Technology Details

Area of Technology:Engineering Sciences

Title of the Innovation: Carbon quantum dots

Brief About Innovation

Carbon quantum dots (CQDs), also known as carbon dots (CDs), are novel zero-dimensional fluorescent carbon-based nanomaterials. CQDs have attracted enormous attention around the world because of their excellent optical properties as well as water solubility, biocompatibility, low toxicity, eco-friendliness, and simple synthesis routes. CQDs have numerous applications in bioimaging, biosensing, chemical sensing, nanomedicine, solar cells, drug delivery, and light-emitting diodes.

A process that require simple preparation, easy to control, environmental friendly, uses cheap raw material and also suitable for large scale commercial production. 

CQDs have attractive features such as ease of synthesis, good water solubility, high photostability, high photoresponse, low cytotoxicity, facile surface functionalization,