%0 Journal Article %A and Hai-Guang Zhao %A Hao Zhou %A Shi-Huan Ren %A Yuan-Ming Zhang %T Synthesis of Colloidal Carbon Quantum Dots %D 2021 %R 10.21127/yaoyigc20210012 %J General Chemistry %P 210012-210012 %V 7 %N 4 %X Carbon quantum dots (C-dots) are emerging semiconductor nanomaterials consisting of earth-abundant C, O, and N elements. C-dots have many advantages such as high quantum yield, good photo- and chemical-stability, low-cost, low-toxicity and easy synthesis with earth-abundant precursors. In this minireview, we summarized and updated the most recent research works for the synthesis of the fluorescent and phosphorescent C-dots. In the end, we also give our owner views for the challenges and research directions for C-dots. %U http://www.genchemistry.org/EN/10.21127/yaoyigc20210012