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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Gold nanoclusters for ratiometric sensing of pH in extremely acidic media.

Adele BonannoJulia Pérez-prietoIrene Pérez-herráezElena Zaballos-garcía

subject

FluorophoreMetals and AlloysGeneral ChemistryPhosphatePhotochemistryFluorescenceCatalysisSurfaces Coatings and FilmsElectronic Optical and Magnetic MaterialsNanoclusterschemistry.chemical_compoundchemistryMaterials ChemistryCeramics and CompositesPh range

description

AuNCs capped with β-nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate exhibit an outstanding performance as fluorescent pH sensors; specifically they exhibit a high emission in strongly acidic media and linear dependence on pH in extremely acidic media (0.6–2.7) as well as in the 7.0–9.2 pH range, while they are unresponsive at intermediate pH values. Remarkably, these AuNCs make ratiometric sensing possible in extremely acidic media with a single fluorophore, specifically the nanocluster itself.

10.1039/c9cc08539dhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31830157