荧光碳点是一种新型的荧光纳米材料。它不仅具有优良的光学性能,而且具有良好的生物相容性,易于实现表面功能化,在生物传感、荧光探针等领域具有很好的应用潜力。本文就近几年来荧光碳点的研究进行了综述,简述了碳点的特性,着重介绍了荧光碳点制备和应用的最新进展,对碳点发展过程中尚待解决的问题进行了总结,并对未来的发展方向进行了展望。
Fluorescent carbon dots(CDs)are a novel type of fluorescent nanomaterials,which is highly evaluated not only for the excellent optical performance and small size effect,but also the great biocompatibility and ease to achieve surface functionalization.Carbon dots can be widely used in the field of biological sensing,fluorescent probes and so on.In this review,the progress made in the field of carbon dots in recent years,especially in latest developments of synthesis and applications are reviewed,the characteristics of carbon dots are outlined,the problems remaining to be solved are summarized and the further advances are prospected.