Gold nanoparticles attached NH2+ ion implantation-modified indium tin oxide electrode: Characterization and electrochemical studies

An NH2+ ion implantation-modified indium tin oxide film was prepared and the implantation of amino groups on the indium tin oxide substrate was verified by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis.The gold nanoparticles attached surface could be obtained by self-assembly of different sized colloidal gold nanoparticles onto the NH2+ ion implantation-modified indium tin oxide surface.By scanning electron microscopy and electrochemical techniques,the as-prepared AuNPs attached NH2+ ion implantation-modified indium tin oxide electrode was characterized and compared with bare indium tin oxide electrode.Using a [Fe(CN)6]3 /[Fe(CN)6]4 redox probe,the increasingly facile heterogeneous electron transfer kinetics resulting from the attached gold nanoparticle arrays was observed.The gold nanoparticle arrays exhibited high catalytic activity toward the electro-oxidation of nitric oxide,which could provide electroanalytical application for nitric oxide sensing.     

Photoelectrocatalytic oxidation of GMP on an ITO electrode modified with clay/[Ru(phen)_2(dC18bpy)]~(2+) hybrid film

An indium tin oxide (ITO) electrode modified with monolayer clay/[Ru(phen)2(dC18bpy)]2+ (phen= 1,10-phenanthroline, dC18bpy = 4,4′-dioctadecyl-2,2′ bipyridyl) hybrid film has been fabricated by the Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) method. Atomic force microscopy revealed that the single-layered hybrid film of clay/[Ru(phen)2(dC18bpy)]2+ (denoted as Clay-Ru) was closely packed at a surface pressure of 25 mN-m-1 and had a thickness of 3.4±0.5 nm. Cyclic voltammograms showed that the redox current of Ru(Ⅱ) complex decre...     

The electrochemiluminescent behavior of nickel phthalocyanine（NiTSPc）/H2O2 system on a heated ITO electrode

In this study,the electrochemiluminescent（ECL） behavior of Nickel（Ⅱ） tetrasulfophthalocyanine（NiTSPc）/H₂O₂ on a heated indium tin oxide（ITO） electrode was investigated.The effect of pH value,electrochemical scan mode,concentration of NiTSPc and electrode surface temperature on the ECL intensities had been studied in detail.Based on the fact that the ECL of NiTSPc can be greatly enhanced by hydrogen peroxide at the ITO electrode,a new ECL biosensor for hydrogen peroxide has been developed.The possible mechanism for the ECL of NiTSPc has also been proposed.     

Determination of Pb（II） in environmental water by nano-ceria-graphene modified electrodeEI北大核心CSCD

Nafion solution as a binder,the Gr/CeO2 /Nafion/GCE modified electrode was prepared based on graphene （Gr）-nano cerium oxide （CeO2 ）composite materials. The electrochemical behavior of Pb（II）on the modified electrode was investigated using differential pulse anodic stripping voltammetry （DPASV）. Subsequently,a determination method for Pb（II）was established. The concentrations and ratio of composite materials,buffer solution pH,modification amount,enrichment potential and time were optimized. Under the optimal conditions ,the peak current of Gr/CeO2 /Nafion/GCE showed good linearity in the range of 0.24-48.31 μµmol/L of Pb（II）,and the detection limit was 4.3 nmol/L. Interference experiments showed that the other common anions and cations in water samples caused little interference to Pb（II）detection. Furthermore,the interference of Cu（II）within 10 times is acceptable. The modified electrode was used to the detection of Pb（II） in four complex water samples,and the recovery rates of the spiked assays were from 89.5% to 107.7%. © 2023, Youke Publishing Co.,Ltd. All rights reserved.     

Synthesis of Tin Oxide Through Thermal Decomposition of Sn2 （NH4）2 （ C2 O4 ）3 and Its Gas Sensing Property

Nanocrystalline tin oxide samples were prepared by using Sn2 （NH4 ）2 （C2O4）3 as the precursor. The thermal decompositions were respectively conducted at 250,450 and 650 ℃. TG-DTA, XRD, TEM, FTIR were used to characterize the samples. The indirect heating sensors by using these materials as sensitive bodies were fabricated on an alumina tube with Au electrodes and platinum wires. Sensing properties of these sensors were investigated. It was found that the tin oxide sample obtained by thermal decomposition at 450 ℃ has a higher sensitivity to C2H5OH and a higher selectivity to hexane and ammonia than those obtained via the conventional precipitate method and the working temperatures needed were greatly decreased.     

