A significant focus of carbon dot research is on enhancing the fluorescence emission performance of biomimetic carbon dots to improve their application value in practical analysis. In this study, fish scales were used as a precursor, and citric acid was introduced to improve the quantum yield of carbon dots. The results showed that under 350 nm excitation, citric acid-modified carbon dots (CDs-FS/CA) exhibited a maximum fluorescence emission of 411 nm, and the emission behavior was independent of the excitation wavelength, with a quantum yield of 35.5%. This high quantum yield could be attribu...
