Facile Synthesis of Water-Soluble Fluorescent Silver Nanoclusters and HgII Sensing

被引:357
作者
Adhikari, Bimalendu [1 ]
Banerjee, Arindam [1 ]
机构
[1] Indian Assoc Cultivat Sci, Dept Biol Chem, Kolkata 700032, India
关键词
AG NANOCLUSTERS; DENDRITIC NANOSTRUCTURES; COLORIMETRIC DETECTION; AQUEOUS-SOLUTION; SELF-ASSEMBLIES; GOLD CLUSTERS; MERCURY IONS; METAL; NANOPARTICLES; LUMINESCENCE;
D O I
10.1021/cm1001253
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
A single step facile synthesis of highly emissive, water-soluble, fluorescent Ag nanoclusters has been reported using a small molecule, dihydrolipoic acid. These clusters were characterized using ultraviolet/visible (UV/vis) spectroscopy, photoluminescence spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM), dynamic light scattering (DLS), and X-ray diffraction (XRD) studies. Mass spectrometric analysis shows the presence of a few atoms in nanoclusters containing only Ag-4 and Ag-5. The reported fluorescent Ag nanoclusters show excellent optical properties, including narrow emission profile, larger Stokes shift (more than 200 nm), and good photostability. Interestingly, these nanoclusters also exhibit semiconducting property. Moreover, as-prepared fluorescent Ag nanoclusters have been utilized as an indicator for selective and ultrasensitive detection of highly toxic Hg-II ions in water, even at subnanomolar concentrations.
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页码:4364 / 4371
页数:8
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