The electrochemical behavior of N-n-undecy1-N＇-（sodium-p- amino-benzenesulfonate） thiourea and its interaction with bovine serum albumin

In pH 5.5 phosphate buffer solution, N-n-undecyl-N＇-（sodium-p-amino-benzenesulfonate） thiourea （UPT） produced a pair of redox peaks on the bare glassy carbon electrode. At the multi-walled carbon nanotube （MWNT） modified electrode, the electrochemical behavior of UPT enhanced greatly. In the presence of bovine serum albumin （BSA）, the peak currents of UPT decreased linearly due to the formation of a super-molecular complex. This method was successfully applied to the determination of BSA in a bovine serum sample.     

Synthesis and Magnetic Properties of Polyamide Complex Containing Bithiazole Moieties

A new polyamide containing bithiazole moieties （PTA） was synthesized by the polycondensation of 2, 2＇-diamino-4, 4＇-bithiazole （DABT） and oxalyl chloride. The polymer complex was prepared from PTA and NdC13 in DMSO. They were characterized through IR and elemental analysis. The preliminary magnetic properties of the complex PTA-Nd^3＋ was investigated, it was found that the material is a ferromagnet at low temperature.     

Double laminated reduced graphene/Cu2S/reduced graphene/graphene oxide nanofilms and their photoelectrochemical properties

In this work,an efficient photocatalytic material was prepared directly on Indium tin oxide（ITO）glass substrates by fabricating Cu₂ S and graphene oxide onto graphene for photoelectrochemical（PEC） water splitting.The double laminated reduced graphene/Cu₂S/reduced graphene/graphene oxide（RG/Cu₂S/RG/GO） nanofilms were characterized,and an enhanced photoelectrochemical response in the visible region was discovered.The photocurrent density of the nanofilms for PEC water splitting was measured to be up to 1.98 m A/cm²,which could be ascribed to the followings:（i） a higher efficiency of light-harvesting because of GO coupling with Cu₂ S that could broaden the absorbing solar spectrum and enhance the light utilization efficiency;（ii） a stepwise structure of band-edge levels in the Cu₂S/GO electrode was constructed;（iii） double laminated electron accelerator（RG） was used in the Cu₂S/GO materials to get better electron-injecting efficiency.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of Dissymmetrical Double Schiff Base Cu（Ⅱ） Homobinuclear and Cu（Ⅱ）-Mg（Ⅱ）-Cu（Ⅱ） Heterotrinuclear Complexes

Homobinuclear complex （HCuL）2 （1） （H3L： N-3-carboxylsalicylidene-N＇-salicylaldehyde-1,2-diaminoethane） was obtained from self-organization of the reported complex HCuL, and its crystal structure was determined through X-ray diffraction at room temperature. The crystal of complex 1 belongs to monolinic system, the space group Cc, a=2.5326（5） nm, b=0.88861（18） nm, c=1.3738（3） nm, β=96.95（3）°, Z=4, R1=0.0520, wR2=0.1185. （HCuL）2 is a dimeric molecule and has extended phenolic oxygen-bridged structure. In addition, using mononuclear complex HCuL as building blocks, Cu（Ⅱ）-Mg（Ⅱ）-Cu（Ⅱ） heterotrinuclear complex 2 was synthesized, and its crystal structure also has been determined by X-ray analysis. The crystal of complex 2 is of monoclinic system, space group Pc, a=1.1816（2） nm, b=1.5599（3） nm, c=1.9642 （4） nm, β=98.22°, Z=2, R1=0.0701, wR2=0.1498. Each dissymmetricai cell unit of complex 2 contains two heterotrinucler neutral molecules： {[CuL（H2O）]Mg[CuL（CH3OH）]} and {[CuL]Mg[CuL（H2O）]}.     

