Volume 31, Issue 21 1808283
Review

Recent Advances on Graphene Quantum Dots: From Chemistry and Physics to Applications

Yibo Yan

Yibo Yan

Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072 China

School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 70 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637457 Singapore

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Jun Gong

Jun Gong

School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 70 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637457 Singapore

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Jie Chen

Jie Chen

School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 70 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637457 Singapore

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Zhiping Zeng

Zhiping Zeng

School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 70 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637457 Singapore

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Wei Huang

Wei Huang

Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072 China

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Kanyi Pu

Kanyi Pu

School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 70 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637457 Singapore

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Jiyang Liu

Jiyang Liu

Department of Chemistry, School of Sciences, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, 928 Second Avenue, Xiasha Higher Education Zone, Hangzhou, 310018 China

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Peng Chen

Corresponding Author

Peng Chen

School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 70 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637457 Singapore

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First published: 04 March 2019
Citations: 602

Abstract

Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) that are flat 0D nanomaterials have attracted increasing interest because of their exceptional chemicophysical properties and novel applications in energy conversion and storage, electro/photo/chemical catalysis, flexible devices, sensing, display, imaging, and theranostics. The significant advances in the recent years are summarized with comparative and balanced discussion. The differences between GQDs and other nanomaterials, including their nanocarbon cousins, are emphasized, and the unique advantages of GQDs for specific applications are highlighted. The current challenges and outlook of this growing field are also discussed.

Conflict of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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