Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Reviews Review Faculty Publications- Reviews Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Fluorescent Mechanism in Zero-Dimensional Carbon Nanomaterials: A Review Subject The topic of the resource Carbon dots; Crosslinked Enhanced Emission; External stimuli; Molecular states; Surface states; Synergy Description An account of the resource Fluorescent carbon dots (CDs) have acquired growing interest from different areas over decades. Their fascinating property of tunable fluorescence by changing the excitation wavelength has attracted researchers worldwide. Understanding the mechanisms behind fluorescence is of great importance, as they help with the synthesis and applications, significantly when narrowed down to applications with color-tunable mechanisms. But, due to a lack of practical and theoretical information, the fluorescence mechanisms of CDs remain unknown, preventing the production of CDs with desired optical qualities. This review focuses on the PL mechanisms of carbon dots. The quantum confinement effect determined the carbon core, the surface and edge states determined by various surface defects and the connected functional/chemical groups on the surface/edges, the molecular state solely determined the fluorophores in the interior or surface of the CDs, and the Crosslink Enhanced Emission Effect are the currently confirmed PL mechanisms. Graphic Abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.]. 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Abraham J.E.; Balachandran M. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Journal of Fluorescence, Vol-32, No. 3, pp. 887-906. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Springer Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2022-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s10895-022-02915-4" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1007/s10895-022-02915-4</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85126511426&amp;doi=10.1007%2Fs10895-022-02915-4&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=91fca06408bd419b447d4694d4ede82c" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85126511426&amp;doi=10.1007%2fs10895-022-02915-4&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=91fca06408bd419b447d4694d4ede82c</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 10530509; CODEN: JOFLE Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Review Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Abraham J.E., Materials Science Research Laboratory, Department of Physics and Electronics, CHRIST (Deemed To Be University), Karnataka, Bengaluru, 560029, India; Balachandran M., Materials Science Research Laboratory, Department of Physics and Electronics, CHRIST (Deemed To Be University), Karnataka, Bengaluru, 560029, India