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How atomic defects can program carbon quantum dots for future light-based technologies

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How atomic defects can program carbon quantum dots for future light-based technologies

Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) are tiny carbon-based nanomaterials that have attracted increasing attention as environmentally friendly alternatives to conventional heavy-metal quantum dots. They are lightweight, photostable and potentially biocompatible, and their light absorption and emission properties can be tuned.

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