The invention discloses a method for preparing 
graphene quantum dots, which belongs to the technical field of nano-material preparation. The method for preparing 
grapheme quantum dots comprises the following steps: firstly, utilizing 
graphite oxide to prepare 
graphene slices, and dissolving 50mg of 
graphene slices, 0-30mL of concentrated 
sulfuric acid, 10-40mL of concentrated 
nitric acid and the balance of de-ionized water for supplementing to 40mL into a dispersing 
system with 40mL; filtrating the abovementioned dispersing 
system, dispersing the 
solid into the de-ionized water again, adjusting the pH value to 8 with a 
sodium hydroxide solution, 
processing for 3 min in a 
microwave reaction kettle, naturally cooling, filtering with a filter membrane, collecting filtrate and dialyzing the filtrate in a 
dialysis bag for three days; and 
drying the dialyzed products to obtain the graphene 
quantum dots. The method provided by the invention is convenient in synthetic process and high in efficiency, and the obtained graphene quantum dots are high in purity, small in particle size, and strong in fluorescent property, and has monodispersity and water 
solubility, so that the graphene quantum dots are good in application prospect in the aspects of bioluminescent marks and solar cells.