Microwave-assisted one-step synthesis of water-soluble manganese-carbon nanodot clusters

Abstract Using metal coordination to assemble carbon nanodots (CND) into clusters can enhance their photophysical properties for applications in sensing and biomedicine. Water-soluble clusters of CNDs are prepared by one-step microwave synthesis starting from ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, ethylen...

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Main Authors: Nina Gomez-Blanco, Maurizio Prato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-08-01
Series:Communications Chemistry
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42004-023-00983-6