“…To date, numerous fluorescence probes such as organic dyes, 8 carbon dots, 9 semiconductor nanocrystals, nanoparticles (NPs), 10 metal−organic frameworks, 11 and metal nanoclusters 12 have been employed for Cr(VI) detection, among which carbon dots have gained increasing attention due to their high biocompatibility, good solubility in water, excellent chemical stability, and high and tunable optical properties. 13 As a newly developed member of carbon dots, graphene quantum dots (GQDs) have gained significant research interest in various fields ranging from energy storage, 14 catalysis, 15 to biological and chemical sensing 16 due to their extraordinary thermal, optical, and electronic properties.…”