Facile synthesis of N, P-doped carbon dots from maize starch <i>via</i> a solvothermal approach for the highly sensitive detection of Fe<sup>3+</sup>
Guohua Dong, Kun Lang, He Ouyang, Wenzhi Zhang, Liming Bai, Shijie Chen, Zhuanfang Zhang, Yueyue Gao, Zhonghua Mu, Xiaodan Zhao
Abstract
Nitrogen/phosphorus-doped carbon dots (N, P-CDs) with a quantum yield as high as 76.5% were synthesized by carbonizing maize starch <italic>via</italic> a facile ethanol solvothermal approach and utilized for the detection of Fe<sup>3+</sup>.
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X-ray photoelectron spectroscopyFluorescenceDetection limitFourier transform infrared spectroscopyCarbonizationSolvothermal synthesisQuantum yieldTransmission electron microscopyStarchCarbon fibersAnalytical Chemistry (journal)Nuclear chemistryIonSpectroscopyMaterials scienceChemistryScanning electron microscopeInorganic chemistryNanotechnologyChemical engineeringOrganic chemistryComposite numberChromatographyPhysicsComposite materialQuantum mechanicsEngineeringCarbon and Quantum Dots ApplicationsNanocluster Synthesis and ApplicationsAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques