articleChemical CommunicationsJan 1, 2012Closed access

Simple one-step synthesis of highly luminescent carbon dots from orange juice: application as excellent bio-imaging agents

SSSwagatika SahuBBBirendra BeheraTKTapas K. MaitiSMSasmita Mohapatra

National Institute of Technology Rourkela · Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

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Abstract

Highly photoluminescent carbon dots with a PL quantum yield of 26% have been prepared in one step by hydrothermal treatment of orange juice. Due to high photostability and low toxicity these carbon dots are demonstrated as excellent probes in cellular imaging.

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  • Orange juice
  • Photoluminescence
  • Quantum dot
  • Carbon quantum dots
  • Luminescence
  • Quantum yield
  • Hydrothermal circulation
  • One-Step
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