Novel magnetite nanoparticle based on BODIPY as fluorescent hybrid material for Ag(I) detection in aqueous medium

This manuscript describes a highly selective and ultra-sensitive detection of Ag(I) in aqueous solution using amine coated magnetite nanoparticles modified boron-dipyrromethene by spectrofluorometer. Fe3O4 nanoparticles were synthesized by co-precipitation of Fe2+and Fe3+in an ammonia solution. Amine modified Fe3O4 was prepared by using (3-aminopropyl)triethoxysilane as silanization agent. The covalent binding of boron-dipyrromethene to amine modified Fe3O4 was confirmed by means of Fourier Transform infrared spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, dynamic light scattering, UV-vis and fluorimeter measurements and obtained nanoparticle-boron dipyrromethene structure. The binding abilities of nanoparticle-boron dipyrromethene towards different metal ions have been investigated by some spectroscopic methods as UV-vis, fluorescence spectroscopy, Job plot, etc. and the novel surface displayed high selectivity and sensitivity for Ag(I) among all tested metals.