Highly Selective Optical Detection of Fe3+Ions in Aqueous Solution Using Label‐Free Silicon Nanocrystals

Autor: Hugh Doyle, Keith Linehan, Darragh Carolan
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Particle & Particle Systems Characterization. 36:1900034
ISSN: 1521-4117
0934-0866
Popis: High brightness amine‐terminated silicon nanocrystals (Si NCs) have been utilized in a simple and rapid assay for the highly selective and sensitive detection of Fe3+ via quenching of their strong blue luminescence, without the need for analyte‐specific labeling groups. Sensitive detection of Fe3+ is successfully demonstrated, with a linear relationship observed between luminescence quenching and Fe3+ concentration from 5 × 10−6 to 900 × 10−6m and a limit of detection of 1.3 × 10−6m. The Si NCs show excellent selectivity toward Fe3+ ions, with no quenching of the luminescence signal induced by the presence of Fe2+ ions, allowing for solution phase discrimination between the ionic species in different charge states.
Databáze: OpenAIRE