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Water-soluble carbon dots (CDs) have been successfully synthesized by green-one-pot hydrothermal method. The CDs with small particle size exhibit fairly good water solubility, tunable photoluminescence, up-converted photoluminescence, and low toxicity. What is more, the as-prepared CDs were successfully applied in the field of cell image. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Water-soluble, fluorescent carbon dots (CDs) have been successfully synthesized from waste paper. The as-prepared CDs, with an amorphous structure and small particle size, exhibit good photostability, high photoluminescence quantum yields (PLQYs) and fairly low toxicity, which indicate potential applications in the field of biolabelling. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Highly photoluminescent ZnSe/Au nanocomposites have been prepared via a simple low-temperature-aqueous synthesis and direct coupling approach. The mechanism of surface plasmons enhanced photoluminescence of ZnSe/Au nanocomposites is investigated. Furthermore, due to high photostability and biocompatibility, the as-prepared ZnSe/Au nanocomposites are demonstrated as excellent probes in cellular imaging. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract: The controlled synthesis of ZnO hierarchical structures has been successfully realized in a large scale via a simple hydrothermal method. It was demonstrated that the morphology of the final products was simply tuned by adding different amounts of soluble salt. ZnO microparticles were prepared when no soluble salt was added, whereas microspheres and nanoflowers were selectively prepared in the presence of different amounts of NaF. ZnO nanosheets were obtained when adding appropriate amount of NaCl, Na2SO4, or K2SO4. ZnO nanobelts were obtained in the presence of appropriate amount of sodium citrate (C6H5Na3O7). The photoluminescence (PL) properties of those products were researched, and the origin of the PL was discussed. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]