A Photochemical Avenue to Photoluminescent N-Dots and their Upconversion Cell Imaging
Abstract A photochemical avenue to synthesize nitrogen-rich quantum dots (N-dots) using 2-azido imidazole as the starting material was established for the first time. A production yield of up to 92.7% was obtained. The N-dots were then fully characterized by elemental analysis, IR, XPS, XRD, AFM and...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2017-05-01
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| Series: | Scientific Reports |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-01663-x |