In Situ Functionalized Fluorescent WS2-QDs as Sensitive and Selective Probe for Fe3+ and a Detailed Study of Its Fluorescence Quenching

Most of the reports suggest that liquid exfoliated WS2-QDs are unstable; therefore the need of present day is to develop a novel synthesis route for producing long-term stable WS2-QDs. Herein, we report a bottom-up single-step hydrothermal growth of in situ functionalized blue fluorescent WS2-QDs with stable fluorescence in aqueous media without subsequent treatments. Presence of various functional groups over the surface of f-WS2-QDs provides high solubility and stability to f-WS2-QDs in aqueous media preserving its fluorescence. Further, photoluminescence property of f-WS2-QDs has been employed to devise an optical sensor with a high sensitivity (KD ∼ 104 M–1) and selectivity for ferric (Fe3+) ions. Under the optimal condition, response of the sensor is found to be linear in the range of 0–55 μM with a limit of detection (LOD) of 1.32 μM, which is within the maximum permissible level of Fe3+ (∼5.4 μM) in human drinking water by the USEPA. Further, we have also carried out a detailed evaluation on fluore...

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