New Amphiphilic Polypyridyl Ruthenium（Ⅱ） Sensitizer and Its Application in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Amphiphilic polypyridyl mthenium（Ⅱ） complex cis-di（isothiocyanato）（4,4＇-di-tert-butyl-2,2＇-bipyridyl）（4,4＇- dicarboxy-2,2＇-bipyridyl）ruthenium（Ⅱ）（K005） has been synthesized and characterized by cyclic voltammetry, ^1H NMR, UV-Vis, and FT-IR spectroscopies. The sensitizer sensitizes TiO2 over a notably broad spectral range due to its intense metal-to-ligand charge-transfer （MLCT） bands at 537 and 418 nm. The photophysical and photochemical studies of K005 were contrasted with those of cis-Ru（dcbpy）2（NCS）2, known as the N3 dye, and the amphiphilic ruthenium（Ⅱ） dye Z907. A reversible couple at E1/2=0.725 V vs. saturated calomel electrode （SCE） with a separation of 0.08 V between the anodic and cathodic peaks, was observed due to the Ru^Ⅱ/Ⅲ couple by cyclic voltammetry. Furthermore, this amphiphilic ruthenium complex was successfully used as sensitizers for dye-sensitized solar cells with the efficiency of 3.72% at the 100 mW·cm^-2 irradiance of air mass 1.5 simulated sunlight without optimization of TiO2 films and the electrolyte.     

Solid‐State Electrochemistry and Electrochemiluminescence of Porous Thin Film of [(2,2′‐Bipyridyl)(4‐(2‐pyrrol‐1‐ylethyl)‐4′‐methyl‐2,2′‐bipyridyl)2]ruthenium(II) Monomer Precipitation

A novel fluorescent porous thin film based on the precipitation of the [(2,2′‐bipyridyl)(4‐(2‐pyrrol‐1‐ylethyl)‐4′‐methyl‐2,2′‐bipyridyl)₂]ruthenium(II) (BF₄)₂ complex (pyr‐Ru) was fabricated by easily spreading 2 µL of pyr‐Ru (1 mM in acetonitrile solution) onto the surface of a platinum electrode and drying it in ambient conditions. The morphology of the resulting pyr‐Ru thin film was characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and fluorescence microscopy. The coating exhibits fluorescent properties of the ruthenium complex and a porous structure with pore diameters of micrometers. The solid‐state electrochemistry and electrochemiluminescence behaviors of the porous pyr‐Ru thin film were investigated in aqueous solution by cyclic voltammetry and step potential.     

Alternating π‐conjugated copolymer of dithiafulvene with 2,2′‐bipyridyl units

A π‐conjugated polymer containing a dithiafulvene unit and a bipyridyl unit was prepared by cycloaddition polymerization of aldothioketene derived from 5,5′‐diethynyl‐2,2′‐bipyridine. Ultraviolet–visible (UV–vis) absorption spectra showed that the π‐conjugation system of the polymer expanded more effectively than that of a benzene analogue of poly(dithiafulvene) obtained from 1,4‐diethynylbenzene. Cyclic voltammetry measurements indicated that the dithiafulvene–bipyridyl polymer was a weaker electron‐donor polymer than the benzene analogue. These results supported the idea that the incorporation of the electron‐accepting bipyridyl moiety into conjugated poly(dithiafulvene) induced an intramolecular charge‐transfer (CT) effect between the units. Treatment of the dithiafulvene–bipyridyl polymer with bis(2,2′‐bipyridyl)dichlororuthenium (II) [Ru(bpy)₂Cl₂] afforded a ruthenium–polymer complex. A cyclic voltammogram of the complex showed broad redox peaks, which indicated electronic interaction between the dithiafulvene and tris(bipyridyl) ruthenium complex. The dithiafulvene–bipyridyl polymer formed CT complexes with 7,7,8,8‐tetracycanoquinodimethane (TCNQ) in dimethyl sulfoxide. The UV–vis absorption indicated that the resulting CT complex contained anion radical of TCNQ and partially charge‐transferred TCNQ. The polymer showed an unusually high electrical conductivity of 3.1 × 10^?4 S/cm in its nondoped state due to the effective donor–acceptor interaction between the bipyridine unit and the dithiafulvene unit. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 39: 4083–4090, 2001     

