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2-thiazoline-2-thiol functionalized gold nanoparticles for detection of heavy metals, Hg(II) and Pb(II) and probing their competitive surface reactivity: A colorimetric, surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopic (XPS) study

Ridhima Chadha,Abhishek Das,Anil K. Debnath,S. Kapoor,N. Maiti

Published 2021 in Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

ABSTRACT

Abstract A novel 2-thiazoline-2-thiol functionalized gold (Au-TT) nanosensor was developed for the selective and sensitive detection of toxic heavy metal ions, Hg(II) and Pb(II) by colorimetry, and for studying its competitive surface reactivity using SERS and XPS. The detection mechanism and surface reactivity is based on competitive binding affinity of thiocarbonyl S or thiazoline ring N/S atom with the metal ions and the nanoparticles (NPs). Due to diff ;erences in the binding affinities of the metal ions towards the active binding sites of TT, addition of different metal ions resulted in variation of colour and SERS spectral features. Of the various metal ions studied, viz. Cu(II), Cd(II), Co(II), Zn(II), Ni(II), Hg(II), Pb(II), Ca(II), Fe(II), Mn(II) and Sn(II), only Hg(II) and Pb(II) showed distinctive colorimetric and SERS spectral response that was quantified using XPS. This study, thus, realizes a selective and sensitive visual based nanosensor for Hg(II) and Pb(II) with limit of detection (LOD) of ∼ 0.1 ppm. SERS revealed the formation of Hg(TT)2 and Pb(TT)2 complexes on the Au NPs surface with the former remaining bonded to the NPs, resulting in enhanced Raman intensity for the 1026 cm−1 band, while the latter gets desorbed from the surface leading to reduced SERS intensity.

PUBLICATION RECORD

  • Publication year

    2021

  • Venue

    Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

  • Publication date

    2021-04-20

  • Fields of study

    Materials Science, Chemistry, Environmental Science

  • Identifiers
    DOI 10.1016/J.COLSURFA.2021.126279
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    Open on Semantic Scholar

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    Semantic Scholar

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