1 Photophysical properties of carbon quantum dots 2 The physical and chemical properties of carbon dots via computational modeling 3 Synthesis of carbon quantum dots 4 Characterization and physical properties of carbon quantum dots 5 Surface engineering of carbon quantum dots 6 Photodetector applications of carbon and graphene quantum dots 7 Photovoltaic application of carbon quantum dots 8 Light-emitting diode application of carbon quantum dots 9 Nanoelectronic applications of carbon quantum dots 10 Carbon quantum dot-based nanosensors 11 Carbon dots: biomedical applications 12 Bioimaging applications of carbon quantum dots 13 Photocatalytic applications of carbon quantum dots for wastewater treatment 14 Current prospects of carbon-based nanodots in photocatalytic CO2 conversion 15 Carbon quantum dots and its composites for electrochemical energy storage applications 16 Magnetic and nanophotonics applications of carbon quantum dots 17 Carbon quantum dots: An overview and potential applications in terahertz domain 18 Nanocarbon-based single-electron transistors as electrometer 19 Nanodiamonds for advanced photonic and biomedical applications 20 Future perspectives of carbon quantum dots

Introduces recent advances in the understanding of carbon quantum dots, including relevant synthesis and surface engineering strategies for their large-scale development Provides an overview of the most relevant applications of carbon quantum dots for the development of sustainable technologies in optoelectronics and energy storage and production Discusses future research directions and remaining challenges towards the commercial translation of carbon quantum dots