Towards efficient solid-state photoluminescence based on carbon-nanodots and starch composites Sun, M.; Qu, S.; Hao, Z.; Ji, W.; Jing, P.; Zhang, H.; Zhang, L.; Zhao, J.; Shen, D.
Published in: Nanoscale
DOI:10.1039/c4nr04034aLink to publication
Citation for published version (APA):Sun, M., Qu, S., Hao, Z., Ji, W., Jing, P., Zhang, H., ... Shen, D. (2014). Towards efficient solid-state photoluminescence based on carbon-nanodots and starch composites. Nanoscale, 6(21), 13076-13081. DOI: 10.1039/c4nr04034a
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