碳纳米材料在修饰电极领域的应用

碳纳米材料具有良好的力学、电学及化学性能等特点,被人们广泛研究,特别是具有大比表面积、高的电导率和良好生物相容性的碳纳米管和石墨烯更是研究的热点,在电化学领域显示出独特的优势.采用碳纳米材料修饰的电极具有高灵敏度、高选择性及优良的媒介作用.主要阐述了碳纳米材料在修饰电极领域中的应用,从功能及应用上重点探讨了近年来碳纳米管、石墨烯、富勒烯、纳米金刚石等碳纳米材料在修饰电极领域的研究进展.     

纳米金/碳纳米管复合材料修饰电极催化鲁米诺电致发光体系的研究

制备了纳米金/多壁碳纳米管(MWNT)复合材料修饰电极,并将此电极应用于鲁米诺电化学发光体系.电化学发光实验表明,此复合材料修饰电极同时具备了纳米金和碳纳米管的催化性能.此外通过电极活性表面积测算、电化学交流阻抗实验等方法研究了纳米金和碳纳米管在此体系催化过程中的作用.纳米金/碳纳米管修饰电极具有良好的重现性,可以广泛应用于鲁米诺电化学发光测定体系.     

多壁碳纳米管-钛酸盐纳米管复合纳米材料的制备及其生物电化学性能

以TiO2纳米颗粒为前体,采用碱性水热法制备出钛酸盐纳米管(TNTs)与多壁碳纳米管(MWCNTs)的复合纳米材料(MWCNT-TNT);借助透射电子显微镜、傅立叶变换红外光谱仪和X射线衍射仪分析了纳米材料的结构、组成和形貌.将辣根过氧化酶,室温离子液体,Nafion和复合纳米材料共同修饰在电极表面组成酶电极,利用循环伏安法研究了该酶电极的电化学性能.结果表明,TiO2纳米颗粒完全转化为钛酸盐纳米管并且很好的与MWCNTs结合在一起;复合材料修饰酶电极的循环伏安行为明显优于TNTs修饰酶电极,表明引入MWCNTs可改善钛酸盐纳米材料的导电性以及电化学性能.     

纳米材料修饰电极在中药活性成分分析中的应用

构建新型纳米材料修饰的电化学传感器，提升电极的电催化性能，已成为电化学分析中的研究热点。本文归纳了各种纳米修饰材料的特性，及近年来不同类型纳米材料修饰电极在中药活性成分分析领域的应用。对纳米材料修饰电极存在的问题进行了概述，并展望了其发展前景，为中药有效成分的快速灵敏检测提供理论依据。     

金纳米粒子/碳纳米管复合修饰玻碳电极对对苯二酚氧化还原反应的电催化性能

以对苯二酚为目标化合物比较研究了金纳米粒子、碳纳米管、金纳米粒子/碳纳米管3种纳米粒子修饰电极的电催化性能,结果发现:3种纳米粒子修饰电极均对对苯二酚的电化学信号具有增强作用。电化学阻抗谱和修饰层数试验表明:金纳米粒子的增强效果来自于金纳米粒子的电催化作用,碳纳米管的增强作用来自于电催化作用与大的电极表面积,金纳米粒子/碳纳米管复合修饰电极综合利用了两种纳米粒子的特性,表现出了更为优良的电催化行为。对苯二酚在修饰电极上的电化学过程均为扩散控制过程。     

纳米材料修饰电极及其在电分析化学中的应用

综述了纳米材料修饰电极的特性及其在电分析化学领域的一些研究成果。重点介绍了碳纳米管、纳米二氧化钛和钠米金修饰电极的修饰,表征方法及其作为一类新型电极在电分析化学中的应用前景。     

间苯二酚在金纳米粒子/碳纳米管修饰电极上的电化学行为

制备了金纳米粒子/碳纳米管复合修饰玻碳电极,并用于研究间苯二酚的电化学反应过程,结果发现金纳米粒子与碳纳米管均对间苯二酚的电化学反应具有催化作用,复合修饰电极很好地利用了两种纳米粒子的电催化活性,对间苯二酚具有更强的电化学催化效果,为应用电化学技术进行间苯二酚的检测提供了可能。同时研究了碳纳米管的用量、复合膜的层数、pH值、介质和扫速等条件对间苯二酚的电化学信号的影响情况。     

碳纳米管尺寸对电化学反应活性的影响

制备不同尺寸的多壁碳纳米管(MWNT)修饰电极,应用循环伏安法研究了相同管径、不同管长和相同管长、不同管径的多壁碳纳米管修饰电极在K3Fe(CN)6溶液中的电化学行为及其对尿酸、多巴胺等生物分子的电催化作用,以及尺寸效应对碳纳米管修饰电极电化学活性的影响规律.结果显示,在同一条件下,短管的MWNT比长管的更能有效促进K3Fe(CN)6的电子传递,更有利于对生物分子的电催化;管径对它的电化学行为及生物电催化活性影响较小,无明显规律.主要原因在于碳纳米管管端、管壁的不同电化学活性.     

