Issue 23, 2021

The synthesis of novel fluorescent bimetal nanoclusters for aqueous mercury detection based on aggregation-induced quenching

Abstract

In this research, new bimetal nanoclusters (DAMP–AuAg BNCs) with 4,6-diamino-2-mercaptopyrimidine (DAMP) as a reducing agent and stabilizer ligand were exploited. The nanoclusters displayed excellent fluorescent properties, very small size, good stability, and water solubility. It was found that the as-prepared DAMP–AuAg BNCs exhibited strong fluorescent emission at 640 nm under an excitation wavelength of 473 nm with a large Stokes shift of 167 nm, and the red fluorescence could be readily quenched with aqueous Hg2+. The DAMP–AuAg BNCs showed good specificity and sensitivity toward Hg2+ in aqueous solution, and the fluorescence analysis of Hg2+ showed a wide linear range from 0.85 μM to 246 μM and a detection limit of 20 nM. It is demonstrated that strong Hg2+–Au+ interactions led to the aggregation of nanoclusters, which caused the quenching of the fluorescence, and the affinity of Hg2+ for nitrogen should also be considered. Due to the relevant good performance of DAMP–AuAg BNCs, they were applied to the fluorescence analysis of Hg2+ in real water samples and were found to be a potential fluorescent sensor for aqueous mercury ions.

Graphical abstract: The synthesis of novel fluorescent bimetal nanoclusters for aqueous mercury detection based on aggregation-induced quenching

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
28 Feb 2021
Accepted
03 May 2021
First published
07 May 2021

Anal. Methods, 2021,13, 2575-2585

The synthesis of novel fluorescent bimetal nanoclusters for aqueous mercury detection based on aggregation-induced quenching

F. Yu, P. Luo, Y. Chen, H. Jiang and X. Wang, Anal. Methods, 2021, 13, 2575 DOI: 10.1039/D1AY00342A

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