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Synthesis of a Fluorescent Sensor by Exploiting Nitrogen-Doped MXene Quantum Dots for the Detection of Dopamine

Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering , Gachon University
jongkim@gachon.ac.kr
Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, June 2024, 41(6), 1805-1813(9), https://doi.org/10.1007/s11814-024-00144-y

Abstract

MXene quantum dots (QDs) are emerging two-dimensional materials from the MXene family that possess unique physicochemical

properties and are employed in divergent disciplines, such as energy storage, conversion, catalysis, medicine,

and biosensing. In this study, we synthesized MXene QDs using the MAX phase of MXene into its sheets by acidic treatment,

followed by doping with ethylenediamine (EDA), and produced nitrogen-doped QDs (NMQDs) via the hydrothermal

method. The resulting NMQDs showed excellent fl uorescence quenching with a neurotransmitter, i.e., dopamine (DA). These

NMQDs showed a strong blue fl uorescence with a photoluminescence (PL) emission wavelength maximum of 400 nm under

the excitation wavelength maximum of 330 nm. The optical properties of NMQDs were investigated using UV–Vis and PL

spectroscopy techniques. The morphological, elemental constitution, and phase composition features were characterized

by employing HRTEM, SEM, XPS, XRD, FTIR techniques, etc. The NMQDs delivered high sensitivity towards DA with a

limit of detection (LOD) of 18 nM within the linear concentration range between 20 and 100 nM. These results suggest that

these NMQDs have the potential to be used as fl uorescent sensors for neurotransmitter detection.

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