基于碳材料的纳米发电器件研究进展

如何解决能源危机已经成为全人类亟待解决的重大挑战之一,而日益严峻的环境污染问题更驱使着人们对清洁能源的迫切需求。近年来,研究人员利用微纳加工技术制备不同维度的碳基材料以捕获周围环境所蕴藏的能量,被视为是一种开发可再生清洁能源的有效途径。本文主要从不同的能量利用形式出发,介绍了不同维度的碳材料用于纳米发电器件的研究进展,同时简要阐述了碳材料纳米发电器件在可穿戴器件、传感器等领域的潜在应用。     

碳基量子点荧光传感器在环境检测中的应用研究

由于碳基量子点优越的光学性能、良好的水溶性及良好的生物相容性，其在荧光传感器方面的应用引起了越来越多人的关注，特别是其对金属离子卓越的检测性能使其广泛应用于环境检测。为了更好的了解到碳基量子点的应用，从碳量子点、石墨烯量子点、氧化石墨烯量子点的合成和近十年来关于其在环境检测中的应用做了总结，并对碳基量子点荧光传感器的应用做了展望。     

Polysaccharides derived from natural sources applied to the development of chemically modified electrodes for environmental applications: A review

Potentially toxic organic and inorganic compounds have been released into the environment by different sources. Due to this detrimental problem, the modern analytical chemistry has increasingly acted in the interface of knowledge in terms of developing methods which are robust, efficient, sensitive, inexpensive, and aim at meeting green chemistry principles. From an electroanalytical standpoint, the application of polysaccharides derived from natural sources in the development of chemically modified electrodes has increased in the last decades. Chitosan, cellulose and other polysaccharides have been widely used in the development of modified electrodes due to their high mechanical strength, relatively low cost, and green features. Several studies have reported in the past few years that chemically modified electrodes elaborated with these polysaccharides usually present superior analytical properties as compared to the conventional electrodes. This review describes the general aspects of these polysaccharides, extraction sources, characterization methods, derivatives and crosslinking processes as well as a comprehensive overview of their several applications in the development of new sensors applied to environmental samples.     

Electrochemistry at chemically modified graphenes

Electrochemical applications of graphene are of great interest to many researchers as they can potentially lead to crucial technological advancements in fabrication of electrochemical devices for energy production and storage, and highly sensitive sensors. There are many routes towards fabrication of bulk quantities of chemically modified graphenes (CMG) for applications such as electrode materials. Each of them yields different graphene materials with different functionalities and structural defects. Here, we compare the electrochemical properties of five different chemically modified graphenes: graphite oxide, graphene oxide, thermally reduced graphene oxide, chemically reduced graphene oxide, and electrochemically reduced graphene oxide. We characterized these materials using transmission electron microscopy, Raman spectroscopy, high-resolution X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, and cyclic voltammetry, which allowed us to correlate the electrochemical properties with the structural and chemical features of the CMGs. We found that thermally reduced graphene oxide offers the most favorable electrochemical performance among the different materials studied. Our findings have a profound impact for the applications of chemically modified graphenes in electrochemical devices.     

Gly‐Gly‐His Immobilized On Monolayer Modified Back‐Side Contact Miniaturized Sensors for Complexation of Copper Ions

Miniaturized planar back‐side contact transducers (BSC) with chemically modified gold surface have been utilized as electrochemical sensors. The electrodes have been functionalized by sequential immobilization of aryl diazonium salts or alkanethiols and short peptide Gly‐Gly‐His. The applicability of gold substrates modified with aryl diazonium salts in voltammetric detection of copper(II) ions in aqueous solutions has been studied. The combination of two fundamental elements of the solid‐state electrode, i.e. back‐side contact (BSC) gold sensor and self‐assembled monolayers, allowed one to obtain reliable miniaturized copper(II) ion sensors. It can have important future applications in environmental sensing or in implantable biodevices.     

Layered-double-hydroxide-modified electrodes: electroanalytical applications

Two-dimensional inorganic solids, such as layered double hydroxides (LDHs), also defined as anionic clays, have open structures and unique anion-exchange properties which make them very appropriate materials for the immobilization of anions and biomolecules that often bear an overall negative charge. This review aims to describe the important aspects and new developments of electrochemical sensors and biosensors based on LDHs, evidencing the research from our own laboratory and other groups. It is intended to provide an overview of the various types of chemically modified electrodes that have been developed with these 2D layered materials, along with the significant advances made over the last several years. In particular, we report the main methods used for the deposition of LDH films on different substrates, the conductive properties of these materials, the possibility to use them in the development of membranes for potentiometric anion analysis, the early analytical applications of chemically modified electrodes based on the ability of LDHs to preconcentrate redox-active anions and finally the most recent applications exploiting their electrocatalytic properties. Another promising application field of LDHs, when they are employed as host structures for enzymes, is biosensing, which is described considering glucose as an example.

