“…Because of their unique chemical, mechanical, and optical properties, graphene quantum dots (GQDs) have gained a lot of interest in the scientific community. − Compared to the standard semiconductor quantum dots (QDs), GQDs have many unique properties such as high biocompatibility, low toxicity, excellent solubility, robust photoluminescence (PL), and tunable band gaps, − which have prompted many possible applications of GQDs that include photodetectors, , bioimaging, − fluorescent agents, − adsorbent, , and sensors. , As a consequence, the identification limit, selectivity, sensitivity, and biocompatibility are very different in GQDs in comparison with that of QDs . Because of their excellent optical, electrical, mechanical, and thermal properties, GQDs have become one of the most common options to incorporate in sensors for detecting toxic metal ions .…”