Facile synthesis of copper doped carbon dots and their application as a “turn-off” fluorescent probe in the detection of Fe<sup>3+</sup> ions

Quan Xu, Jianfei Wei, Jinglin Wang, Yao Liu, Neng Li, Yu‐Sheng Chen, Chun Gao, Wenwen Zhang

RSC Advances · 2016 · 94 citations · 24 references

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Abstract

Cu-doped carbon dots were synthesized by a one-step hydrothermal method and used as a “turn-off” fluorescent probe in the detection of Fe<sup>3+</sup> ions.

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