摘要

A new strategy for diprophyllin (DPP) detection was developed by utilizing room-temperature phosphorescence (RTP) of MPA-capped Mn-doped ZnS QDs. Upon the addition of diprophyllin, the phosphorescence intensity could be regularly quenched with the increase of diprophyllin and a linear relationship could be observed in the range of 1.97-197 nM with the limit of detection (LOD) of 0.893 nM. The phosphorescence quenching mechanism was preliminarily ascribed to electron transfer from photo-excited Mn-doped ZnS QDs to DPP that was used as an electron acceptor. Upon induction from Mn-doped ZnS QDs to diprophyllin, the electrons were able to cause significant phosphorescence quenching of Mn-doped ZnS QDs. This room-temperature phosphorescence system for diprophyllin detection is label-free, convenient, sensitive and selective, which can be used to detect diprophyllin in real samples.