Perylene functionalized Fluorescent Zirconium based Metal Organic Frameworks for selective sensing of Cu2+, Pb2+, and Fe3+ ions

Key Points

• To develop a fluorescent metal organic framework for selective ion sensing.
• Post-synthetic modification of UiO-66-NH2 with PTCDA-Na to create UiO-66-NH-PTCDA-Na
• Characterization of structural, optical, thermal, morphological, and surface features.
• The fluorescent MOF exhibited strong selectivity for Cu2+, Pb2+, and Fe3+ ions.
• Structural and optical features were significantly enhanced by the modification.