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ArticleACS omega2021

Solid-State Fluorescent Selenium Quantum Dots by a Solvothermal-Assisted Sol-Gel Route for Curcumin Sensing.

Kuttappan Anupama, Tessy Paul, Kakkassery Aippunny Ann Mary

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Article in ACS omega, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Biosensors Based on Inorganic Composite Fluorescent Hydrogels.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
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  5. A mini review on selenium quantum dots: synthesis and biomedical applications.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Kuttappan AnupamaDepartment of Physics, St. Thomas' College (Autonomous), Thrissur 680001, Kerala, India.
Tessy PaulDepartment of Physics, St. Thomas' College (Autonomous), Thrissur 680001, Kerala, India.
Kakkassery Aippunny Ann MaryDepartment of Physics, St. Thomas' College (Autonomous), Thrissur 680001, Kerala, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2746-1830

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Toward the need for solid-state fluorescent quantum dots, resistant to self-quenching, we describe a solvothermal-assisted sol-gel method to synthesize Se quantum dots. Morphological and crystalline characterizations reveal that Se quantum dots (average size 3-8 nm) have a trigonal crystal structure. The presence of planar defects (dislocations, stacking faults, twins, and grain boundaries) suggests formation of Se nanocrystallites through aggregation-based crystal growth mechanisms. Under ultraviolet excitation, the quantum dots exhibit an excitation wavelength-dependent solid-state blue emission with an average lifetime of 1.96 ns. Depending on fluorescence quenching by curcumin, selenium quantum dots act as ideal candidates for inner filter effect-based curcumin sensing.

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PMID34471755
PMCPMC8388070

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