The application discloses a mercury
ion detection method. The detection method mainly comprises preparation of mercapto carbon dots, preparation of a
graphene transistor sensor, modification of the
graphene transistor sensor by the mercapto carbon dots, and detection of mercury ions by the sensor, etc. In the application, the mercapto carbon dots are modified to the gate of the
graphene transistor sensor by
cysteamine, the specific
chelation between the mercapto functional groups in the mercapto carbon dots and mercury ions is utilized, a stable mercury
ion-mercapto functional group-
carbon dot structure is formed on the gate surface, the original double electric layer structure of the sensor is changed, the graphene channel current is changed, and the purpose of detecting mercury ions is achieved. By constructing the graphene transistor sensor detection platform functionalized by the mercapto carbon dots, specific
label-free detection of mercury ions is realized, trace detection of mercury ions is realized, and the minimum
detection limit reaches 10 ‑17 M, linear detection range 10 ‑16 M-10 ‑8 M, and the detection time is within 1 min, and the
operating voltage is lower than 1 V. Compared with the prior art (
fluorescence, colorimetric technology, etc.), the detection method provided by the application is simple in operation, low in cost, sensitive in detection, high in accuracy, and can realize detection of mercury ions in actual
environmental water samples. Meanwhile, the application has great application prospect in
food safety detection and biological health detection.