| Analyte | Precursors | Synthesis Method | Linear Range (μmol/L) | LOD (μmol/L) | Response Time (min) | Real Sample | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al3+/Hg2+ | (3-aminopropyl) triethoxysilane (APTES) and citric acid | Solvothermal method | Al3+: 1~200 Hg2+: 0.05~240 | Al3+: 0.81 Hg2+: 0.0196 | 5 | Tap water, Yellow river water | |
| Hg2+ | Citric acid and sodium sulfide nonahydrate (Na₂S·9H₂O) | Hydrothermal method | 0~100 | 0.07667 | 2 | Tap water, Groundwater Sewage plant effluent, Lead-containing seepage water | |
| Pb2+ | Gallic acid (GA) and N,N-Dimethylformamide (DMF) | Hydrothermal method | 30~120 | 0.715 | - | Tap water, RO water, distilled water | |
| Cu2+/S2⁻ | Hexamethylene-tetramine and ammonium citrate | Hydrothermal method | Cu2+: 0.05~5 S2⁻: 0.05~10 | Cu2+:0.025 S2⁻:0.032 | 10 | Tap water, Lake water | |
| F⁻ | Citric acid and urea | Hydrothermal method | 20~300 | 0.65 | 1 | Tap water, Taihu lake water | |
| F⁻ | 2,3-diaminopyridine,and selenourea | Hydrothermal method | 2~60 | 0.39 | - | Tap water, Milk | |
| ClO⁻ | Adenine (AD) and ethylenediamine (EDA) | Hydrothermal method | 10~1000 | 0.82 | - | Tap water, pool water, River water | |
| PO43⁻ | Paper mill sludge (PMS) | Hydrothermal method | 0.103~5.16 | 0.034 | 30 | Tap water, Natural water | |
| PO43⁻ | Sodium citrate and urea | Microwave method | 0~1000 | 5.2 | - | - | |
| TC/Fe3+ | o-phenylenediamine and urea | Microwave-assisted method | TC: 0.1~10 Fe3+: 1~70 | TC:0.0555 Fe3+:0.1011 | <1 | Tap water, Milk | |
| OTC | Neutral red and thiourea | Hydrothermal method | 2~50 | 0.023 | 2 | Milk products | |
| FA | Alkali lignin (AL) and m-phenylenediamine (MPDA) | Hydrothermal method | 50~2000 | 4.64 | 1 | Gaseous FA |
Fig. 4 Fluorescence detection of Cu2+ using PC-CDs.(a) Fluorescence emission spectra of PC-CDs with the addition of different concentrations of Cu2+;(b) relationship between the fluorescence intensity of PC-CDs and the concentration of Cu2+;(c) calibration curve of F0/F versus the concentration of Cu2+ [
Fig. 7 Fluorescence enhancement response and dual-mode detection of FA by NCQDs. (a) Fluorescence emission spectra of NCQDs solution with increasing FA concentrations; (b) the quantitative relationship between fluorescence intensity and FA concentration; (c) fluorescence lifetime decay curves of NCQDs before and after reaction with FA;(d) schematic diagram of the NCQDs/PVA composite film for FA gas sensing;(e~g) fluorescence microscope images of the film under ambient air, water vapor, and FA gas;(h)fluorescence reversibility upon switching from FA gas back to air environmen[