Synthesis of Green-emitting Carbon Quantum Dots with Double Carbon Sources and Their Application As a Fluorescent Probe for Selective Detection of Cu Ions

Overview

Journal RSC Adv

Publisher Royal Society of Chemistry

Specialty Chemistry

Date 2022 May 2

PMID 35496106

Authors

Jun Xu

Congling Wang

Huizhi Li

Weilin Zhao

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Abstract

Green-emitting carbon quantum dots (G-CQDs) were prepared using tartaric acid and bran by one-pot solvothermal treatment and had photoluminescence quantum yields (PL QY) as high as 46%. The morphology of the G-CQDs is characterized by TEM, which shows the average diameter of G-CQDs is approximately ∼4.85 nm. The FT-IR spectra display the presence of -OH, C-N, N-H and -COOH on the surface of the G-CQDs. The emission wavelength of the G-CQDs was ∼539 nm in the case of ∼450 nm excitation wavelength, which corresponds to the green fluorescence. Furthermore, the G-CQDs were used as a fluorescent probe for detection Cu ions, and demonstrated a linear distribution between ln(/ ) and the Cu ions concentration. Specifically, the Cu ion concentration should fall in the G-CQD concentration range of 0-0.5 mM and the detection limit is 0.0507 μM. Thus, due to the excellent chemical stability and good luminescence performance, these G-CQDs could be excellent probes widely used in detection fields.

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