Highly selective colorimetric detection of Ni2+ using silver nanoparticles cofunctionalized with adenosine monophosphate and sodium dodecyl sulfonate

  • Jiayu Feng
  • Weiwei Jin
  • Pengcheng Huang
  • Fangying Wu
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Abstract

We report a dual-ligand strategy based on silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) for highly selective detection of Ni2+ using colorimetric techniques. Adenosine monophosphate (AMP) and sodium dodecyl sulfonate (SDS) were both used as ligands to modify AgNPs. The presence of Ni2+ induces the aggregation of AgNPs through cooperative electrostatic interaction and metal–ligand interaction, resulting in a color change from bright yellow to orange. The cofunctionalized AgNPs showed obvious advantages over the ones functionalized only by AMP or SDS in terms of selectivity. Under the optimized conditions, this sensing platform for Ni2+ works in the concentration range of 4.0 to 60 μM and has a low detection limit of 0.60 μM. In addition, the colorimetric assay is very fast, and the whole analysis can be completed within a few minutes. Thus, it can be directly used in tap water and lake water samples.

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Keywords

Adenosine monophosphate Sodium dodecyl sulfonate Colorimetry Silver nanoparticles Ni2+ 
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Author contributions

The first two authors contributed equally to this work.

Funding

This study was funded by the Natural Science Foundation of China (no. 21505067).

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Conflict of interest

The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Jiayu Feng
    • 1
  • Weiwei Jin
    • 1
  • Pengcheng Huang
    • 1
  • Fangying Wu
    • 1
  1. 1.College of ChemistryNanchang UniversityNanchangChina

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