High Quality Nitrogen and Silicon Co-Doped Carbon Dots (N/Si-CDs) for FeSensing.

Title High Quality Nitrogen and Silicon Co-Doped Carbon Dots (N/Si-CDs) for FeSensing.
Authors J. Wu; Y. Feng; Y. Shao; Y. Sun
Journal J Nanosci Nanotechnol
DOI 10.1166/jnn.2018.15206
Abstract

Nitrogen and silicon co-doped carbon nanodots (N/Si-CDs) were synthesized by one-step hydrothermal carbonization of folic acid and 3-aminopropyl trimethoxy silane with the assistance of glycerol. The resultant N/Si-CDs present intense excitation-independent photoluminescence (PL) emission owing to their monodisperse sizes and specific surface states. In comparison to nitrogen single doped CDs (N-CDs), the co-doped N/Si-CDs possess better PL properties following different emission manner due to the synergistic effects of the nitrogen and silicon dopants. Besides, the functionalized surfaces of N/Si-CDs endow them with superior solubility and stability. The as-synthesized N/Si-CDs demonstrate selective and sensitive fluorescence response to Fe3+, which could be explained by the PL quenching effects of Fe3+ on N/Si-CDs. Based on this finding, the quantitative analysis of aqueous Fe3+ by N/Si-CDs was established, showing good linearity in a range of 10 nM~45 ?M and good sensitivity with a detection limit of 3.8 nM, so did for the detection of Fe3+ in fetal bovine serum (FBS) spiked samples. Therefore, the N/Si-CDs as a novel fluorescence probe hold promising for monitoring environmental and clinical Fe3+.

Citation J. Wu; Y. Feng; Y. Shao; Y. Sun.High Quality Nitrogen and Silicon Co-Doped Carbon Dots (N/Si-CDs) for FeSensing.. J Nanosci Nanotechnol. 2018;18(6):41964203. doi:10.1166/jnn.2018.15206

Related Elements

Nitrogen

See more Nitrogen products. Nitrogen is a Block P, Group 15, Period 2 element. Its electron configuration is [He]2s22p3. Nitrogen is an odorless, tasteless, colorless and mostly inert gas. It is the seventh most abundant element in the universe and it constitutes 78.09% (by volume) of Earth's atmosphere. Nitrogen was discovered by Daniel Rutherford in 1772.

Silicon

See more Silicon products. Silicon (atomic symbol: Si, atomic number: 14) is a Block P, Group 14, Period 3 element with an atomic weight of 28.085. Silicon Bohr MoleculeThe number of electrons in each of Silicon's shells is 2, 8, 4 and its electron configuration is [Ne] 3s2 3p2. The silicon atom has a radius of 111 pm and a Van der Waals radius of 210 pm. Silicon was discovered and first isolated by Jöns Jacob Berzelius in 1823. Silicon makes up 25.7% of the earth's crust, by weight, and is the second most abundant element, exceeded only by oxygen. The metalloid is rarely found in pure crystal form and is usually produced from the iron-silicon alloy ferrosilicon. Elemental SiliconSilica (or silicon dioxide), as sand, is a principal ingredient of glass, one of the most inexpensive of materials with excellent mechanical, optical, thermal, and electrical properties. Ultra high purity silicon can be doped with boron, gallium, phosphorus, or arsenic to produce silicon for use in transistors, solar cells, rectifiers, and other solid-state devices which are used extensively in the electronics industry.The name Silicon originates from the Latin word silex which means flint or hard stone.

Carbon

See more Carbon products. Carbon (atomic symbol: C, atomic number: 6) is a Block P, Group 14, Period 2 element. Carbon Bohr ModelThe number of electrons in each of Carbon's shells is 2, 4 and its electron configuration is [He]2s2 2p2. In its elemental form, carbon can take various physical forms (known as allotropes) based on the type of bonds between carbon atoms; the most well known allotropes are diamond, graphite, amorphous carbon, glassy carbon, and nanostructured forms such as carbon nanotubes, fullerenes, and nanofibers . Carbon is at the same time one of the softest (as graphite) and hardest (as diamond) materials found in nature. It is the 15th most abundant element in the Earth's crust, and the fourth most abundant element (by mass) in the universe after hydrogen, helium, and oxygen. Carbon was discovered by the Egyptians and Sumerians circa 3750 BC. It was first recognized as an element by Antoine Lavoisier in 1789.