title: Colorimetric iodide recognition and sensing by citrate-stabilized core/shell Cu@Au nanoparticles.
abstract: In the light of the significance and urgency for the recognition and sensing of anions specifically, especially those of biological relevance, herein, we wish to demonstrate a novel colorimetric avenue for highly selective iodide recognition and sensing using simple citrate-stabilized core/shell Cu@Au nanoparticles. No other ions than iodide can induce an appreciable color change of the Cu@Au nanoparticles solution from purple to red by transforming the interconnected, irregularly shaped nanoparticles to the single, separated, and nearly spherical ones, as confirmed by the transmission electron microscopy (TEM). On the basis of the optical spectra and TEM studies, a mechanism of iodide-induced aggregating/fusion, fragmentation, and reorganization of atoms is proposed. With this strategy, 6 μM (0.76 ppm) of iodide can be recognized within 20 min by naked-eye observation. This sensitive and selective colorimetric assay opens up a fresh insight of facile, rapid, and reliable detection of iodide and may find its future application in the analysis of the total iodine in edible salt as well as the clinical diagnosis of urinary iodide.
authors: State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022.
authors: Jia
authors: J
authors: Zhang
authors: Xiaowen
authors: X
authors: Xu
authors: Cheng
authors: C
authors: Yang
authors: Fan
authors: F
authors: Yang
authors: Xiurong
authors: X
authors: Yang
mesh_terms: D019343:Citric Acid / Q000737:chemistry*; D003124:Colorimetry / Q000379:methods*; D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007454:Iodides / Q000032:analysis* / Q000652:urine; D007477:Ions / Q000737:chemistry; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure
chemical_list: D007454:Iodides; D007477:Ions; D019343:Citric Acid; D006046:Gold; D003300:Copper