Quantum dots and polymer hybrid composites: New insights into fluorescence switch and turn-on anion sensing

Microchimica Acta

Volumn 181, Issue 5-6, 2014, Pages 607-613

  Yang, Guang ^a   Shen, Pengfei ^a   Tan, Kanghui ^a   Xia, Yunsheng ^a  

^a ANHUI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anion sensing; Fluorescence switch; Polymer; Quantum dots; Turn on

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897419386     PISSN: 00263672     EISSN: 14365073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00604-014-1161-5     Document Type: Article

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