Citation: Zhiwei Qiu, Yitong Xue, Jiyong Li, Yunzhi Zhang, Xinyi Liang, Congying Wen, Houjian Gong, Jingbin Zeng. Highly sensitive colorimetric detection of NH₃ based on Au@Ag@AgCl core-shell nanoparticles[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2021, 32(9): 2807-2811. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2021.02.029 shu

Highly sensitive colorimetric detection of NH₃ based on Au@Ag@AgCl core-shell nanoparticles

Zhiwei Qiu ^a ,
Yitong Xue ^b ,
Jiyong Li ^c ,
Yunzhi Zhang ^c ,
Xinyi Liang ^b ,
Congying Wen ^b ,
Houjian Gong ^{a, *,} ,
Jingbin Zeng ^{b, *,}

a.
College of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China
b.
College of Science, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China
c.
Petroleum Engineering Technology Research Institute, Sinopec Shengli Oilfield Company, Dongying 257067, China

gonghoujian@upc.edu.cn

zengjb@upc.edu.cn

Received Date: 10 December 2020
Revised Date: 21 January 2021
Accepted Date: 13 February 2021
Available Online: 17 February 2021

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As an important component of the atmosphere, ammonia (NH₃) plays a very important role in maintaining the balance of environment. However, it is also one of the most toxic gases that can cause damage to the human respiratory system and mucous membranes even at low concentrations. As such, development of highly sensitive and selective NH₃ sensors is of high significance for environmental monitoring and health maintenance. Herein, we have synthesized Au@Ag@AgCl core-shell nanoparticles (NPs) by oxidative etching and precipitating Au@Ag core-shell NPs using FeCl₃ and further used them as optical probes for the colorimetric detection of NH₃. The sensing mechanism is based on the fact that the etching of NH₃ on AgCl and Ag shell leads to the variations of ingredients and core-to-shell ratio of the Au@Ag@AgCl NPs, thereby inducing noticeable spectral and color changes. By replacing the outmost layer of Ag with AgCl, not only is the stability of the sensor against oxygen significantly enhanced, but also is the sensitivity of the method improved. The method exhibits good linear relationship for the detection of NH₃ from 0 to 5000 μmol/L with the limit of detection of 6.4 μmol/L. This method was successfully applied to the detection of simulated air polluted by NH₃, indicating its practical applicability for environmental monitoring. This method shows great potential for on-site NH₃ detection particularly in remote area, where a simple, fast, low-cost, and easy-to-handle method is highly desirable.
- NH₃ detection,
- Au@Ag@AgCl nanoparticles,
- Localized surface plasmon resonance,
- Etching,
- Colorimetric sensor
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