Abstract
Carbon dots (CDs) are a newly found type of nanomaterial during the start of the 21st century. Since then, they have been the subject of intense investigation due to their intriguing features and possible uses. Despite their promise, CDs are limited in many areas due to a lack of understanding of their fundamental characteristics. To translate these discoveries into practical applications, it is required to include novel but basic chemical and biological discoveries. Thus, there is an urgent need for the development of a chemical toolkit for the design of new CDs' systems, with the toolkit being based on CD nanoarchitectonics results. Furthermore, it's possible to state that the options for precursors and synthetic pathways have matured into powerful instruments that can give specific structures and/or attributes for use in future applications. Additionally, during the course of this thesis, we have explored a variety of approaches and experimental conditions in an effort to get a higher level of control over chemical structure and the structure-property connections. Herein, nanoarchitectonic of CDs’ chemical approaches were classified as either post-modifications (surface modifications of CDs) or pre-modifications (synthesis of new CDs). It is envisaged that these basic and practical studies will allow CDs to be utilized in a variety of future applications.