A Highly Sensitive Fluorescent Probe Based on Organically Functionalized graphene Oxide-Silica for the Determination of Hg2+ in aqueous Medium
摘要
In this study, a fluorescence sensor was developed by grafting N1, N1(anthracene-9,10-diylbis(methylene)bis(2-aminoethyl)ethane-1,2-diamine) (ABED) onto GO-SiO2, with the objective of achieving selective detection of metal ions. The fluorescence response of the sensor was systematically evaluated with various metal cations, demonstrating a significantly selective and pronounced emission quenching in the presence of Hg2⁺ ion. The operating mechanism of the sensor was identified as static fluorescence quenching, which maintained its specificity even in the presence of competitive ions, including Co2⁺, Ni2⁺, Zn2⁺, Cd2⁺, Pb2⁺, Na⁺, Mg2⁺, Ba2⁺, and Mn2⁺. Optimal operational conditions were established at a pH of 4, featuring a rapid response time of 30 s. The sensor exhibited a detection limit of 2.2 × 10–4 M and a linear response range spanning from 2 to 62 × 10–4 M. This sensor design provides a practical methodology for the selective detection of Hg2⁺ ion in complex matrices, including milk and real water samples.
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