Carbon Quantum Dots - Synthesis, Properties and Applications

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.

List of contents

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.

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).  

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Raz Jelinek
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2018
• EAN: 9783319829401
• ISBN: 978-3-31-982940-1
• No. of pages: 130
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 7 mm x 235 mm
• Weight: 219 g
• Illustrations: V, 130 p. 121 illus., 108 illus. in color.
• Series: Carbon Nanostructures; Carbon Nanostructures
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Mechanical engineering, production engineering; B, Chemistry and Materials Science, Other manufacturing technologies, Nanotechnology, Nanoscale Science and Technology, Nanostructures, Nanoscale science, Nanophysics, Nanoscience, Microsystems and MEMS, Nanotechnology and Microengineering, Nanosciences