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Modified triazine-based carbon nitride as a high efficiency fluorescence sensor for the label-free detection of Ag+

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 November 2020

Liying Hao Open the ORCID record for Liying Hao [Opens in a new window] ,
Hongjie Song Open the ORCID record for Hongjie Song [Opens in a new window]  and
Yi Lv
Liying Hao
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu610064, China State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu610041, China
Hongjie Song*
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu610064, China
Yi Lv
Affiliation:
Analytical & Testing Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan610064, China
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a)Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: songhj@scu.edu.cn
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Abstract

A triazine-based graphite carbon nitride (tri-C3N4) was successfully prepared using a solid and mild method, and modified through concentrated acid and the hydrothermal method. Interestingly, the modified tri-C3N4 (tri-HC3N4) showed good water stability and excellent fluorescence property. Meanwhile, tri-HC3N4 was successfully used to construct a high-sensitive and selective fluorescence sensor to Ag+. The as-prepared fluorescence sensor showed a fast response and a low detection limit as 0.4046 μM. Moreover, the possible quenching mechanisms were discussed based on the photoinduced electron transfer and the formation of new complex between tri-HC3N4 and Ag+ with the help of the related characterizations. This study does not only provide a new tri-HC3N4 for a high efficiency fluorescence sensor, but also show the potential application in biological sciences.

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modified triazine-based carbon nitride (tri-HC3N4)Ag+fluorescence sensorfluorescence quenching
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 35 , Issue 23-24 , 14 December 2020 , pp. 3235 - 3246
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