An easy synthesis of nitrogen and phosphorus co-doped carbon dots as a probe for chloramphenicol
Pengli Zuo, Zhongguang Chen, Fengling Yu, Jinyu Zhang, Wei Zuo, Yan-Li Gao, Qingyou Liu
Abstract
UV and photoluminescence spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, TEM, and FT-IR spectroscopy. The N,P-CDs display outstanding fluorescence stability under high ionic strength (1.6 M KCl), and long time UV irradiation, indicating that they can be used as favorable candidates for fluorescent probes. The fluorescence of N,P-CDs was selectively quenched by chloramphenicol (CAP) with a short response time. The linear range of the response to CAP was from 0.8 to 70 μM with a limit of detection of 0.36 μM (S/N = 3). Notably, the fabricated N,P-CDs were employed for the highly selective and sensitive detection of CAP in milk samples, indicating their potential applications in biologically related areas.