A Review on van der Waals Boron Nitride Quantum Dots
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Crystal Structures
3. Synthesis of BNQDs
3.1. Top-Down Approaches
3.1.1. Sonication-Assisted Liquid Exfoliation Method
3.1.2. Defect Engineering Method
3.1.3. Intercalation Method
3.1.4. Other Methods
3.2. Bottom-Up Approaches
3.2.1. Hydrothermal Methods
3.2.2. Carbothermal Reduction Reaction
3.2.3. Other Methods
3.3. Combined Method
4. Applications of BNQDs
4.1. Biological Application
4.1.1. Bioimaging
4.1.2. Biosensing
4.2. Chemical Sensing
4.3. Gas Sensing
4.4. Temperature Sensing
4.5. Fluorescent Staining
4.6. Electrochemiluminescence (ECL) Responses
4.7. Photocatalyst
4.8. Other Applications
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Acharya, A.; Sharma, S.; Liu, X.; Zhang, D.; Yap, Y.K. A Review on van der Waals Boron Nitride Quantum Dots. C 2021, 7, 35. https://doi.org/10.3390/c7020035
Acharya A, Sharma S, Liu X, Zhang D, Yap YK. A Review on van der Waals Boron Nitride Quantum Dots. C. 2021; 7(2):35. https://doi.org/10.3390/c7020035
Chicago/Turabian StyleAcharya, Amit, Sambhawana Sharma, Xiuling Liu, Dongyan Zhang, and Yoke Khin Yap. 2021. "A Review on van der Waals Boron Nitride Quantum Dots" C 7, no. 2: 35. https://doi.org/10.3390/c7020035