Abstract
A new Lu3+ sensitive fluorescent chemosensor is designed using 8-hydroxyquinoline functionalized mesoporous silica with highly ordered structure (LUS-SPS-Q). The characterization of LUS-SPS-Q showed that the organized structure has been preserved after the post grafting procedure. The synthesized material showed a selective interaction with Lu3+ ion, most probably due to the presence of the fluorophore moiety at its surface. The emission intensity of the Lu3+-bound mesoporous material increases with an increase in concentrations of Lu3+ ion. Addition of other mono-, di-, trivalent ions resulted in insignificant change in the fluorescent intensity. The enhancement of fluorescence is attributed to the strong covalent binding of Lu3+ ion. The linear response range of Lu3+ chemo-sensor was from 1.6×10−7 to 1.0×10−5molL−1. The Limit of detection obtained was 8.2×10−8molL−1 and the pH range which the proposed chemo-sensor can be applied was 3.3–8.3.
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