Fauzi Nurul Illya Muhamad, Fen Yap Wing, Omar Nur Alia Sheh, Saleviter Silvan, Daniyal Wan Mohd Ebtisyam Mustaqim Mohd, Hashim Hazwani Suhaila, Nasrullah Mohd
Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
Functional Devices Laboratory, Institute of Advanced Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
Polymers (Basel). 2020 Jul 4;12(7):1497. doi: 10.3390/polym12071497.
In this study, synthesis and characterization of chitosan/maghemite (Cs/FeO) composites thin film has been described. Its properties were characterized using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), atomic force microscopy (AFM) and ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy (UV-Vis). FTIR confirmed the existence of Fe-O bond, C-N bond, C-C bond, C-O bond, O=C=O bond and O-H bond in Cs/FeO thin film. The surface morphology of the thin film indicated the relatively smooth and homogenous thin film, and also confirmed the interaction of FeO with the chitosan. Next, the UV-Vis result showed high absorbance value with an optical band gap of 4.013 eV. The incorporation of this Cs/FeO thin film with an optical-based method, i.e., surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy showed positive response where mercury ion (Hg) can be detected down to 0.01 ppm (49.9 nM). These results validate the potential of Cs/FeO thin film for optical sensing applications in Hg detection.
在本研究中,已描述了壳聚糖/磁赤铁矿(Cs/Fe₂O₃)复合薄膜的合成与表征。使用傅里叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)、原子力显微镜(AFM)和紫外-可见光谱(UV-Vis)对其性能进行了表征。FTIR证实了Cs/Fe₂O₃薄膜中存在Fe-O键、C-N键、C-C键、C-O键、O=C=O键和O-H键。薄膜的表面形态表明该薄膜相对光滑且均匀,同时也证实了Fe₂O₃与壳聚糖之间的相互作用。接下来,UV-Vis结果显示出高吸光度值,光学带隙为4.013 eV。将这种Cs/Fe₂O₃薄膜与基于光学的方法(即表面等离子体共振光谱)相结合,显示出积极的响应,其中汞离子(Hg)的检测限可低至0.01 ppm(49.9 nM)。这些结果验证了Cs/Fe₂O₃薄膜在汞检测光学传感应用中的潜力。