AIE active fluorescent organic nanoparticles based optical detection of Cu<sup>2+</sup> ions in pure water: a case of aggregation–disaggregation reversibility
Subhajit Saha, Suvendu Paul, Rakesh Debnath, Nilanjan Dey, Bhaskar Biswas
Abstract
This work highlights the development of an AIE active pyrene-terpyridine derivative turning out to be fluorescent organic nanoparticles (FONs) in an aqueous medium which undergoes disaggregation towards Cu 2+ ions in a pure water medium.
Topics & Concepts
FluorescenceNanoparticleIonAggregation-induced emissionPhotochemistryChemistryNanotechnologyMaterials scienceOpticsOrganic chemistryPhysicsMolecular Sensors and Ion DetectionLuminescence and Fluorescent MaterialsElectrochemical Analysis and Applications