Metal oxide QD based ultrasensitive microsphere fluorescent sensor for copper, chromium and iron ions in water
Md. Motiar R. Khan, Tapas Mitra, Dibakar Sahoo
Abstract
Herein we developed a rapid, cheap, and water-soluble ultra-sensitive ZnO quantum dot (QD) based metal sensor for detecting different hazardous metal ions up to the picomolar range in water.
Topics & Concepts
Metal ions in aqueous solutionFluorescenceMetalZincChromiumOxideMaterials scienceCopperIonQuantum dotDetection limitNanotechnologyIron oxideChemistryChromatographyMetallurgyOpticsPhysicsOrganic chemistryAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesMolecular Sensors and Ion DetectionCarbon and Quantum Dots Applications