“…The UV–vis absorption spectra of the as-synthesized N,P-CDs show a strong absorption band at 404 nm, which corresponds to the n-π* transition of common functional groups, like CO, CN, etc. (depicted in Figure e), and the peak at ∼470 nm can be attributed to the N-containing molecular state as reported earlier. , Furthermore, N,P-CDs show a broad absorption shoulder in the longer-wavelength region with peak maxima at 576 and ∼610 nm, respectively. However, this broad band is missing for pure N-CD (as depicted in Figure S4a).…”