High quantum yield boron-doped carbon dots: a ratiometric fluorescent probe for highly selective and sensitive detection of Mg<sup>2+</sup> ions
Hari Krishna Sadhanala, Pagidi Sudhakar, Aharon Gedanken
Abstract
Highly fluorescent boron-doped carbon dots were synthesized from catechol and naphthalene boronic acid by a solvothermal method. They showed violet luminescence under UV illumination and were explored for highly selective detection of Mg<sup>2+</sup> ions, with an LOD of ~39 μM.
Topics & Concepts
FluorescenceCatecholMaterials scienceBoronQuantum yieldLuminescenceNaphthaleneCarbon fibersIonBoronic acidPhotochemistryYield (engineering)DopingNuclear chemistryInorganic chemistryChemistryOrganic chemistryOptoelectronicsQuantum mechanicsComposite materialComposite numberMetallurgyPhysicsCarbon and Quantum Dots ApplicationsMolecular Sensors and Ion DetectionLuminescence and Fluorescent Materials