Thiourea functionalized CdSe/CdS quantum dots as a fluorescent sensor for mercury ion detection

Chinese Chemical Letters

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 1531-1536

  Xi, Li Li ^a   Ma, Hong Bing ^a   Tao, Guan Hong ^a  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Detection; Fluorescent sensor; Mercury ion; Quantum dots; Quenching; Thiourea

Indexed keywords

EID: 84961943438     PISSN: 10018417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2016.03.002     Document Type: Article

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