Facile Fabrication of Solid‐state Electrochemiluminescence Sensor via Non‐covalent π‐π Stacking and Covalent Bonding on Graphite Electrode

Herein, a facile and efficient method was developed for fabrication of solid‐state electrochemiluminescence (ECL) sensor via non‐covalent π‐π stacking and covalent bonding on the graphite electrode (GE) surface. The electrode was firstly modified with 1‐aminopyrene via π‐π stacking between GE surface and the pyrene moiety. Thereafter a stable and efficient solid‐state ECL sensor was fabricated by covalent immobilization of ruthenium(II) onto the GE surface via amidation reaction between the 1‐aminopyrene and bis(2,2′‐bipyridyl)(4‐methyl‐4′‐carboxypropyl‐2,2′‐bipyridyl) ruthenium(II) bishexafluorophosphate. The sensor has been investigated using tripropylamine and tetracycline as representative analytes, and low detection limits of 0.7 nM and 3.5 nM (S/N=3) were reached, respectively.     

trans‐(Cl)‐[Ru(5,5′‐diamide‐2,2′‐bipyridine)(CO)2Cl2]: Synthesis,Structure, and Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction Activity

A series of trans‐(Cl)‐[Ru(L)(CO)₂Cl₂]‐type complexes, in which the ligands L are 2,2′‐bipyridyl derivatives with amide groups at the 5,5′‐positions, are synthesized. The C‐connected amide group bound to the bipyridyl ligand through the carbonyl carbon atom is twisted with respect to the bipyridyl plane, whereas the N‐connected amide group is in the plane. DFT calculations reveal that the twisted structure of the C‐connected amide group raises the level of the LUMO, which results in a negative shift of the first reduction potential (E_p) of the ruthenium complex. The catalytic abilities for CO₂ reduction are evaluated in photoreactions (λ>400 nm) with the ruthenium complexes (the catalyst), [Ru(bpy)₃]²⁺ (bpy=2,2′‐bipyridine; the photosensitizer), and 1‐benzyl‐1,4‐dihydronicotinamide (the electron donor) in CO₂‐saturated N,N‐dimethylacetamide/water. The logarithm of the turnover frequency increases by shifting E_p a negative value until it reaches the reduction potential of the photosensitizer.     

EPR Study on the Complex Formed by Charge‐Transfer Process between Ground‐state Acceptor 2, 3‐Dicyano‐5, 6‐dichloro‐1, 4‐benzoquinone and Some Donors and on Cation Radical of Perylene (or Pyrene)

EPR study showed that the semi‐quinone radical anion of 2,3‐dicyano‐5,6‐dichloro‐1,4‐benzoquinone (DDQ) was formed in a charge transfer process between ground‐state DDQ as acceptor and each one of following ground state donors, i.e., 4‐methyl‐4′‐tridecyl‐2, 2′‐bipyridyl; 4‐methyl‐4′‐nonyl‐2, 2′‐bipyridyl; bis (2,2′‐bipyridyl) (4‐methyl‐4′‐heptadecyl‐2, 2′‐bipyridyl)ruthenium(2+) perchlorate and perylene. EPR study also showed that there are perylene cation radical and pyrene cation radical in the following experimental conditions: (a) in 98% sulfuric add. (b) 10^?3 mol/L perylene (or pyrene) was dissolved in trifluoroacetic acid‐nitrobenzene (1: 1 V/V).     

