Electrodeposition of CuInSe2 films by an alternating double-potentiostatic method using nearly neutral electrolytes

One step electrodeposition with an alternating double-potentiostatic(DPSED) program was used to prepare CuInSe₂ thin films in nearly neutral aqueous electrolytes with sodium citrate complex. Linear sweep voltammetry(LSV) was measured to probe voltammetric properties of electrolytes with respect to Cu, In and Se individual precursor and their mixed solutions. Compositional and structural characteristics of the as-deposited and annealed films at 400 °C in Ar atmosphere for 0.5 h were analyzed by XRD and XPS. The results showed that reduction of Cu²⁺ to Cu⁺ at one potential point of ?800 mV and subsequently formation of CuIn alloy as well as metal In and amorphous Se at the other potential point of ?1400 mV were responsible for synthesis of CISe chalcopyrite. Composition self-regulation made DPSED films have three elements co-deposition and more uniform element distribution, which promoted chalcopyrite CISe formation.     

Electrodeposition of Pt ultramicroparticles in Nafion films on glassy carbon electrodes

The electrodeposition of platinum particles into Nafion films on a glassy carbon electrode is described. The particles are dispersed three-dimensionally throughout the polymer layer. The active platinum surface area is determined by the charge required for the adsorption of hydrogen. The mass specific surface area of the particles grown in the Nafion film is surprisingly large, suggesting that the platinum particles are highly dispersed in the Nafion film. The average crystal size of the platinum clusters is in the range 10–20 nm. The exchange current density of the hydrogen evolution reaction has been determined in an acidic solution.     

Electrodeposition of mercury on glassy carbon electrode from very dilute mercury(II) solution

Flameless atomic absorption sepctrometry (AAS) has been applied to the investigation of the electroreduction of mercury at the glassy carbon (GC) electrode in dilute mercury(II) solution. The atomic mercury which is produced by electrolysis is found both in the electrolyte solution and on the electrode. The evaporation experiment combined with the flameless AAS clearly shows that mercury(0) deposits on the GC electrode as metallic mercury and adatoms depending strongly on the concentration of mercury(II) in the solution. The monolayer formation and underpotential deposition cannot be observed in the mercury(II)/GC electrode system.     

Copper hexacyanoferrate multilayer films on glassy carbon electrode modified with 4-aminobenzoic acid in aqueous solution

4-Aminobenzoic acid (4-ABA) was covalently grafted on a glassy carbon electrode (GCE) by amine cation radical formation during the electrooxidation process in 0.1 M KCl aqueous solution. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) measurement proves the presence of 4-carboxylphenylamine on the GCE. Electron transfer processes of Fe(CN)₆³⁻ in solutions of various pHs at the modified electrode are studied by both cyclic voltammetry (CV) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). Changing the solution pH would result in the variation of the terminal group's charge state, based on which the surface pK_a values were estimated. The copper hexacyanoferrate (CuHCF) multilayer films were formed on 4-ABA/GCE prepared in aqueous solution, and which exhibit good electrochemical behavior with high stability.     

咖啡酸苯乙酯在玻碳电极上的电化学行为研究

采用循环伏安法和差分脉冲伏安法研究了咖啡酸苯乙酯(CAPE)在玻碳电极表面上的电化学行为。在0.05 mol.dm-3磷酸盐缓冲溶液(PBS,pH=7.6)中,CAPE在0.229 V和0.214 V处呈现一对明显的氧化还原峰。考察了溶液pH值和扫描速率等因素对CAPE电化学行为的影响,结果表明,电化学过程中CAPE的电子转移数为2,参与反应的质子数也为2,且为吸附控制过程。在0.05 mol.dm-3磷酸盐缓冲溶液(PBS,pH=7.6)中,CAPE的氧化峰电流与其浓度在0.34～3.40μmol.dm-3范围内成线性关系,其响应灵敏度为0.88μA/μmol.dm-3,检出限为60 nmol.dm-3(S/N=3)。本研究建立了一种简单、快速、可灵敏测定CAPE的方法。同时对CAPE在玻碳电极上的电化学行为进行了较为详细的研究。     

Electrocatalytic oxidation of NADH by rutin in biomembrane-like films on glassy carbon electrode

Stable lipid film was made by casting dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC) and rutin onto the surface of a glassy carbon (GC) electrode. The electrochemical behavior of rutin in the DPPC film was studied. The modified electrode coated with rutin gave quasi-reversible reduction-oxidation peak on cyclic voltammogram in the phosphate buffer (pH 7.4). The peak current did not decrease apparently after stored at 4°C for 8 hours in refrigerator. This model of biological membrane was used to investigate the oxidation of dihydronicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) by rutin. Rutin in the film acts as a mediator. The modified electrode shows a great enhancement and the anodic peak potential was reduced by about 220 mV in the oxidation of 5×10⁻³ mol L⁻¹ NADH compared with that obtained at a bare glassy carbon electrode.     