Tellurite Carbon Paste Sensors: Microscopic Analysis Provides New Insights on the Nature of the Interaction Between the Ionophore and Analytical Species

In this work, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used for the characterization of chemically modified carbon paste sensors (CMCPSs), with the aim of understanding their chemical and electrochemical properties. The work also provides a microscopic study on the role of the binder, type of carbon, amount and nature of modifier, composition of the carbon paste and its impact on the electrochemical performance of the sensor. In addition, energy dispersive X‐ray spectroscopy (EDX) was utilized for the direct observation of the interaction between the chemical modifier and the carbon paste. This has enabled the fabrication of new sensitive and selective chemically modified carbon paste sensors that were successfully applied for the detection of tellurite ions in pure solutions, environmental and biological samples. This work provides new insights on the rational design and integration of carbon paste sensors for a variety of applications.     

Control the size and surface chemistry of graphene for the rising fluorescent materials

Fluorescent graphene-based materials, labelled as a sort of fluorescent carbon-based nanomaterial, have drawn increasing attention in recent years. When the size and structure of graphene were controlled properly, photoluminescence was induced in graphene, resulting in the so-called fluorescent graphene (FG). FG has a size-, defect-, and wavelength-dependent luminescence emission, which is similar to traditional semiconductor-based quantum dots. Moreover, with excellent chemical stability, fine biocompatibility, low toxicity, up-conversion emission, pH-sensitivity and resistance to photobleaching, FG promises to offer substantial applications in numerous areas: bioimaging, photovoltaics, sensors, etc. Currently, research works have allowed FG to be produced by many approaches ranging from simple oxidation of graphene to cutting carbon sources and organic synthesis from small molecules. In this Feature Article, we summarize the reported fluorescent graphenes, with emphasis on their category, properties, synthesis and applications. Meanwhile, we give a perspective on their subsequent developments and compare the features of FG and other fluorescent carbon-based materials.     

The application of modified mesoporous silicas in liquid phase catalysis

This review focuses on recent developments in the preparation, properties and catalytic applications of chemically modified mesoporous silicas. Over the last few years, this group of materials has been the subject of intense activity in the materials community, and many applications have been found for these fascinating materials. This non-exhaustive review aims to highlight the key features of the materials, which are relevant and important to catalysis, and illustrates their utility with a series of recent examples.     

碳点的性质及其在生物传感器领域的应用

碳点(carbon dots,CDs)作为一种具有优良生物相容性、低毒性和表面功能可调的新型碳基纳米材料,在生物传感领域具有极大的应用潜力.本文对碳点的生物效应、发光性质及其发光机理进行了简述,并根据传感机制的不同,将CDs在生物传感领域的应用分为荧光(fluorescence,FL)传感器、电致发光(electrochemiluminescence,ECL)传感器以及化学发光(chemiluminescence,CL)传感器三类进行综述.最后分析了CDs目前在生物传感器领域应用中存在的问题,并对其发展进行了展望.     

Modified aluminas as chromatographic supports for high-performance liquid chromatography

This review begins by describing the relevant properties of alumina as a support material for chemically bonded stationary phases in HPLC. The most common chemical modification processes are summarized as well as the advantages and disadvantages of each method. In order to more fully understand the chemically modified alumina surface, some spectroscopic approaches are outlined for characterization of the bonded phases. Finally, a number of successful applications are described for a variety of chemically modified aluminas in order to illustrate their potential usefulness and to compare their chromatographic behavior to the more conventional silica-based materials.     

Nanomaterials in Electrochemical Sensing Area: Applications and Challenges in Food Analysis

Recently, nanomaterials have received increasing attention due to their unique physical and chemical properties, which make them of considerable interest for applications in many fields, such as biotechnology, optics, electronics, and catalysis. The development of nanomaterials has proven fundamental for the development of smart electrochemical sensors to be used in different application fields such, as biomedical, environmental, and food analysis. In fact, they showed high performances in terms of sensitivity and selectivity. In this report, we present a survey of the application of different nanomaterials and nanocomposites with tailored morphological properties as sensing platforms for food analysis. Particular attention has been devoted to the sensors developed with nanomaterials such as carbon-based nanomaterials, metallic nanomaterials, and related nanocomposites. Finally, several examples of sensors for the detection of some analytes present in food and beverages, such as some hydroxycinnamic acids (caffeic acid, chlorogenic acid, and rosmarinic acid), caffeine (CAF), ascorbic acid (AA), and nitrite are reported and evidenced.     

