Open AccessPyrene‐Capped CdSe@ZnS Nanoparticles as Sensitive Flexible Oxygen Sensors in Non‐Aqueous Media
Author(s) -
González-Carrero Soranyel,
de la Guardia Miguel,
Galian Raquel E.,
Pérez-Prieto Julia
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
chemistryopen
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.644
H-Index - 29
ISSN - 2191-1363
DOI - 10.1002/open.201402021
Subject(s) - pyrene , excimer , oxygen sensor , nanoparticle , aqueous solution , oxygen , photochemistry , chemistry , excited state , dielectric , materials science , limiting oxygen concentration , nanotechnology , chemical engineering , fluorescence , organic chemistry , optoelectronics , optics , physics , engineering , nuclear physics
A flexible, highly sensitive sensor of oxygen in non‐aqueous solvents is described. It consists of CdSe/ZnS nanoparticles decorated with a considerable number of pyrene units, thus making the formation of the pyrene excimer possible. The emission of the pyrene excimer and that of the nanoparticle are suitably separated from each other and also from the excitation wavelength. This sensor can be applied as a ratiometric oxygen sensor by using the linear response of the pyrene excimer lifetime combined with the linear response of the nanoparticle excited state lifetime. This nanohybrid has been assayed in seven media with different dielectric constants and viscosities over the whole oxygen concentration range. In addition, the sensor versatility provides an easy way for monitoring oxygen diffusion through systems.