantum dots from wood charcoal as a peroxidase mimetic

Talanta ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 173 ◽  
pp. 36-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Narsingh R. Nirala ◽  
Gaurav Khandelwal ◽  
Brijesh Kumar ◽  
Vinita ◽  
Rajiv Prakash ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Dots ◽  
Graphene Quantum Dots ◽  
Wood Charcoal ◽  
Peroxidase Mimetic ◽  
One Step

scholarly journals One-Step Synthesis of Diamine-Functionalized Graphene Quantum Dots from Graphene Oxide and Their Chelating and Antioxidant Activities

Nanomaterials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rabeb El-Hnayn ◽  
Laetitia Canabady-Rochelle ◽  
Christophe Desmarets ◽  
Lavinia Balan ◽  
Hervé Rinnert ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Dots ◽  
Graphene Oxide ◽  
Colloidal Stability ◽  
Antioxidant Activities ◽  
Graphene Quantum Dots ◽  
Average Diameter ◽  
Functionalized Graphene ◽  
One Step ◽  
Low Cytotoxicity ◽  
Health Applications

2,2’-(Ethylenedioxy)bis(ethylamine)-functionalized graphene quantum dots (GQDs) were prepared under mild conditions from graphene oxide (GO) via oxidative fragmentation. The as-prepared GQDs have an average diameter of ca. 4 nm, possess good colloidal stability, and emit strong green-yellow light with a photoluminescence (PL) quantum yield of 22% upon excitation at 375 nm. We also demonstrated that the GQDs exhibit high photostability and the PL intensity is poorly affected while tuning the pH from 1 to 8. Finally, GQDs can be used to chelate Fe(II) and Cu(II) cations, scavenge radicals, and reduce Fe(III) into Fe(II). These chelating and reducing properties that associate to the low cytotoxicity of GQDs show that these nanoparticles are of high interest as antioxidants for health applications.

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