Abstract
We have synthesized water soluble CdS quantum dots (QDs) in different sizes (~ 3, 10 and 25nm) via a green rout using pomegranate peel extract as a reducing and stabilizing agent. The particles with the size of ~ 3, 10 and 25nm respectively exhibit blue, green and yellowish red emission under UV light. We have utilized the NPs for the discrimination of metal ions in aqueous solution. Interestingly, the fluorescence from the NPs undergoes a ratiometric variation only in presence of Pb2+ ions, indicating that the system can act as a potential Pb2+ ion sensor. There was a remarkable size dependent stock shift (~ 270nm) upon the addition of Pb2+ ions, which enables the detection by naked eye. DLS study indicates that Pb2+ ions induce aggregation in the system owing to the complex formation between the capping agent and the metal ion. The aggregation, in turn, generates inter plasmon coupling and results in emission color variation. The naked eye detection limit of Pb2+ ions in solution was found to be 10−9M. This is the first study of Pb2+ ion sensing using CdS quantum systems and the detection procedure is easy-to-make, less time consuming and highly re-producible. The present method enables direct application of the system for detecting Pb2+ ions due to the presence of ratiometric fluorescence, leading to a large Stokes shift and associated color change in the visible region.
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