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Relation between Fluorescence Spectroscopy and Dynamic Light Scattering Revealed by Interaction of Transition Metal Sulfide Nanoparticles and Graphene Oxide

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The binding efficiency of graphene oxide and selected transition metal sulfide nanoparticles (Co3S4, NiS, CuS, and ZnS) observed by fluorescence spectroscopy, and corresponding changes observed in the hydrodynamic size by DLS are related to each other. We observed that changes in the size of nanoparticles before and after binding have a similar pattern to the estimated binding constants, which shows a relationship between fluorescence spectroscopy and dynamic light scattering. This relation is yet unknown in the literature to the best of our understanding. Further, the binding mechanism is dependent on the nature of nanoparticles, where ZnS nanoparticles have highest binding towards graphene oxide, followed by CuS, Co3S4, and NiS nanoparticles respectively. The electronic interaction of the aromatic double bonds of GO with the nanoparticles is revealed along with both static and dynamic binding mechanisms. The stability of nanocomposites is also investigated for these titration experiments of nanoparticles and graphene oxide.

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The research described in this paper was partially financially supported by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan under National Research Program for Universities with reference no. 20-3369/R&D/HEC/14/978, which was awarded to Dr. A. J. Shaikh.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad - Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad, KPK, 22060, Pakistan

    Saman Ali, Muhammad Haris Ayoub, Shehryar Ahmad, Zia Ul Hassan, Umar Farooq & Ahson Jabbar Shaikh

  2. Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, 54890, Pakistan

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  3. Department of Chemistry, Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad, Islamabad, 45320, Pakistan

    Amir Waseem

  4. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Space Technology, Islamabad, 44000, Pakistan

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S.A. did the benchwork, characterization, and initial draft preparation, M.H.A. and S.A. performed bench work and characterization. F.A. performed the SEM analysis. Z.H., A.W., and M.Y. performed the characterizations. U.F. did the supervision. A.J.S. was involved in conceptualization, visualization, methodology, investigation, supervision, writing, reviewing, editing, and validation. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Ali, S., Ayoub, M.H., Ahmad, F. et al. Relation between Fluorescence Spectroscopy and Dynamic Light Scattering Revealed by Interaction of Transition Metal Sulfide Nanoparticles and Graphene Oxide. J Inorg Organomet Polym (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10904-024-03002-w

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