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Fluorescence Determination of Ni2+ Ions Based on a Novel Nano-Platform Derived from Silicon Quantum Dots

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Quantum dots generate unique luminescent and chemical properties due to the ultra-small particle sizes. In this contribution, a novel silicon nanoparticles (Si-NPs)-based platform has been established via (3-aminopropyl) trimethoxysilane (APS) and ascorbic acid (AA) as raw materials within only 30 min. A switched off effect has been achieved for the determination of Ni2+ ions and the strategy has been simply realized by recording the luminescence changes in the green band of Si-NPs. This developed approach possesses a variety of merits such as label free, low cost, easy post-treatment and convenient operations. The linear equation range is yielded between 0 and 20 μM with the detection limit of 1.73 μM. The nano-sensor provides a versatile route for the monitoring of mercury ions in practical environments.

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Acknowledgements

Y.H. thanks for the support from Guangdong International Science and Technology Cooperation Project (No. 2020A0505100055), Guangzhou Science and Technology Plan (No. 202002030325). Q. Wen thanks for the support from Innovation Project of Graduate School of South China Normal University (2019LKXM009). J. W. appreciates National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)-Guangdong Joint funding support (No. U1801256) and Innovative team project by Department of Education of Guangdong Province (2016KCXTD009).

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    Qin Wen, Chunxia Jiang, Zhi Zeng & Yuhui Zheng

  2. School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, People’s Republic of China

    Wanqiang Liu

  3. Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center For Transparent Conductive Materials, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510006, China

    Jinwei Gao

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Wen, Q., Jiang, C., Liu, W. et al. Fluorescence Determination of Ni2+ Ions Based on a Novel Nano-Platform Derived from Silicon Quantum Dots. Silicon 14, 385–392 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12633-020-00814-6

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