An excimer process induced a turn-on fluorescent probe for detection of ultra-low concentration of mercury ions
Shujing Fang, K.M.K. Swamy, Wenyan Zan, Juyoung Yoon, Shudi Liu
Abstract
We successfully developed naphthalene-based fluorescent probe 1 for detection of ultra-low concentrations of Hg 2+ via the formation of excimer, which resulted in emitted fluorescence.
Topics & Concepts
Mercury (programming language)FluorescenceExcimerEnvironmental chemistryIonPollutionMaterials scienceNanotechnologyPhotochemistryEnvironmental scienceChemistryOpticsComputer scienceOrganic chemistryEcologyPhysicsProgramming languageBiologyMolecular Sensors and Ion DetectionMercury impact and mitigation studiesLuminescence and Fluorescent Materials