Easily synthesized carbon dots for determination of mercury(II) in water samples
In this work, a simple thermal method was used to synthesize carbon dots from citric acid and glycine precursors. It was found that Hg(II) ions can selectively quench the fluorescence emission of these carbon dots. Subsequently, a sensor was designed and optimized for the determination of Hg(II) ion...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-05-01
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| Series: | Heliyon |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844019310710 |
| Summary: | In this work, a simple thermal method was used to synthesize carbon dots from citric acid and glycine precursors. It was found that Hg(II) ions can selectively quench the fluorescence emission of these carbon dots. Subsequently, a sensor was designed and optimized for the determination of Hg(II) ions. The limit of detection and quantification of the sensor were found to be 38 and 112 ppb, respectively. The sensor showed good selectivity toward Hg(II) ions and was successfully used for the determination of Hg(II) ions in mineral water samples. |
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| ISSN: | 2405-8440 |