Surfactant-derived water-soluble carbon dots for quantitative determination of fluoride via a turn-off–on strategy

• DOI: 10.1039/d1nj04838d
• Publication Date: 2021-11-25T10:20:53Z
• Authors: Shagun Kainth; Neha Goel; Soumen Basu; Banibrata Maity
• Keywords: Turn (biochemistry); Carbon fibers; Water soluble

Surfactants play a vital role as precursors for achieving carbon cores, heteroatom π-systems, and stability in dots (CDs).