Issue 18, 2011
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Chemical Communications

Metal-enhanced photoluminescence from carbon nanodots

Yongxia Zhang,a   Helena Gonçalves,b   Joaquim C. G. Esteves da Silvac  and  Chris D. Geddes*d  

* Corresponding authors

a Institute of Fluorescence and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland Baltimore County, 701 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, USA

b Centro de Investigação em Química, Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto, R. Campo Alegre 687, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal

c Centro de Investigação em Química, Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto, R. Campo Alegre 687, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal

d Institute of Fluorescence and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland Baltimore County, 701 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, USA
E-mail: geddes@umbc.edu
Fax: +1 410-576-5722
Tel: +1 410-576-5720

Abstract

In the last couple of years, carbon dots have emerged as a new novel luminescent particle for applications in fluorescence and microscopy in some ways analogous to quantum dots and silicon nanocrystals/particles. As with any fluorescent label or tag, absolute fluorescence intensity, brightness, and particle photostability are a primary concern. In this communication we subsequently show that similar to classical fluorophores, carbon dots located in the near-field, near to Plasmon supporting materials, show enhanced intensities and improved photostabilities.

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Article information

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C0CC03832F
Article type
Communication
Submitted
13 Sep 2010
Accepted
08 Mar 2011
First published
01 Apr 2011

Chem. Commun., 2011,47, 5313-5315

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Metal-enhanced photoluminescence from carbon nanodots

Y. Zhang, H. Gonçalves, J. C. G. Esteves da Silva and C. D. Geddes, Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 5313 DOI: 10.1039/C0CC03832F

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