Abstract
Thermal oxidation of a salt precursor made from the acid base combination of tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane and betaine hydrochloride results in light-emitting surface quaternized carbon dots that are water-dispersible, display anion exchange properties, and exhibit uniform size/surface charge. © 2011 American Chemical Society.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 6-8 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Chemistry of Materials |
Volume | 24 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 23 2011 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2020-10-01Acknowledged KAUST grant number(s): KUS-C1-018-02
Acknowledgements: The work was supported by the Operational Program Research and Development for Innovations-European Social Fund (CZ.1.05/2.1.00/03.0058). This publication is also based on work supported in part by Award No. KUS-C1-018-02, made by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). The projects of Grant Agency of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (KAN115600801 and KAN200380801) are gratefully acknowledged. The authors thank Dr. K. Safarova at Palacky University for TEM measurements.
This publication acknowledges KAUST support, but has no KAUST affiliated authors.