Abstract
Yellow-visual fluorescent carbon quantum dots (CQDs) were prepared from petroleum coke by ultrasonic-assisted chemical oxidation andwere used as label-free probes for Cu2+ detection in water. The detection of Cu2+ by CQD probesis related to a quenching of fluorescence by a photo induced electron transfer mechanism. The quenched fluorescence of the CQDs by Cu2+ can be recovered by adding ethylene diaminetetraacetic acid. The yellow-visual fluorescent CQD probes have a linear detection range from 0.25 to 10 μM, a detection limit of 0.029 5 μM, a response time of 3 s, and a superior sensitivity and selectivity for Cu2+ detection compared to other fluorescent probes. The CQDs are easy to prepare, economical, reusable, fast to respond and can be used inon-line detection.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 550-559 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Xinxing Tan Cailiao/New Carbon Materials |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Dec 2015 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Carbon quantum dots
- Cu detection
- Fast response
- Petroleum coke
- Yellow-visual