A microporous luminescent metal-organic framework for highly selective and sensitive sensing of Cu(2+) in aqueous
Yunqing Xiao1, Yuanjing Cui, Qian Zheng
1State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China.
Chemical Communications (Cambridge, England)
|July 2, 2010
Abstract:
A luminescent metal-organic framework with small micropores for the enhanced recognition of Cu(2+) exhibits highly sensitive and selective sensing of Cu(2+) in aqueous solution.
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