Electrochemical reduction of nitroprusside on a glassy carbon electrode modified by poly-l-lysine films

The present work describes the preparation and characterization of polyelectrolyte coatings of poly-l-lysine (PLL) to modify a glassy carbon electrode and its application to the pre-accumulation of nitroprusside (NP). The effects of the coating on the electrochemical reduction of NP were investigated. The performance of the modified electrode indicates that the drug can be immobilized by electrostatic interaction and the voltammetric signal monitored at all pH values in the range of 2–12. The strong interaction between NP and PLL stabilizes the complex on the electrode surface and minimizes the chemical reaction of lost CN⁻ ions as a subsequent reaction of electron transfer, which could improve the action mechanism of NP.     

肾上腺素在对甲苯磺酸修饰电极上的电化学行为

研究了对甲苯磺酸在玻碳电极上电化学聚合的条件及修饰电极的电化学特性, 发现该聚合膜对肾上腺素的电氧化有显著的催化作用, 在pH 7.0的磷酸盐缓冲溶液中, 搅拌富集40 s后, 用循环伏安法对肾上腺素进行了测定, 线性范围: 4.05×10-7～9.45×10-6 mol/L, 检出限为3.2×10-8 mol/L. 对2.0×10-6 mol/L肾上腺素平行测定7次相对标准偏差为2.4%. 该电极有效地排除了抗坏血酸的干扰, 具有良好的稳定性和重现性.     

Electrochemistry and electrocatalytic activity of polypyrrole/ferrocyanide films on a glassy carbon electrode

Functionalized polypyrrole films were prepared by incorporation of Fe(CN)₆ ³⁻ as doping anion during the electropolymerization of pyrrole at a glassy carbon electrode from aqueous solution. The electrochemical behavior of the Fe(CN)₆ ³⁻/Fe(CN)₆ ⁴⁻ redox couple in polypyrrole was studied by cyclic voltammetry. An obvious surface redox reaction was observed and dependence of this reaction on the solution pH was illustrated. The electrocatalytic ability of polypyrrole film with ferrocyanide incorporated was demonstrated by oxidation of ascorbic acid at the optimized pH of 4 in a glycine buffer. The catalytic effect for mediated oxidation of ascorbic acid was 300 mV and the bimolecular rate constant determined for surface coverage of 4.5 × 10⁻⁸ M cm⁻² using rotating disk electrode voltammetry was 86 M⁻¹ s⁻¹. Furthermore, the catalytic oxidation current was linearly dependent on ascorbic acid concentration in the range 5 × 10⁻⁴–1.6 × 10⁻² M with a correlation coefficient of 0.996. The plot of i _p versus v ^1/2 confirms the diffusion nature of the peak current i _p. Received: 12 April 1999 / Accepted: 25 May 1999     

Electrochemistry and voltammetric determination of tannic acid on a single-wall carbon nanotube-coated glassy carbon electrode

The voltammetric behavior of tannic acid (TA) on a single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) modified glassy carbon electrode has been investigated by cyclic voltammetry. TA can generate a well-defined anodic peak on the modified electrode at around 0.42 V (vs. SCE) in 0.10 M phosphate buffer solutions (pH = 4.0). The electrochemical reaction involves 1e transfer, accompanied by one proton. The electrode process is controlled by adsorption. The parameters affecting the response of TA, such as solution pH, accumulation time and accumulation potential are optimized for the determination of TA. Under the optimum conditions, the peak current changes linearly with the TA concentration in the range of 5.0 × 10⁻⁸–1.0 × 10⁻⁶ M. The lowest detectable concentration of TA is 8.0 × 10⁻⁹ M after 180 s accumulation. This method has been successfully applied to the determination of TA in tea and beer samples. In addition, the influence of potential interferents is examined. In the presence of bovine serum albumin, the peak current of TA decreases linearly due to the formation of a super-molecular complex.     