基于血红蛋白/纳米金修饰离子液体电极的电化学生物传感器

氧化还原蛋白质在工作电极上的直接电化学对于研究生命体系的电子转移机理,了解生命过程中的氧化还原机理,开发新型电化学生物传感器有着重要的意义~([1]).目前较多的工作是利用各种媒介体、促进剂和纳米材料修饰电极来实现蛋白质的直接电子转移.离子液体修饰电极(CILE)是以离子液体为修饰剂和粘合剂的一种新型化学修饰电极,在生物电分析化学已经应用.本文在CILE表面修饰纳米金用于血红蛋白的固定及其直接电化学行为的研究,取得了较好的结果.     

单壁碳纳米管修饰的高灵敏纳米碳纤维电极

碳纳米管已被应用于电极材料,但未得到良好的电化学伏安行为;且由于碳纳米管的直径很小(几到数十纳米),制作单根的碳纳米管电极非常困难,难以实际应用.碳纳米管用于修饰电极已得到更多重视,但都在常规尺寸(毫米级)的电极上进行,这样的电极不适于在生物微环境和毛细管电泳电化学检测中应用.     

碳纳米管负载铂修饰玻碳电极用于电化学发光的研究及其对富马酸酮替芬的测定

在玻碳电极上制备了碳纳米管负载纳米铂修饰电极(Pt-MWCNTs/GCE)。考察了联吡啶钌和富马酸酮替芬在3个不同电极上的电化学及其发光行为,并对其进行了对比。结果表明,在Pt-MWCNTs/GCE上富马酸酮替芬对联吡啶钌的电化学发光强度有明显的增敏作用,其增敏效果约为MWCNTs/GCE电极的2倍,约为裸玻碳电极的3.5倍,据此,建立了一种Pt-MWCNTs/GCE电极上电化学发光法检测富马酸酮替芬的新方法。在优化实验条件下,富马酸酮替芬的浓度在1.0×10-7～1.0×10-4mol/L范围内与其相对发光强度呈线性关系,线性回归方程为I=48.805×106c+221.03(r=0.9969),检出限为2.4×10-9mol/L,连续平行测定1.0×10-5mol/L的富马酸酮替芬溶液5次,发光强度的RSD为3.3%。对样品进行回收率实验,回收率为99%～104%,RSD为2.1%。     

Exploring the electrocatalytic sites of carbon nanotubes for NADH detection: an edge plane pyrolytic graphite electrode study

The electrocatalytic properties of multi-walled carbon nanotube modified electrodes toward the oxidation of NADH are critically evaluated. Carbon nanotube modified electrodes are examined and compared with boron-doped diamond and glassy carbon electrodes, and most importantly, edge plane and basal pyrolytic graphite electrodes. It is found that CNT modified electrodes are no more reactive than edge plane pyrolytic graphite electrodes with the comparison with edge plane and basal plane pyrolytic graphite electrodes allowing the electroactive sites for the electrochemical oxidation of NADH to be unambiguously determined as due to edge plane sites. Using these highly reactive edge plane sites, edge plane pyrolytic graphite electrodes are examined with cyclic voltammetry and amperometry for the electroanalytical determination of NADH. It is demonstrated that a detection limit of 5 microM is possible with cyclic voltammetry or 0.3 microM using amperometry suggesting that edge plane pyrolytic graphite electrodes can conveniently replace carbon nanotube modified glassy carbon electrodes for biosensing applications with the relative advantages of reactivity, cost and simplicity of preparation. We advocate the routine use of edge plane and basal plane pyrolytic graphite electrodes in studies utilising carbon nanotubes particularly if 'electrocatalytic' properties are claimed for the latter.     

Metallic impurity free carbon nanotube paste electrodes

Electrodes modified with carbon nanomaterials find wide ranging applications in electrochemistry such as in energy generation and storage through to applications in electroanalysis. A substantial limitation is the presence of metallic impurities which vary between batches and can produce erroneous results. Consequently we have explored the electrochemical properties of metallic impurity free carbon nanotube paste electrodes using potassium ferrocyanide and hydrogen peroxide as model compounds. In terms of the latter utilising cyclic voltammetry, a linear range from 0.75 to 3 mM with a limit of detection of 0.19 mM is possible using the electrochemical oxidation of hydrogen peroxide while using the electrochemical reduction of the target analyte, a linear range from 0.5 to 249 mM is possible with a detection limit of 0.43 mM.The ultra-small size of the carbon nanotubes and fabrication methodology result in a tightly bound carbon nanotube electrode surface which does not exhibit thin-layer behaviour resulting in highly reproducible electrodes with the %RSD found to be 5.5%. These analytical ranges, detection limits and reproducibility are technologically useful.The carbon nanotubes utilised are completely free from metallic impurities and do not require lengthy processing to remove impurities and consequently have no variation in the purity of the nanomaterial between batches as is commonly the case for other available carbon nanotube material. The impurity free nature of this nanomaterial allows for highly reproducible and intelligent sensors based on carbon nanotubes to be understood and realised for the first time.     

