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- Title
One-step synthesis of amine-functionalized fluorescent silicon nanoparticles for copper(II) ion detection.
- Authors
Wang, Yunqi; Tian, Meiling; Xie, Wenyue; Li, Chang Ming; Liu, Yingshuai
- Abstract
Amine-functionalized silicon nanoparticles (A-SiNPs) with intense green fluorescence and photostability are synthesized via a one-step, low-cost hydrothermal method under mild conditions using 3-aminopropyl triethoxysilane (APTES) as a silicon source and L-ascorbic acid (AA) as a reducing reagent. The amine-rich surface not only improves water dispersability and stability of the A-SiNPs but also offers a specific copper(II) ion (Cu2+) coordination capability. The as-prepared A-SiNPs can be directly employed for Cu2+ detection in "turn-off" mode, resulting from Cu2+ coordination-induced fluorescence quenching effect. Under optimal conditions, Cu2+ detection was accomplished with a linear range from 1 to 500 μM and a limit of detection (LOD) at 0.1 μM, which was much lower than the maximum level (~ 20 μM) of Cu2+ in drinking water permitted by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). In addition, the A-SiNPs were successfully used to detect Cu2+ in spiked river water, demonstrating its good selectivity and potential application for analysis of surface water samples.
- Subjects
COPPER ions; FLUORESCENCE quenching; ENVIRONMENTAL protection; DRINKING water; SILICON; COPPER
- Publication
Analytical & Bioanalytical Chemistry, 2019, Vol 411, Issue 24, p6419
- ISSN
1618-2642
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00216-019-02020-9