Preparation and evaluation of a molybdenum disulfide quantum dots embedded C18 mixed-mode chromatographic stationary phase

Molybdenum disulfide quantum dots (MoS 2 QDs) were chosen as a functional two-dimensional material to improve the separation performance of a traditional C18 column. In this work, MoS 2 QDs were synthesized by the combination of sonication and solvothermal treatment of bulk MoS 2 . The prepared MoS...

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Published in:Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry 2020-02, Vol.412 (6), p.1365-1374
Main Authors: Luo, Qiurong, Ren, Xiujun, Wei, Siping, Zheng, Yunchao, Gao, Die, Fu, Qifeng, Xia, Zhining, Wang, Lujun
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alkylbenzenes
Analytical Chemistry
Aniline
Aromatic compounds
Bases (nucleic acids)
Biochemistry
Cation exchange
Cation exchanging
Characterization and Evaluation of Materials
Chemical analysis
Chemistry
Chemistry and Materials Science
Flavonoids
Fluorescence
Fluorescence spectroscopy
Food Science
Fourier analysis
Fourier transforms
Infrared analysis
Infrared spectroscopy
Ions
Laboratory Medicine
Liquid chromatography
Molybdenum
Molybdenum compounds
Molybdenum disulfide
Monitoring/Environmental Analysis
Phase composition
Photoelectron spectroscopy
Photoelectrons
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
Quantum dots
Research Paper
Scanning electron microscopy
Separation
Sonication
Spectrometry
Spectroscopy
Spectrum analysis
Stationary phase
Thermogravimetric analysis
Transmission electron microscopes
Two dimensional materials
X ray photoelectron spectroscopy
Zeta potential
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Summary:Molybdenum disulfide quantum dots (MoS 2 QDs) were chosen as a functional two-dimensional material to improve the separation performance of a traditional C18 column. In this work, MoS 2 QDs were synthesized by the combination of sonication and solvothermal treatment of bulk MoS 2 . The prepared MoS 2 QDs were characterized by transmission electron microscope (TEM), Zeta potential measurement, UV-visible absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy. Then, a novel MoS 2 QDs embedded C18 (Sil-MoS 2 -C18) stationary phase was prepared for performing mixed-mode liquid chromatography. The results of elemental analysis (EA), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), Fourier transform infrared spectrometry (FT-IR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), scanning electron microscope (SEM) and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) measurements indicated the stationary phase was prepared successfully. Five types of compounds including alkylbenzenes, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), nucleosides and nucleobases, anilines and flavonoids were utilized to evaluate reversed phase, weak cation exchange and hydrophilic interaction of the new column. To a certain extent, the column could achieve separation for different properties of samples on one column, with less organic solvent and shorter time than conventional alkyl and amino columns. Furthermore, the mechanism for separation was studied by investigating effects of mobile phase composition and pH on retentions. In summary, the Sil-MoS 2 -C18 stationary phase was deemed able to serve the performance of various types of phases, which revealed the prepared mixed-mode column could be potentially applied for the analysis of complex samples. Graphical abstract
ISSN:1618-2642
1618-2650
DOI:10.1007/s00216-019-02363-3