Carbon Quantum Dots

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This book introduces the various aspects of the emerging field of carbon dots. Their structural and physico-chemical properties as well as their current and future potential applications are covered. A special chapter on graphene quantum dots is provided. The reader will also find different synthesis routes for carbon quantum dots.

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Keywords

• Biological imaging
• Carbon nanomaterials
• Carbon nanostructures
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Table of contents (9 chapters)

Front Matter

Introduction

• Raz Jelinek

Carbon-Dot Synthesis

• Raz Jelinek

Characterization and Physical Properties of Carbon-Dots

• Raz Jelinek

Biological Applications of Carbon-Dots

• Raz Jelinek

Bioimaging Applications of Carbon-Dots

• Raz Jelinek

Carbon-Dots in Sensing Applications

• Raz Jelinek

Materials Science Applications of Carbon-Dots

• Raz Jelinek

Carbon-Dot-Containing Composite Materials

• Raz Jelinek

Conclusions and Future Outlook

• Raz Jelinek

Authors and Affiliations

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel

About the author

Raz Jelinek is at the Ben Gurion University, Israel. His research is broad-based and spans the interface between biology, chemistry, and nanotechnology, resulting in more than 120 scientific articles and several patents. He edited two books (published by John Wiley & Sons), and wrote two textbooks (De Gruyter): "Biomimetics – a Molecular Perspective" (2013), and "Nanoparticles" (to be published in May 2015).

Bibliographic Information

• Book Title : Carbon Quantum Dots
• Book Subtitle : Synthesis, Properties and Applications
• Authors : Raz Jelinek
• Series Title : Carbon Nanostructures
• DOI : https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43911-2
• Publisher : Springer Cham
• eBook Packages : Chemistry and Materials Science , Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
• Copyright Information : Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017
• Hardcover ISBN : 978-3-319-43909-9 Published: 21 September 2016
• Softcover ISBN : 978-3-319-82940-1 Published: 22 April 2018
• eBook ISBN : 978-3-319-43911-2 Published: 14 September 2016
• Series ISSN : 2191-3005
• Series E-ISSN : 2191-3013
• Edition Number : 1
• Number of Pages : V, 130
• Number of Illustrations : 13 b/w illustrations, 108 illustrations in colour
• Topics : Nanotechnology , Nanotechnology and Microengineering , Nanoscale Science and Technology