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Reliable and reproducible colorimetric detection of mercury ions (Hg2+) using green synthesized optically active silver nanoparticles containing thin film on flexible plastic substrate

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Green synthesis of optically active silver nanoparticles (Ag) containing thin film on flexible plastic strip substrate has been carried using guava leaf extract. The properties of silver films were studied using UV–visible spectrophotometer, field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) techniques. The silver thin films were used to detect Hg2+ ions in water with lower limit of concentration up to 20 ppm by visually observing the color change of the film from brown to cloudy white. UV–visible spectra indicated blue shift due to strong redox reaction between Ag and Hg2+ ions. Depending upon the time for the color change of the Ag films, the amount of Hg2+ ions in the water is determined. This method is found to be simple and rapid for detection of Hg2+ ions in the solution.

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This work was supported by the Human Resources Development program (No. 20124010203180) of the Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning (KETEP) Grant funded by the Korea government Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy and supported by Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT, and Future Planning (NRF-2015R1A2A2A01006856).

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  1. Optoelectronic Convergence Research Centre, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 500-757, South Korea

    A. C. Lokhande, P. T. Babar & Jin Hyeok Kim

  2. Thin Film Physics Laboratory, Department of Physics, Shivaji University, M. S, Kolhapur, 416 004, India

    N. M. Shinde & A. Shelke

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Lokhande, A.C., Shinde, N.M., Shelke, A. et al. Reliable and reproducible colorimetric detection of mercury ions (Hg2+) using green synthesized optically active silver nanoparticles containing thin film on flexible plastic substrate. J Solid State Electrochem 21, 2747–2751 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-016-3481-3

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