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Preparation of Yellow Fluorescent N,O-CDs and its Application in Detection of ClO−

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Accurate and efficient detection of ClO− was extremely important due to the harm of ROS in the environment and organism. In this paper, yellow fluorescent N,O-CDs were successfully prepared by the solvothermal method. The microscopic size of the N,O-CDs was approximately spherical with an average particle size of 4.8 ± 0.8 nm. The fluorescence quantum yield in ethanol solution was calculated as 10.5 % using fluorescein as the standard reference. The as-fabricated N,O-CDs had high sensitivity and low detection limit (7.5 µM) for quantitatively detecting ClO− with a linear range from 0.07 mM to 0.16 mM. The probe not only shows good selectivity and anti-interference to metal ions, anions and amino acids but also has excellent light stability and thermal stability. Also, a wide selection range for pH was demonstrated.

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We are grateful for the financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (U1704161, U1504203 and 21601158), Zhengzhou University (32210431) and Beijing Natural Science Foundation (4182069).

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (U1704161, U1504203 and 21,601,158), Zhengzhou University (32,210,431) and Beijing Natural Science Foundation (4,182,069).

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All authors contributed to the study conception and design. Material preparation, data collection and analysis were performed by Qiang Zhang, Huanghuan Song and Liuhe Wei. Fundings were acquired by Mingming Yu and Zhanxian Li. The first draft of the manuscript was written by Zhanxian Li, all authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript and the manuscript was revised by Mingming Yu. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Zhang, Q., Song, H., Yu, M. et al. Preparation of Yellow Fluorescent N,O-CDs and its Application in Detection of ClO−. J Fluoresc 31, 659–666 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10895-021-02686-4

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