Recent Advances on Graphene Quantum Dots: From Chemistry and Physics to Applications

By Yibo Yan, J. Gong, Jie Chen, Zhiping Zeng, Wei Huang, Kanyi Pu, Jiyang Liu, Peng Chen. Advances in Materials, 2019

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Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) that are flat 0D nanomaterials have attracted increasing interest because of their exceptional chemicophysical properties and novel applications in energy conversion and storage, electro/photo/chemical catalysis, flexible devices, sensing, display, imaging, and theranostics. The significant advances in the recent years are summarized with comparative and balanced discussion. The differences between GQDs and other nanomaterials, including their nanocarbon cousins, are emphasized, and the unique advantages of GQDs for specific applications are highlighted. The current challenges and outlook of this growing field are also discussed.

Subfields: Materials Chemistry

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