“…As an emerging carbon nanomaterial, carbon dots (CDs) exhibit remarkable optical performance, which could emit fluorescence and phosphorescence with wavelength ranging from ultraviolet (UV) to near-infrared region. − They also possess multiple advantages, including facile synthesis, ease of functionalization, , excellent biocompatibility, low toxicity, , and chemical stability. These characteristics endow them with extensive application potentials in the fields of optoelectronic devices, , energy storage, sensing, ,, and drug delivery. , Despite that impressive research, CDs are also widely utilized in the synthesis of composites.…”