DETECTION OF ORGANIC FREE RADICALS AND REACTIVE OXYGEN SUBSTANCES USING CHEMICALLY-STIMULATED LUMINESCENCE FROM STRUCTURED COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTORS

摘要

A method of monitoring for the presence of an oxidizing chemical species in an aqueous or non-polar environment includes steps of exposing a structured compound semiconductor material to the oxidizing chemical species in the environment and detecting electromagnetic radiation emitted by the structured compound semiconductor material upon exposure to the oxidizing chemical species. The structured compound semiconductor material is a phytate scaffold material and a metal dopant.