Ha Thi Thu Nguyen

Synthesis of carbon dot-mediated gold nanostructures: experimental and quantum chemical insights into turn-on fluorescence sensing of N-acetylcysteine

In this work, a green and sustainable hydrothermal approach was employed to synthesize nitrogen-doped carbon dots (NCDs) using lemon juice as a natural precursor. The as-prepared NCDs served as eco-friendly reducing agents and stabilizing scaffolds for the subsequent in situ synthesis of gold nanoparticles (Au@NCDs). T...