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Photoluminescence and Dye Adsorption Mechanism of Dehydrated Carbon Quantum Dots
The role of oxygen-based functional groups in the photoluminescence of dehydrated carbon dots (DCs) and the adsorption mechanism of dye molecules onto the surface of DC is investigated. DC were prepared from orange peel for the first time via the chemical dehydration effect of sulfuric and phosphoric acid at 180 oC. We …