Graphene quantum dots fluorescence enhancement and pH response characteristics

Bei-long ZHANG; Jin-hua LI; Dong-xiao LU; Ke-xin ZHANG; Xiao-jun WANG; Li MA

doi:10.37188/CO.2023-0053

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