Abstract
A highly selective and sensitive colorimetric nanosensor driven by Cu2+ ion for iodide (I-) ion was developed using citrate-capped AgNPs. This assay relied upon the distance-dependent optical properties of AgNPs where Cu2+ was employed as interlinking agent. In the simultaneous presence of I- and Cu2+, the system showed a color change from yellow to colorless that could be monitored using naked-eyes and UV-vis spectrophotometer. The nanosensor exhibited good iodide sensitivity with a detection limit of 0.24 μM. Further, the nanosystem was developed as an AND type logic gate with the inputs of Cu2+ and I-.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 34-36 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Materials Letters |
Volume | 145 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 15 Apr 2015 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2015 Elsevier B.V.
Funding
This work was made possible by a grant from the DST, New Delhi ( SR/S1/IC-54/2012 ). We would also like to thank SAIF, Indian Institute of technology (IIT), Bombay for providing TEM facility.
Funders | Funder number |
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Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, India | SR/S1/IC-54/2012 |
Keywords
- AND
- Colorimetric
- Iodide
- Nanoparticles
- Sensors
- logic gate