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Fabrication of fluorescent SiO2@zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 nanosensor for Cu(2+) detection.

The Analyst (2014-11-27)
Yonghai Song, Dongqin Hu, Fenfen Liu, Shouhui Chen, Li Wang
ABSTRACT

A simple strategy to fabricate a fluorescent SiO2@zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8) core-shell nanosensor for Cu(2+) detection was demonstrated in this work. The nanosensor was synthesized using carboxyl-functionalized SiO2 nanoparticles (SiO2 NPs) as a template to induce the growth of ZIF-8 on its surface. The porous SiO2@ZIF-8 exhibited extremely good adsorption properties and a large specific surface area to accumulate Cu(2+), and the pyridyl nitrogen sites in imidazole played vital roles in the recognition of Cu(2+). The fluorescent intensity decreased linearly with the increasing of Cu(2+) concentration in the range of 10-500 nM and the detection limit was estimated to be 3.8 nM. The SiO2@ZIF-8 nanosensor could be further used to determine trace amounts of Cu(2+) in real water samples, while some previous sensors had to be dispersed in organic solution for use, such as DMSO and MeCN. The core-shell nanostructures of SiO2@ZIF-8 made it possible for it to be dispersed directly in aqueous solution and prevented ZIF-8 from aggregation, which enhanced the sensing performance of the SiO2@ZIF-8 nanosensor.

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