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A New Fluorescence Sensor for Cerium (III) Ion Using Glycine Dithiocarbamate Capped Manganese Doped ZnS Quantum Dots

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A new fluorescence sensor for Ce3+ions is reported in this paper. This sensor is based on the fluorescence quenching of glycine dithiocarbamate (GDTC)-functionalized manganese doped ZnS quantum dots (QDs) in the presence of Ce3+ions. The synthesis of ultra-small GDTC-Mn:ZnS quantum dots (QDs) is based on the co-precipitation of nanoparticles in aqueous Solution. The nanoparticles are characterized with fluorescence spectroscopy, UV–vis absorption spectra, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, X-ray power diffraction (XRD), and infrared spectroscopy. In the test carried out, it was found that the interaction between Ce3+ions and GDTC capped Mn:ZnS QDs quenches the original fluorescence of QDs according to the Stern-Volmer equation and the results show the existence of collisional quenching process. A linear relationship was observed between the extent of quenching and the concentration of Ce3+in the range of 2.0 × 10−6 to 3.2 × 10−5 mol.L−1, with a detection limit of 2.29 × 10−7 mol.L−1. The relative standard deviation of 1.61 % was obtained for five replicate measurements. The possible quenching mechanism was also examined by fluorescence and UV–vis absorption spectra. The interference of other cations was negligible on the quantitative determination of Ce3+. This method proved to be simple, sensitive, low cost, and also reliable for practical applications.

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    Mohammad Kazem Rofouei, Narjes Tajarrod & Majid Masteri-Farahani

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Rofouei, M.K., Tajarrod, N., Masteri-Farahani, M. et al. A New Fluorescence Sensor for Cerium (III) Ion Using Glycine Dithiocarbamate Capped Manganese Doped ZnS Quantum Dots. J Fluoresc 25, 1855–1866 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10895-015-1678-y

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