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. 2021 Nov 25;12:6856. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-27071-4

Fig. 7. Energy level structure variation of the CDs by the protonation treatment.

Fig. 7

ac full-scale ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy (UPS), near Fermi energy (low binding energy) and secondary electron cut-off (high binding energy) regions of CDs before the protonation; df UPS, near Fermi energy and secondary electron cut-off regions of CDs after the protonation. g UV−Vis spectra, h one-photon fluorescence spectra; i two-photon fluorescence spectra of CDs before and after the protonation. (P-CDs: CDs after the protonation treatment).