The catalytic oxidation of biomass to new materials focusing on starch,cellulose and lignin

Biomass is a renewable class of materials of growing interest amongst researchers aiming to achieve global sustainability. This review focuses on the homogeneous catalysis of the oxidation of biomass, in particular starch, cellulose and lignin. Often such catalytic reactions lead to depolymerisation of the material as happens in Nature with for example brown rot fungi. This depolymerisation can be desirable or not, and control in industrial applications is thus important to obtain the desired outcome. The two main oxidants in use are O₂ and H₂O₂ and their use is described as appropriate. Industrial oxidation catalysis is highly significant in the bleaching of cellulose-containing materials due to its high volume application in the paper, pulp and laundry industries. Here, the presence of a ligand on the oxidising metal ion has a significant effect on the catalyst selectivity and stability. In addition to the bleaching of cellulose-containing materials, the oxidation of cellulose, starch, lignin and lignin model compounds are discussed with a focus on generating even more hydrophilic materials which have important applications or materials which may be further modified. Finally developing applications of biomass are described such as new support materials for catalysts, as supports for sensors and nanomaterials for microbial culture.     

基于碳基磁性材料的磁固相萃取技术在食品分析应用中的研究进展

食品中残留的痕量有毒物质严重威胁人体健康,对其进行分析十分必要。然而,食品中有毒物质种类多、量少、基质复杂,需选择适当的样品预处理技术进行提取和净化。磁固相萃取(MSPE)因具有操作简单、省时快速、无需离心过滤、环境友好等优点,被认为是一种高效的样品预处理技术并应用于食品分析中。MSPE中使用的磁性吸附剂的吸附容量和选择性是影响MSPE萃取效率和选择性高低的关键,对所建立分析方法的准确度起着关键作用。碳基磁性材料是具有价格低廉、来源丰富、比表面积大、化学稳定性好、吸附容量高、绿色环保等优点的一类新型功能性磁性材料,可以富集不同性质的有机、无机分析物,在环境分析、生物检测、污染治理等多个领域取得了较大进展。近年来,基于碳基磁性材料的MSPE技术在食品分析预处理领域逐渐得到应用,但尚处于起步阶段,存在巨大的应用潜力。该文以碳基类别(碳纳米管、石墨烯、金属有机骨架衍生碳、活性炭等)为主线,综述了采用MSPE技术,以碳基磁性材料为吸附剂,对食品样品中酯类、真菌毒素、多环芳烃、抗生素、生物碱、酚类、维生素、抗菌药等物质进行萃取,进而采用液相色谱法等进行分析的应用实例,同时阐述了该技术存在的问题,并对其发展方向做出了展望。该综述将为基于碳基磁性材料的MSPE技术在食品分析中的广泛应用提供理论依据和技术支撑。     

Sintered silica colloidal crystals with fully hydroxylated surfaces

Silica colloidal crystals require multiple processing steps before they are useful materials in analytical applications, such as chemical separations, microarrays, sensors, and total internal reflection microscopy. These chemical processing steps include calcination, sintering, surface rehydroxylation, and chemical modification, but these steps have not been fully characterized for colloidal crystals. Silica particles of nominally 200 nm in diameter were prepared, and FTIR, SEM, UV-visible spectroscopy, and refractive index measurements were used to study the changes in chemical composition, particle size, and particle density throughout the process. The final material is shown to be a durable, crack-free crystal of solid particles bearing a fully hydroxylated surface of silanols, which can then be chemically modified.     

过渡金属氧化物在光电化学传感器中的应用研究进展

近年来,光电化学传感器的研究已经成为人们关注的热点。光敏材料作为光电化学传感器的关键部分,其性能对传感器的灵敏度、选择性和稳定性等特征起着决定性的作用。该文简要介绍了光电化学传感器的原理和光电材料的分类,阐述了在光电化学传感器中常见过渡金属氧化物及其复合物的光电材料的制备方法与应用,对光电化学传感器及光电化学材料的发展前景进行了展望(引用文献67篇)。     

Organically modified silica: synthesis and applications due to its surface interaction with organic molecules

Silica gels can be chemically modified using organic precursors producing organically modified silica (ORMOSIL), a class of novel materials for hosting varieties of organic and inorganic substrates. Ormosil matrixed materials show an enhanced activity during catalysis, photochemical activities like absorption and emission, electrochemical sensitivities, sensing of gases, solvents, pH of solution and biomolecules, etc. Ormosil-based materials can be used as efficient protective coatings and can be utilized in designing wave guides that can carry out excellent photonic transmission of information. The synthetic and chemical modification of ormosil and some of the above applications have been discussed.