Carbon Quantum Dots: Synthesis, Properties and Applications

ISBN-13: 9783319439099 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 130 str.

Raz Jelinek

Opis

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.

Spis treści

Introduction.- Carbon Dot Synthesis.- Characterization and Phyisical Properties of C-Dots.- Biological Applications of Carbon Dots.- Bio-imaging Applications of Carbon Dots.- Carbon Dots in Sensing Applications.- Materials Science Applications of Carbon Dots.-  Carbon Dot-containing composite Materials.-  Conclusions and future outlook.

O autorze

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).