文摘
Glutathione (GSH) capped Ag2Te nanoparticles (NPs) were prepared in aqueous solution, and then investigated by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), UV–vis spectra, resonance Rayleigh scattering (RRS) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The results indicated that the prepared GSH-Ag2Te NPs have good monodispersity, stability and 3–5 nm. Cytochrome C was chosen as a model analyte to study the potential of GSH-Ag2Te NPs in the RRS analytical application. Under optimal conditions, the RRS intensity of GSH-Ag2Te NPs was significantly enhanced by interacting with cytochrome C and good linear relationship between the RRS intensity at 365 nm and cytochrome C concentration in the range of 0.08 μg/mL −22.5 μg/mL was found. The limit of detection (LOD) was 0.024 μg/mL. The application in human serum samples indicated that the GSH-Ag2Te NPs could be a promising candidate probe of RRS biosensors in the future due to their fantastic features.