Facile one-pot synthesis of fluorescent aminoclay and the applications for fluorescence sensing Cr2O72−

Here, we developed a facile one-pot strategy for the fabrication of fluorescent aminoclay (F-AC) through in situ solvothermal treatment of 3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane, MgCl₂, and sodium ascorbate at 180°C for 6 h. The obtained F-AC exhibited blue emission, good water solubility, and satisfactory photostability. It was observed that Cr₂O₇²⁻ could selectively quench the fluorescence of F-AC through the inner filter effect and static quenching process. As a result, a novel fluorescent F-AC-based nanosensor was constructed with good linearity in the range 0.1–75 μM. The nanosensor was successfully applied in real water samples with satisfactory results. This work not only provides a novel nanosensor for Cr₂O₇²⁻, but also highlights the F-AC's promising applications in wider fields due to the versatility and simplicity of the preparation strategy.     

In situ fabrication and electrochemical behavior of amino acid polyoxometalate nanoparticles-embedded microcapsules

Amino acid polyoxometalate nanoparticles-embedded microcapsules were in situ fabricated by layer-by-layer (LbL) self-assembly method [polyoxometalate, H₃PMo₁₂O₄₀·nH₂O (PMo₁₂); amino acid, glycine (Gly)]. The morphology of the obtained microcapsules was characterized by transmission electron microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. The electrochemical behavior of the amino acid polyoxometalate nanoparticles-embedded microcapsules was studied by cyclic voltammetry. The microcapsules show the pH-dependent properties, indicating that the pH of solution plays an important role in the electrochemical behavior of heteropolyanions.