Highly sensitive and colorimetric detection of hydrogen sulphide by in situ formation of Ag2S@Ag nanoparticles in polyelectrolyte multilayer film†
Abstract
Ag2S nanoparticles (NPs) were formed by reacting Ag+ ions with H2S gas in a polyelectrolyte multilayer film. Ag2S NPs later catalyse the formation of Ag NPs. H2S (when as low as 10 nM Na2S was used as a donor) was sensitively detected by monitoring the UV-vis absorbance of the newly formed Ag NPs.