Electrocatalysis at graphite and carbon nanotube modified electrodes: edge-plane sites and tube ends are the reactive sites

Carbon, and particularly graphite in its various forms, is an attractive electrode material. Two areas of particular interest are modified carbon electrodes and carbon nanotube electrodes. In this article we focus on the relationship between surface structure and electrochemical and chemical reactivity of electrodes based on these materials. We overview recent work in this area which has led us to believe that much of the catalytic activity, electron transfer and chemical reactivity of graphitic carbon electrodes is at surface defect sites, and in particular edge-plane-like defect sites. We also question the claimed special "catalytic" properties of carbon nanotube modified electrodes.     

Comparison of different carbon nanostructures influence on potentiometric performance of carbon paste electrode

Recently, different carbon nanomaterials were introduced for construction of electrochemical sensors. In this study, the influence of carbon nanomaterial on performance of carbon paste potentiometric electrode was investigated. In this manner, different kinds of carbon nanomaterial, i.e., graphene, graphene oxide and carbon nanotube (CNT) were used as a conduction phase in carbon paste electrode. Then, potentiometric characteristics of the corresponding paste electrodes such as calibration slope, linear range, detection limit, response time and stability were compared with each other. The results appeared comprehensive findings about the role of electrode’s content in electrochemical performance.     

Oxygen Reduction on Anthraquinone Diazonium Compound Derivatised Multi‐walled Carbon Nanotube and Graphene Based Electrodes

In this work, graphene and multi‐walled carbon nanotubes were derivatised with anthraquinone (AQ) groups using spontaneous or electrochemical grafting of Fast Red AL salt. Glassy carbon (GC) electrodes were coated with AQ‐modified carbon nanomaterials to study the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). These nanomaterials were characterised by X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy and multilayer formation of AQ on the electrografted electrodes was observed. All the modified electrodes showed enhanced electrocatalytic activity towards the ORR in alkaline media. High AQ loading on the electrodes was found and the number of electrons transferred per O₂ molecule was between 2 and 4. In addition, the stability testing of AQ‐derivatised carbon nanomaterial‐coated GC electrodes was performed.     

Demonstration of the advantages of using bamboo-like nanotubes for electrochemical biosensor applications compared with single walled carbon nanotubes

The modification of glassy carbon electrodes with random dispersions of nanotubes is currently the most popular approach to the preparation of carbon nanotube modified electrodes. The performance of glassy carbon electrodes modified with a random dispersion of bamboo type carbon nanotubes was compared with single walled carbon nanotubes modified glassy carbon electrodes and bare glassy carbon electrodes. The electrochemical performance of all three types for electrode were compared by investigating the electrochemistry with solution species and the oxidation of guanine and adenine bases of surface adsorbed DNA. The presence of edge planes of graphene at regular intervals along the walls of the bamboo nanotubes resulted in superior electrochemical performance relative to SWNT modified electrodes from two aspects. Firstly, with solution species the peak separation of the oxidation and reduction waves were smaller indicating more rapid rates of electron transfer. Secondly, a greater number of electroactive sites along the walls of the bamboo-carbon nanotubes (BCNTs) resulted in larger current signals and a broader dynamic range for the oxidation of DNA bases.     

Metallic Free Carbon Nanotube Cluster Modified Screen Printed Electrodes for the Sensing of Nicotine in Artificial Saliva

We demonstrate that metallic free carbon nanotube cluster modified screen printed electrodes provide an advantageous sensing methodology for nicotine. The electrochemical oxidation of nicotine is possible at low potentials compared to other commercially available carbon electrodes. Using the carbon nanotube cluster modified screen printed electrodes a detection range of 10 to 1000 μM is possible with a limit of detection of 2 μM. The sensing protocol is shown to be viable in artificial saliva and is promising as a portable and rapid sensor for nicotine in oral fluid (saliva) in areas such as health/life insurance, instances where smoking is banned and also as a point of care test to help improve smoking quit rates.     

Demonstration of the importance of oxygenated species at the ends of carbon nanotubes for their favourable electrochemical properties

Definitive evidence is presented for the favourable electrochemical properties of carbon nanotube modified electrodes arising from the ends of SWNTs due to oxygenated carbon species in general, and carboxylic acid moieties in particular, produced during acid purification.