| Title: | Carbon quantum dots embedded mesoporous silica for rapid fluorescent detection of acidic gas |
| Author(s): | Wang M; Xia Y; Qiu J; Ren X; |
| Address: | "Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China. Institute of Quality Standard and Testing Technology for Agro-Products, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China. Electronic address: xiayining@caas.cn. Institute of Quality Standard and Testing Technology for Agro-Products, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China" |
| Journal Title: | Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.saa.2018.08.006 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1873-3557 (Electronic) 1386-1425 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "A fluorescent composite consisting of an ordered mesoporous material (MCM-41) and carbon quantum dots (CQDs) was successfully prepared and designated as MCM/CQDs. CQDs with citric acid as a carbon source and diethylenetriamine as a nitrogen doping agent were directly synthesized in MCM-41 via a hydrothermal method and the reaction conditions were optimized. The MCM/CQDs prepared at the optimized condition showed different fluorescent properties (as indicated by the fluorescent emission wavelength and fluorescent response to acid) compared to the CQDs formed in water. It was found that the preparation of MCM/CQDs caused changes in the characteristics (i.e., surface and pore properties) of MCM-41, which in turn could impact the formation of CQDs in MCM-41. The prepared MCM/CQDs combined the porous nature of MCM-41 and the fluorescent properties of CQDs, and can be applied to the rapid detection of acetic acid (HAc) as a model organic volatile compound. The detection was more sensitive for HAc gas (detection limit: 0.2?ª+mumol/L) than for HAc solution (detection limit: 3?ª+mumol/L). The reason was explained by the physical adsorption of HAc gas by MCM-41, which increased the HAc concentration in the MCM/CQDs and therefore enhanced the fluorescent response. This study expanded the potential application of CQDs embedded mesoporous silica in gas sensing, especially in the rapid and sensitive detection of acetic acid as a representative of acidic volatile compounds" |
| Keywords: | Acetic acid Carbon quantum dots Fluorescent detection Mesoporous silica; |
| Notes: | "PubMed-not-MEDLINEWang, Mengyao Xia, Yining Qiu, Jing Ren, Xueqin eng England 2018/08/14 Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc. 2019 Jan 5; 206:170-176. doi: 10.1016/j.saa.2018.08.006. Epub 2018 Aug 7" |
