Mn-Doped ZnS Quantum dots–An Effective Nanoscale Sensor

Quantum dots (QDs), due inter alia to their colourtunable symmetry, narrow emission, broad absorption, stability, and solution processibility have received an upsurge of interest in the last decade as potential materials for diverse applications. Doped QDs, in particular, have gained significant attention as a new class of luminescent materials since dopants influence the optical behaviour of QDs. Therefore, doped ZnS QDs possess conspicuous properties like longer dopant emission lifetime and lower toxicity. The dopant emission lifetimes of transition-metal ions are longer than the energy-gap and defect-related luminescence of the host as well as the biological background fluorescence to offer immense prospect for removal of background fluorescence for sensing applications. Probes based on phosphorescence or fluorescence enhancement of QDs is crucial…