Silica-coated ZnS quantum dots as fluorescent probes for the sensitive detection of Pb2+ ions

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2014, Pages

  Qu, Hua ^a,b   Cao, Lixin ^a   Su, Ge ^a   Liu, Wei ^a   Gao, Rongjie ^a   Xia, Chenghui ^a   Qin, Junjie ^a  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b Qingdao Zhongke Institute of Applied Chemistry Technology   (China)

Author keywords

Detection of Pb2+ ions; Fluorescent probe; Quantum dot; Sensors; ZnS@SiO2

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE QUENCHING; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; HEAVY METALS; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; METAL IONS; NANOCRYSTALS; PROBES; QUENCHING; SENSORS; SILICA; SILICON; ZINC SULFIDE;

CATION-EXCHANGE MECHANISM; ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY PROCESS; FLUORESCENCE QUENCHING EFFECT; FLUORESCENT PROBES; LUMINESCENT PROPERTY; QUENCHING CONSTANT; SENSITIVE DETECTION; ZNS-SIO2;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

BUFFER; FLUORESCENT DYE; LEAD; QUANTUM DOT; SILICON DIOXIDE; WATER; ZINC SULFIDE;

ARTICLE; CATION EXCHANGE; DISPERSION; FLUORESCENCE; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; LUMINESCENCE; NONPHOTOCHEMICAL QUENCHING;

EID: 84914674776     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-014-2762-y     Document Type: Article

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