Fluorescence Characteristics of Aqueous Synthesized Tin Oxide Quantum Dots for the Detection of Heavy Metal Ions in Contaminated Water
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Structure and Morphology
3.2. Fluorescence Response to Heavy Metal Ions
3.3. First Principle Calculation
3.4. Mechanism of Fluorescence Response
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Heavy Metal Ion | Adsorption Energy (eV) | Ion Radius (Å) | Fluorescence Response |
---|---|---|---|
Cd2+ | 4.21 | 78 | 1.14 |
Fe3+ | 13.46 | 64.5 | 2.13 |
Ni2+ | 7.65 | 69 | 2.48 |
Pb2+ | 5.39 | 119 | 1.03 |
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Liu, J.; Zhang, Q.; Xue, W.; Zhang, H.; Bai, Y.; Wu, L.; Zhai, Z.; Jin, G. Fluorescence Characteristics of Aqueous Synthesized Tin Oxide Quantum Dots for the Detection of Heavy Metal Ions in Contaminated Water. Nanomaterials 2019, 9, 1294. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9091294
Liu J, Zhang Q, Xue W, Zhang H, Bai Y, Wu L, Zhai Z, Jin G. Fluorescence Characteristics of Aqueous Synthesized Tin Oxide Quantum Dots for the Detection of Heavy Metal Ions in Contaminated Water. Nanomaterials. 2019; 9(9):1294. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9091294
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiu, Jianqiao, Qianru Zhang, Weiting Xue, Haipeng Zhang, Yu Bai, Liting Wu, Zhaoxia Zhai, and Guohua Jin. 2019. "Fluorescence Characteristics of Aqueous Synthesized Tin Oxide Quantum Dots for the Detection of Heavy Metal Ions in Contaminated Water" Nanomaterials 9, no. 9: 1294. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9091294