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Table 3

Percentage of mass and atomic of elemental analysis by EDX of QDs of (a) gold, (b) silver, and (c) copper in the concentration of 0.1 g/L.

(a)

Element	% weight	% atomic
C	55.2	62.5
O	44.0	37.4
Au	0.83	0.006
Total	100	—

(b)

Element	% weight	% atomic
C	69.1	76.3
O	28.2	23.4
Ag	2.76	0.34
Total	100	—

(c)

Element	% weight	% atomic
C	59.89	69.7
O	32.87	28.7
Cu	7.24	1.59
Total	100	—