Tailoring the edges of graphene quantum dots to establish localized π–π interactions with aromatic molecules
- 30 April 2015
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in RSC Advances
- Vol. 5 (51), 41248-41254
- https://doi.org/10.1039/c5ra04927j
Abstract
Partially ring-terminated graphene quantum dots enable efficient detection of aromatic molecules via the edge-localized π–π interaction.Funding Information
- Griffith University (International Research Postgraduate Scholarship)
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (OCE top-up scholarship)
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