Chemistry of Water Soluble Carbon Nanotubes and Carbon Quantum Dots with Group IB Metal-Dithiolenes: Structural and Photophysical Insights

Key Points

• To explore the interactions between transition metal dithiolenes and carbon-based nanostructures, namely CNTs and CQDs.
• Synthesis of silver(I) and copper(II) dithiolenes
• Characterization of interactions with carbon nanotubes and carbon quantum dots
• Analysis of structural and photophysical properties
• Identified significant interactions between metal dithiolenes and CNTs/CQDs
• Observed alterations in photophysical properties due to these interactions
• Provided structural insights into the nanostructures formed with metallic species.