Microwave synthesis of fluorescent carbon nanoparticles with electrochemiluminescence properties

• DOI: 10.1039/b907612c
• Publication Date: 2009-07-16T08:30:18Z
• Authors: Hui Zhu; Xiaolei Wang; Yali Li; Zhongjun Wang; Fan Yang; Xiurong Yang
• Keywords: Luminescence; Surface Properties; Electrochemistry; Nanoparticles; 02 engineering and technology; Particle Size; Microwaves; 0210 nano-technology; 01 natural sciences; Carbon; 0104 chemical sciences

We present a facile, economical microwave pyrolysis approach to synthesize fluorescent carbon nanoparticles with electrochemiluminescence properties.