Dr. Sudip Kumar Batabyal is an associate professor in the Department of Science and seniorresearch scientist in the ACIRI, Amrita School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham,Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. Dr. Basudev Pradhan is an assistant professor at the Department of Energy Engineering, Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Green and Efficient Energy Technology (GEET), Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India. Dr. Kallol Mohanta is an assistant professor at the PSG Institute of Advanced Studies, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. Dr. Rama Ranjan Bhattacharjee is an associate professor and head of the department at the Amity Institute of Nanotechnology and also a university research coordinator in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Dr. Amit Banerjee is an assistant professor and group leader at the Microsystem Design-Integration Lab, Physics Department, Bidhan Chandra College, Asansol, West Bengal, India.

• 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 dots10 Carbon quantum dot-based nanosensors 11 Carbon dots: biomedical applications 12 Bioimaging applications of carbon quantum dots13 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 applications16 Magnetic and nanophotonics applications of carbon quantum dots17 Carbon quantum dots: An overview and potential applications in terahertz domain18 Nanocarbon-based single-electron transistors as electrometer19 Nanodiamonds for advanced photonic and biomedical applications20 Future perspectives of carbon quantum dots

Dr. Sudip Kumar Batabyal is an associate professor in the Department of Science and seniorresearch scientist in the ACIRI, Amrita School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham,Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. Dr. Basudev Pradhan is an assistant professor at the Department of Energy Engineering, Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Green and Efficient Energy Technology (GEET), Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India. Dr. Kallol Mohanta is an assistant professor at the PSG Institute of Advanced Studies, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. Dr. Rama Ranjan Bhattacharjee is an associate professor and head of the department at the Amity Institute of Nanotechnology and also a university research coordinator in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Dr. Amit Banerjee is an assistant professor and group leader at the Microsystem Design-Integration Lab, Physics Department, Bidhan Chandra College, Asansol, West Bengal, India.

• 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 dots10 Carbon quantum dot-based nanosensors 11 Carbon dots: biomedical applications 12 Bioimaging applications of carbon quantum dots13 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 applications16 Magnetic and nanophotonics applications of carbon quantum dots17 Carbon quantum dots: An overview and potential applications in terahertz domain18 Nanocarbon-based single-electron transistors as electrometer19 Nanodiamonds for advanced photonic and biomedical applications20 Future perspectives of carbon quantum dots

Dr. Sudip Kumar Batabyal is an associate professor in the Department of Science and seniorresearch scientist in the ACIRI, Amrita School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham,Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. Dr. Basudev Pradhan is an assistant professor at the Department of Energy Engineering, Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Green and Efficient Energy Technology (GEET), Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India. Dr. Kallol Mohanta is an assistant professor at the PSG Institute of Advanced Studies, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. Dr. Rama Ranjan Bhattacharjee is an associate professor and head of the department at the Amity Institute of Nanotechnology and also a university research coordinator in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Dr. Amit Banerjee is an assistant professor and group leader at the Microsystem Design-Integration Lab, Physics Department, Bidhan Chandra College, Asansol, West Bengal, India.

• 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 dots10 Carbon quantum dot-based nanosensors 11 Carbon dots: biomedical applications 12 Bioimaging applications of carbon quantum dots13 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 applications16 Magnetic and nanophotonics applications of carbon quantum dots17 Carbon quantum dots: An overview and potential applications in terahertz domain18 Nanocarbon-based single-electron transistors as electrometer19 Nanodiamonds for advanced photonic and biomedical applications20 Future perspectives of carbon quantum dots