Journal
NANOMATERIALS
Volume 13, Issue 6, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/nano13061004
Keywords
carbon quantum dots; fluorescence quenching; amino derivatives; water safety; copper sensor; seawater
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Amino- and carboxyl-functionalized carbon quantum dots (Amino-CQDs) were synthesized through a microwave treatment of a citric acid, ethylenediamine, and EDTA mix. The Amino-CQDs showed promising fluorescence properties and high sensitivity towards copper ions. They also demonstrated stable fluorescence parameters in alkali metal solutions and sea water. A visual sensor based on Amino-CQDs was successfully developed and could register colorimetric effects using computer vision software.
Amino- and carboxyl-functionalized carbon quantum dots (Amino-CQDs) were synthesized through fast and simple microwave treatment of a citric acid, ethylenediamine and ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) mix. The reproducible and stable optical properties from newly synthesized CQD dispersion with a maximum absorbance spectra at 330 nm and the symmetric emission maximum at 470 nm made the Amino-CQDs a promising fluorescence material for analytical applications. The highly aminated and chelate moieties on the CQDs was appropriate for a copper (Cu2+) cation sensor in the linear range from 1 x 10(-4) mg/mL to 10 mg/mL with a limit of detection at 0.00036 mg/mL by static fluorescence quenching effects. Furthermore, Amino-CQDs demonstrated stable fluorescence parameters for assays in diluted alkali metal solution (Na+ and K+) and sea water. Finally, a visual sensor, based on Amino-CQDs, was successfully created for the 0.01-100 mg/mL range to produce a colorimetric effect that can be registered by computer vision software (Open CV Python).
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