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ANALYST
Volume 137, Issue 14, Pages 3349-3354Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c2an35190k
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- University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi
- Defence Research Development Organization, New Delhi [ERIP/ER/0730367/M/01/1132]
- University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi under SAP programme
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The present work describes the determination of picogram Hg(II) using 2,5-dimercapto-1,3,4-thiadiazole stabilized gold nanoparticles (DMT-AuNPs) by a spectrofluorimetry method. DMT-AuNPs show emission maximum at 773 nm with excitation at 514 nm. They show a large stock shift (259 nm), narrow emission profile and good photostability. While adding 10 mu M Hg(II) the red color solution of DMT-AuNPs changes to purple and the UV-visible spectrum of DMT-AuNPs band at 514 nm was decreased. This is due to aggregation of DMT-AuNPs and it was confirmed by high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM). UV-visible spectra of DMT-AuNPs in the presence of nanomolar concentrations of Hg(II) do not show any significant changes at 514 nm. However, the emission intensity of DMT-AuNPs was enhanced during adding even at picomolar concentration of Hg(II) due to photoinduced electron transfer and metal binding-induced conformational restriction upon complexation. Based on the enhancement of emission intensity the concentration of Hg(II) was determined. The binding constant (K-A = 2.6514 x 10(4) mol(-1) L) value suggested that there is a strong binding force between Hg(II) and DMT-AuNPs. The present fluorophore showed an extreme selectivity towards Hg(II). The emission intensity was increased linearly against a wide range of Hg(II) concentration from 1 x 10(-12) to 1 x 10(-7) Mand a detection limit of 0.64 pg L-1 Hg(II) (S/N = 3) was achieved for the first time using DMT-AuNPs by spectrofluorimetry method. The proposed method was successfully applied for the determination of Hg(II) in environmental samples. The obtained results were validated by ICP-AES.
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