Colorimetric detection of trace copper ions based on catalytic leaching of silver-coated gold nanoparticles

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, ISSN: 1944-8244, Vol: 3, Issue: 11, Page: 4215-4220
2011
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A colorimetric, label-free, and nonaggregation-based silver coated gold nanoparticles (Ag/Au NPs) probe has been developed for detection of trace Cu in aqueous solution, based on the fact that Cu can accelerate the leaching rate of Ag/Au NPs by thiosulfate (SO ). The leaching of Ag/Au NPs would lead to dramatic decrease in the surface plasmon resonance (SPR) absorption as the size of Ag/Au NPs decreased. This colorimetric strategy based on size-dependence of nanoparticles during their leaching process provided a highly sensitive (1.0 nM) and selective detection toward Cu, with a wide linear detection range (5-800 nM) over nearly 3 orders of magnitude. The cost-effective probe allows rapid and sensitive detection of trace Cu ions in water samples, indicating its potential applicability for the determination of copper in real samples. © 2011 American Chemical Society.

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Lou, Tingting; Chen, Lingxin; Chen, Zhaopeng; Wang, Yunqing; Chen, Ling; Li, Jinhua

American Chemical Society (ACS)

Materials Science

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