Abstract
An optical fiber interferometer coated with PbS quantum dots (QDs) was developed for copper ion (${{\rm{Cu}}^{2 +}}$) detection. The QDs were modified by a multifunctional copolymer that enabled QD surface ligation, dispersion, and coordination with ${{\rm{Cu}}^{2 +}}$. ${{\rm{Cu}}^{2 +}}$ coordination with the polymer induced changes in the surrounding refractive index of the interferometer. The sensor was highly selective for ${{\rm{Cu}}^{2 +}}$ and showed a linear detection range of 0–1000 µM with a limit of detection of 2.20 µM in both aqueous and biological solutions.
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