Description
Carbon Quantum Dots for Sustainable Energy and Optoelectronics reviews the synthesis, properties, and applications of carbon nanodots. This book provides readers with an overviewof the key advances in the development of carbon quantum dots including synthesis and surface engineering strategies such as pyrolysis-based synthesis, biomass-based synthesis,functionalization, and other methods toward large-scale development of these carbon nanomaterials. The emerging applications of carbon quantum dots in different fields, suchas energy harvesting, energy storage, and biomedical applications, are thoroughly reviewed, emphasizing the impact of enhanced properties of carbon quantum dots for these applications.Carbon Quantum Dots for Sustainable Energy and Optoelectronics is suitable for graduate students, materials scientists, and engineers working in academia and industry. This book isalso beneficial for the interdisciplinary community of researchers and practitioners working in the field of nanotechnology.- Introduces recent advances in the understanding of carbon quantum dots, including relevant synthesis and surface engineering strategies for their large-scale development- Provides an overview of the most relevant applications of carbon quantum dots for the development of sustainable technologies in optoelectronics and energy storage and production- Discusses future research directions and remaining challenges towards the commercial translation of carbon quantum dots
Table of Contents
1 Photophysical properties of carbon quantum dots2 The physical and chemical properties of carbon dots via computational modeling3 Synthesis of carbon quantum dots4 Characterization and physical properties of carbon quantum dots5 Surface engineering of carbon quantum dots6 Photodetector applications of carbon and graphene quantum dots7 Photovoltaic application of carbon quantum dots8 Light-emitting diode application of carbon quantum dots9 Nanoelectronic applications of carbon quantum dots10 Carbon quantum dot-based nanosensors11 Carbon dots: biomedical applications12 Bioimaging applications of carbon quantum dots13 Photocatalytic applications of carbon quantum dots for wastewater treatment14 Current prospects of carbon-based nanodots in photocatalytic CO2 conversion15 Carbon quantum dots and its composites for electrochemical energy storage applications16 Magnetic and nanophotonics applications of carbon quantum dots17 Carbon quantum dots: An overview and potential applications in terahertz domain18 Nanocarbon-based single-electron transistors as electrometer19 Nanodiamonds for advanced photonic and biomedical applications20 Future perspectives of carbon quantum dots
