Radical sensitivity and selectivity in the electrochemical sensing of cadmium ions in water by polyaniline-derived nitrogen-doped graphene quantum dots
S. Saisree, R. Aswathi, J. S. Arya Nair, K. Y. Sandhya
Abstract
In the present work, the sensing capability of nitrogen-doped graphene quantum dots (N-GQDs) was explored for the first time toward hazardous heavy metal ions and they were found to be able to selectively detect cadmium ions (Cd(<sc>ii</sc>)).
Topics & Concepts
ChemistryGrapheneCadmiumPolyanilineElectrochemistrySelectivityMetal ions in aqueous solutionIonQuantum dotInorganic chemistryDopingMetalPhotochemistryNanotechnologyElectrodePhysical chemistryPolymerOptoelectronicsOrganic chemistryMaterials scienceCatalysisPolymerizationCarbon and Quantum Dots ApplicationsConducting polymers and applicationsAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques