One-Pot Synthesis of a Magnetic, Ratiometric Fluorescent Nanoprobe by Encapsulating Fe₃O₄ Magnetic Nanoparticles and Dual-Emissive Rhodamine B Modified Carbon Dots in Metal–Organic Framework for Enhanced HClO Sensing

Abstract

In this work, a new magnetic, ratiometric fluorescent nanoprobe has been designed and fabricated by encapsulating Fe₃O₄ magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) and dual-emissive carbon dots into the cavities of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). This one-pot method combined hybrid characteristics of MOFs with multiple properties of the encapsulated functional materials. The MOF-based nanoprobe possessed the advantages of MOFs (strong adsorption ability, accumulating the analytes), Fe₃O₄ MNPs (magnetic separation), and ratiometric sensors (eliminating the variabilities caused by the instability of the instruments and environment). The MOF-based nanoprobe was dispersible and stable in aqueous solution, and the nanoprobe was applied to HClO sensing. This work will provide a promising strategy for design and synthesis of novel MOF-based composite materials.