The Institute of Materials Physics of Zhengzhou University hasrecentlymade progress in synthesis of phosphorescent carbon nanodots. The researchresult,entitled “Self-exothermicReaction DrivenLarge-scaleSynthesis ofPhosphorescentCarbonNanodots”, is publishedinNano Research,aleading journalof science inChina's "Plan of Excellent Science Journal ". The first author isSong Shiyu, a doctoral candidate inPhysicsCollege,andthe corresponding authors are associate professor Liu Kaikai, Professor Shan Chongxin and Dr. Shang Yuan.