Facile and green synthesis of fluorescent carbon dots from onion waste and their potential applications as sensor and multicolour imaging agents

Bandi, Rajkumar; Reddy Gangapuram, Bhagavanth; Dadigala, Ramakrishna; Eslavath, Ravikumar; S. Singh, Surya; Veerabhadram, Guttena

doi:10.1039/c6ra01669c

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Facile and green synthesis of fluorescent carbon dots from onion waste and their potential applications as sensor and multicolour imaging agents

Published in RSC Advances • Jan 1, 2016

Authors:

Rajkumar Bandi

Bhagavanth Reddy Gangapuram

Ramakrishna Dadigala

Abstract

A novel, green approach for the synthesis of highly fluorescent carbon dots with 28% quantum yield by utilizing onion waste as precursor and employing a simple autoclave is reported, and applied them as Fe 3+ sensor & multi-coloured imaging agents.

Subject

Fluorescence

Autoclave

Carbon fibers

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