In situ photocatalytic formation of carbon quantum dots from corn stover via interfacial hydrogen peroxide generation

Green Chem., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04545B, Paper

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Xuejing Kang, Qian Yang, Sean Xiang Tang, Zhe Chen, Samir Budhathoki, Ramhari Paneru, Soyoung Kim, Yan Bai, Qian Li, Zhongbing Chen, Alexander Goroncy, Richard N. Zare, Maohong Fan
A solar-driven, low-cost, low-temperature process converts corn stover into high-purity, uniform CQDs with a robust quantum yield, pow ered by spontaneous H₂O-to-H₂O₂ conversion at water–gas microdroplet interfaces without external catalysts.
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