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Selective and sensitive recognition of Cu2+ in an aqueous medium: a surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS)-based
Sougata Sarkar1, Mukul Pradhan, Arun Kumar Sinha
1Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, Kharagpur 721302, India.
Abstract:
In the present study, surface-enhanced Raman spectra of a bifunctional Raman reporter, 2-mercaptobenzimidazole, has been found to be responsive exclusively towards Cu(2+) ions while the reporter remains anchored on the Au nanoparticle surface. Thus a specific Cu(2+)-ion-detection protocol emerges. The simplicity, sensitivity, and reproducibility of the method allow routine and quantitative detection of Cu(2+) ions. An interference study involving a wide number of other metal ions shows the procedure to be uniquely selective and analytically rigorous. A theoretical study was carried out to corroborate the experimental results. Finally, the method is promising for real-time assessment of Cu(2+) ions in aqueous samples and also has the ability to discriminate Cu(I) and Cu(II) ions in solution.