Assessing a Spectroelectrochemical Sensor’s Performance for Detecting [Ru(bpy)3]2+ in Natural and Treated Water

A spectroelectrochemical sensor that combines three modes of selectivity in a single device was evaluated in natural and treated water samples using tris‐(2,2′‐bipyridyl) ruthenium(II) dichloride hexahydrate, [Ru(bpy)₃]²⁺, as a model analyte. The sensor was an optically transparent indium tin oxide (ITO) electrode coated with a thin film of partially sulfonated polystyrene‐block‐poly(ethylene‐ran‐butylene)‐block‐polystyrene (SSEBS). As the potential of the ITO electrode was cycled from +0.7 to +1.3 V, the analyte changed from the colored [Ru(bpy)₃]²⁺ complex to colorless [Ru(bpy)₃]³⁺ complex and the change in absorbance at 450 nm was used as the optical signal for quantification. Calibration curves were obtained for [Ru(bpy)₃]²⁺ in natural well water, river water and treated tap water with detection limits of 108, 139 and 264 nM, respectively. A standard addition method was developed to determine an ‘unknown’ spike addition concentration of [Ru(bpy)₃]²⁺ in well water. The spectroelectrochemical sensor determined the concentration of [Ru(bpy)₃]²⁺ spiked into a sample of Hanford well water to be 0.39±0.03 µM versus the actual concentration of 0.40 µM.     

Electrogenerated Chemiluminescence of Tris(2,2′‐bipyridyl)ruthenium(II) Immobilized in Humic Acid‐Silica‐Poly(vinyl alcohol) Composite Films

In this paper, we report the first attempt to use humic acid (HA) as modifiers to prepare the organic‐inorganic hybrid modified glassy carbon electrodes based on HA‐silica‐PVA (poly(vinyl alcohol)) sol‐gel composite. Electroactive species of tris(2,2′‐bipyridyl)ruthenium(II) (Ru(bpy) ) can easily incorporate into the HA‐silica‐PVA films to form Ru(bpy) modified electrodes. The amount of Ru(bpy) incorporated in the composite films strongly depends on the amount of HA in the hybrid sol. Electrochemical and electrogenerated chemiluminescence (ECL) of Ru(bpy) immobilized in HA‐silica composite films coated on a glassy carbon electrode have been studied with tripropylamine (TPA) as the coreactant. The analytical performance of this modified electrode was evaluated in a flow injection analysis (FIA) system with a homemade flow cell. The as‐prepared electrode showed good stability and high sensitivity. The detection limits (S/N=3) were 0.050 μmol L^?1 for TPA and 0.20 μmol L^?1 for oxalate, and the linear ranges were from 0.10 μmol L^?1 to 1.0 mmol L^?1 for TPA and from 1.0 μmol L^?1 to 1.0 mmol L^?1 for oxalate, respectively. The resulting electrodes were stable over two months.     

Simultaneous Determination of Adenosine and Adenosine‐5′‐triphosphate at Nanogold Modified Indium Tin Oxide Electrode by Osteryoung Square‐Wave Voltammetry

Simultaneous determination of adenosine and adenosine‐5′‐triphosphate has been described using nanogold modified indium tin oxide electrode. Gold nanoparticles catalyze adenosine oxidation which results in increasing separation of oxidation peaks of adenosine and ATP, making it possible to determine adenosine and adenosine‐5′‐triphosphate simultaneously. The detection limits for adenosine and ATP were found as 0.07 μM and 0.10 μM respectively with sensitivity 22.9 nA μM^?1 and 20.9 nA μM^?1. The proposed method was also used for sensing the compounds in biological samples. Influence of various square‐wave parameters and different pH conditions on peak current has also been reported.     

Organic electroluminescent device with an aromatic amine-containing polymer as a hole transport layer (I): Poly[N-[p-N′ -phenyl-N′-[1,1′-biphenyl-4′-[N″-phenyl-N″-(2-methylphenyl)amino]-4-amino]]phenyl methacrylamide]

Electroluminescent devices were fabricated using a holetransporting polymer, poly[N-[p-N′ -phenyl-N′-[1,1′-biphenyl-4′-[N″-phenyl-N″-(2-methylphenyl)amino]-4-amino]]phenyl methacrylamide] (PTPDMA), and tris(8-quinolinolato)aluminum(III) complex, Alq, as the hole transport layer and the emitter layer, respectively. A device structure of glass substrate/indium–tin–oxide/PTPDMA/Alq/Mg:Ag was employed. Hole injection from the electrode through the PTPDMA layer to the Alq layer and concomitant electroluminescence from the Alq layer were observed. Bright green luminescence with a luminance of 20,000 cd/m² was obtained at a drive voltage of 14 V.