“…For the past few years, carbon quantum dots (CDs), as a novel type of nanomaterial, have received much attention because of their advantages of low toxicity, strong fluorescence, good biocompatibility, and a simple preparation process. , CDs have been widely used in biomedicine, ultrasonic capacitors, chemical biosensors, photocatalysis, and other aspects of our lives. , CDs can also be employed as fluorescent probes due to their exceptional fluorescence nature, good light stability, stable fluorescence emission, and ion recognition functions. , For example, CDs have been used to detect Fe 3+ , Hg 2+ , Pd 2+ , methyl orange in saffron, and picric acid in industrial wastewater. − CDs have also been employed for the detection of ClO – . For example, Yan et al studied a CD surface modified with fluorescein derivatives, which detects ClO – in the linear range of 0–70 μM by the energy transfer principle .…”