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Highly Fluorescent Green Carbon Dots as a Fluorescent Probe for Detecting Mineral Water pH.

ABSTRACT: In this report, high-brightness green carbon dots were successfully prepared using 3,5-diaminobenzoic acid as the sole precursor and synthesized in one step using a solvothermal strategy. Under the excitation of 365 nm ultraviolet light, the quantum yield of carbon dots is as high as 53.8%. Experiments revealed that the carbon dots are highly carbonized and the surface is rich in amino and carboxyl groups. The synthesized carbon dots have good water solubility, and are resistant to ions and temperature. The fluorescence intensity of CDs is sensitive to pH changes and is linearly correlated with the pH in the near-neutral range (pH = 6.0 to 9.0). Our experiments showed that carbon dots were sensitive and accurate fluorescent probes for measuring the pH value of drinking water, which could provide an effective method for measuring the pH value of water in the future.

SUBMITTER: Wang T

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6749429 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Highly Fluorescent Green Carbon Dots as a Fluorescent Probe for Detecting Mineral Water pH.

Wang Tingyu T Chen Guoqing G Li Lei L Wu Yamin Y

Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) 20190903 17

In this report, high-brightness green carbon dots were successfully prepared using 3,5-diaminobenzoic acid as the sole precursor and synthesized in one step using a solvothermal strategy. Under the excitation of 365 nm ultraviolet light, the quantum yield of carbon dots is as high as 53.8%. Experiments revealed that the carbon dots are highly carbonized and the surface is rich in amino and carboxyl groups. The synthesized carbon dots have good water solubility, and are resistant to ions and temp ...[more]

PMID: 31484290

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