@article{2a2e65542e754c1db4d372be79eb177c,
title = "Azobenzene dendronized carbon nanoparticles: The effect of light antenna",
abstract = "Fluorescent carbon nanoparticles are grafted with azobenzene dendrons, giving unique dendronized carbon nanoparticles that exhibit an increased quantum yield by as much as ∼74% at a low concentration. Such an improvement is attributed to the strong light harvesting capability of grafted azobenzene dendrons that act as {"}light antenna{"} to collect photons and the excitons generated then traverse to adjacent central carbon nanoparticles.",
author = "Qun Wang and Lee, {Siu Fung} and Changyu Tang and Yu, {Jimmy Chai Mei} and Leung, {Ken Cham Fai} and Wong, {Ka Wai}",
note = "This work was supported by the China Academy of Engineering Physics, Chengdu Science & Technology Development Center, Chengdu Green Energy and Green Manufacturing Technology R&D Center, Beijing Computational Science Research Center, and the Ministry of Science & Technology of China (973 Project 2011CB922200), and also the Research Grants Council of Hong Kong (GRF-HKBU201412) and the University Grants Committee of Hong Kong (AoE/P-03/08).",
year = "2014",
doi = "10.1039/c4ra02419b",
language = "English",
volume = "4",
pages = "18193--18197",
journal = "RSC Advances",
issn = "2046-2069",
publisher = "Royal Society of Chemistry",
number = "35",
}