Issue 19, 2014

Selective determination of sulphide based on photoluminescence quenching of MPA-capped CdTe nanocrystals by exploiting a gas-diffusion multi-pumping flow method

Abstract

In this study an automated flow-based methodology for the fluorometric determination of sulphide was reported. It relies on the utilization of CdTe nanocrystals as photoluminescent probes, which upon reaction with S2− are subject to a noteworthy concentration-related photoluminescence decrease. For lower S2− concentrations the photoluminescence quenching was based on dynamic processes while for higher concentrations the quenching mechanism was ascribed to the depassivation of the surface ligands, replaced by S2−, resulting in the aggregation of QDs. The developed approach was automated by resorting to a pulsed stream multi-pumping flow system guaranteeing a high versatility in terms of sample and reagent manipulation and reaction zone formation. The selectivity was ensured by means of the utilization of a gas-diffusion unit relying on a hydrophobic PTFE membrane that facilitated sulphide isolation from sample matrix interferences. Under optimal conditions, a good linear relationship between the photoluminescence quenching magnitude (ΔF) and the logarithmic of the S2− concentration within the range of 0.25–5.0 mmol L−1 were verified (R = 0.998, n = 5). The limit of detection (LOD) was found to be 0.19 mmol L−1. The sampling rate was of about 13 h−1.

Graphical abstract: Selective determination of sulphide based on photoluminescence quenching of MPA-capped CdTe nanocrystals by exploiting a gas-diffusion multi-pumping flow method

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
01 Aug 2014
Accepted
09 Aug 2014
First published
29 Aug 2014

Anal. Methods, 2014,6, 7956-7966

Author version available

Selective determination of sulphide based on photoluminescence quenching of MPA-capped CdTe nanocrystals by exploiting a gas-diffusion multi-pumping flow method

S. S. M. Rodrigues, Z. Oleksiak, D. S. M. Ribeiro, E. Poboży, M. Trojanowicz, J. A. V. Prior and J. L. M. Santos, Anal. Methods, 2014, 6, 7956 DOI: 10.1039/C4AY01823K

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