Carbon Nanoparticles and Materials on Their Basis

• Main Authors: Alina A. Kokorina, Alexey V. Ermakov, Anna M. Abramova, Irina Yu. Goryacheva, Gleb B. Sukhorukov
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2020-09-01
• Series: Colloids and Interfaces
• Subjects: carbon nanoparticles; carbon dots; luminescent nanoparticles; luminescence; gel-electrophoresis; calcium carbonate microparticles
• Online Access: https://www.mdpi.com/2504-5377/4/4/42

Carbon nanoparticles (CNPs) are novel nanostructures with luminescent properties. The development of CNPs involves the elaboration of various synthetic methods, structure characterization, and different applications. However, the problems associated with the CNP structure definition and properties homogeneity are not solved and barely described in depth. In this feature article, we demonstrate the approaches for the effective separation and purification of CNPs by size and size/charge ratio. We propose a promising way for the synthesis of the uniform-size structures by the application of calcium carbonate porous microparticles as reactors with defined size. Additionally, the application of the CNPs agglomerates for controllable release systems triggered by light and in-situ synthesis of fluorescent conductive carbonaceous films on the base of polyelectrolyte multilayers are under consideration.