Flowing electrolytic synthesis of fluorescent carbon nanoparticles and carbon nanosheets

A flowing electrolytic device equipped with large electrode area and high electric field intensity was designed for the preparation of fluorescent carbon nanoparticles (CNPs) and carbon nanosheets (CNSs). Comparing with normal electrolysis, the flowing electrolysis showed higher efficiency for the preparation and separation of the products. In the high intensity electric field, the CNPs and CNSs were enriched to the flowing electrolyte and the anode surface respectively. The obtained CNPs were regarded as a fluorescent probe of Fe3+, and the CNSs modified electrode was fabricated to be an electrochemical sensor of acetaminophen for its electrocatalytic properties. So the CNPs and CNSs were expected for the application of fluorescent and electrochemical detection.

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