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Fluorometric sensing of oxygen using manganese(II)-doped zinc sulfide nanocrystals

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Manganese(II)-doped zinc sulfide nanocrystals (Mn:ZnS NCs) with dual-emission fluorescence (peaks at 445 nm and 590 nm under 330 nm excitation), good water stability and low toxicity were synthesized by hot injection. The fluorescence intensity of both emission bands of the nanocrystals can change rapidly by the content of gaseous and dissolved oxygen. The process is fully reversible. Compared with the maximum intensity of Mn:ZnS sensing film in 100% nitrogen, the emission of the blue emission decreases by 72% in the presence of 100% oxygen, and the yellow emission by 32%. Response is linear in the presence of 3% to 12% of oxygen percentage in gas. For water-dissolved oxygen, the linear response occurs between 0.54 and 11.4 mg·L−1.

Mn-doped ZnS NCs with dual-emission fluorescence were synthesized by hot-injection method. The reversible and rapid sensing characteristics of Mn-doped ZnS NCs to oxygen were studied, and the possible sensing mechanism was investigated.

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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21876141, 21675133), the Shenzhen Science and Technology Project (No. JCYJ20180306172823786) and the Foundation for Innovative Research Groups of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 21521004).

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  1. Department of Chemistry and the MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis & Instrumentation, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China

    Fangyuan Lin, Zhiwei Lai, Linchun Zhang, Yipeng Huang, Feiming Li, Yiru Wang & Xi Chen

  2. National Quality Supervision and Inspection Center for Incense Products (Fujian), Quanzhou, 362600, Fujian, China

    Pingyun Chen

  3. State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China

    Xi Chen

  4. Shenzhen Research Institute of Xiamen University, Shenzhen, 518000, China

    Xi Chen

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Lin, F., Lai, Z., Zhang, L. et al. Fluorometric sensing of oxygen using manganese(II)-doped zinc sulfide nanocrystals. Microchim Acta 187, 66 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00604-019-4056-7

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