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A review on synthesis, challenges as well as future prospects of graphene quantum dot (GQD)

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Specific characteristics of dimensionally constrained nanoparticles are used effectively to enhance a wide range of applications. Engineers can exploit the phenomenon and associated band gap to open its applications by incorporating optoelectrical features in different fields. When it comes to materials, carbonaceous nanomaterials like graphene have recently received a lot of interest among researchers. The class of carbonaceous materials is particularly interesting because of their distinctive mechanical, chemical, optical and electrical properties. Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) are the newest form of carbonaceous non-materials. GQDs may be modified and improved by changing the graphene layer count, doping and functional attachments creating composites or using groups. Apart from the band structure, GQDs have a variety of other advantageous functional characteristics for different applications. Tuneable fluorescence, high quantum efficiency\({/}\)quantum confinement, increased chemical stability, edge effects, biocompatibility, low toxicity, photostability and water solubility are a few characteristics of GQDs which are desirable for various applications.

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N Kumar is thankful to the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC) for providing computational help for this work. The authors are also thankful to Mr Pawan Singh and Khem B Thapa (BBAU, Lucknow) for the scientific discussion. The authors are very grateful to Dr Anakuthil Anoop, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IITK), West Bengal, India, for providing the help of Python aggregation.

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    Narinder Kumar, Reena Dhyani, B S Rawat & P S Rawat

  2. Department of Physics, School for Physical and Decision Sciences, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, 226 025, India

    Diptarka Roy & Devendra Singh

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Kumar, N., Dhyani, R., Rawat, B.S. et al. A review on synthesis, challenges as well as future prospects of graphene quantum dot (GQD). Pramana - J Phys 98, 42 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12043-023-02690-2

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