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From Metal–Organic Framework to Intrinsically Fluorescent Carbon Nanodots
Author(s) -
Amali Arlin Jose,
Hoshino Hideto,
Wu Chun,
Ando Masanori,
Xu Qiang
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201402982
Subject(s) - nanodot , fluorescence , materials science , nanotechnology , photoluminescence , carbon fibers , carbon nanoparticles , metal organic framework , metal , nanoparticle , chemistry , optoelectronics , metallurgy , organic chemistry , adsorption , optics , composite material , physics , composite number
Highly photoluminescent carbon nanodots (CNDs) were synthesized for the first time from metal–organic framework (MOF, ZIF‐8) nanoparticles. Coupled with fluorescence and non‐toxic characteristics, these carbon nanodots could potentially be used in biosafe color patterning.