电化学预处理玻炭电极上的电催化

用循环伏安法、计时电流法、计时库仑法和X射线光电子能谱法研究了恒电流法电化学预处理玻炭电极上的表面性质及其对抗坏血酸、儿茶酚和对苯二酚的电催化效应。讨论了电催化机理, 证明电极表面吸附及表面功能团的催化是发生电催化的主要原因。儿茶酚、对苯二酚和抗坏血酸的混合物的预处理电极上的波峰明显分开, 有可能应用于儿茶酚和抗坏血酸的同时测定。     

Electrodeposition and characterization of CdSex-Te1-x semiconducting thin films

Thin polycrystalline films of cadmium chalcogenides CdSe_xTe_1-x ( 0 ≤ x ≤ 1) have been prepared by electrochemical plating on ITO (indium tin oxide) coated glass substrates from an acid sulfate solution at 90 °C. Structural, morphological and compositional studies of the deposited films are reported as a function of the x coefficient. XRD analysis shows that all deposits have a cubic structure with a preferred orientation along the (111) direction. The composition in the films is found to vary linearly with the composition in the solution. The increase in the selenium content x in the CdSe_xTe_1-x films decreases the lattice constant and increases the band gap. Nevertheless this latter presents a minimum for x = 0.27.     

肾上腺素在对氨基苯磺酸修饰玻碳电极上的电化学行为

采用电化学聚合法首次制备了对氨基苯磺酸修饰玻碳电极。实验表明,该修饰电极对肾上腺素(EP)有明显的电催化特性。在pH 7.6的磷酸盐缓冲溶液(PBS)中,抗坏血酸(AA)和EP在修饰电极上的电位分别为-0.124 V和0.192V。电位差达到300 mV,且在高浓度的AA的存在下可以实现对EP的测定。EP在该电极上检测的线性范围是5.0×10-7~1.0×10-4mol/L,检出限为3.6×10-8。此法已用于针剂样品的测定。     

抗坏血酸在离子液体修饰玻碳电极上的电化学行为

利用离子液体1-丁基-3-甲基咪唑四氟硼酸盐(BMIMBF4)对玻碳电极(GCE)进行修饰,制备了BMI-MBF4/GCE电极.在0.1mol/L的磷酸盐缓冲溶液中,采用循环伏安法研究了抗坏血酸在BMIMBF4/GCE电极和裸玻碳电极(GCE)上的电化学行为.结果表明,pH=5.7的磷酸盐缓冲溶液为最佳测定底液,最佳富集时间为120s;BMIMBF4/GCE对抗坏血酸的氧化反应有很好的电化学催化作用.抗坏血酸的氧化峰电流与其浓度在2.0×10-4～1.0×10-2 mol/L的范围内呈良好的线性关系,相对标准偏差为4.53%(n=5).     

Phenylboronic acid self-assembled layer on glassy carbon electrode for recognition of glycoprotein peroxidase

We have successfully fabricated a phenylboronic acid self-assembled layer on glassy carbon electrodes (GCE), where 3-aminophenylboronic acid (APBA) is covalently bound to the electrochemical pretreated GCE surface with glutaraldehyde linkage. The specific binding of glycoprotein peroxidase with the self-assembled layer has been studied using horseradish peroxidase (HRP) as a model glycoprotein. Cyclic voltammetric, electrochemical impedance studies and photometric activity assays show that the affinity interaction of HRP with the APBA modified GCE surface includes specific and nonspecific bonding. The specific binding is attributed to the boronic acid–diols interaction where the boronic acid specifically binds the glycosylation sites of the HRP. This specific binding is reversible and can be split by sorbitol and glucose or released in an acidic buffer. The catalytic current of the HRP-loaded electrode, due to the catalytic oxidation of thionine in the presence of hydrogen peroxide, is proportional to HRP concentrations of the incubation solution. This work offers a new way to build novel sensors by specific binding of glycoproteins to a boronic acid self-assembled layer for determination of glycated proteins.     

Amperometric detection of indapamide on glassy carbon electrode

This work describes the development of a fast, precise and reliable voltammetric method for the quantification of indapamide, an orally active diuretic sulfonamide used for hypertensive treatment. This compound acts inhibiting sodium reabsorption and increasing the elimination of water. This characteristic was responsible for its banishment by the International Olympic Committee since 1999. The study begins by finding an adequate potential range (−0.20 to 0.30 V) to avoid poisoning the working glassy carbon electrode (GCE) in phosphate buffer 0.10 mol L⁻¹ (pH=12.0). Utilizing flow injection analysis, linear responses between 2.0 × 10⁻⁶ mol L⁻¹ to 2.5 × 10⁻⁵ mol L⁻¹ of indapamide (R²=0.995), and detection limit (LOD) 3.0 × 10⁻⁷ mol L⁻¹ were obtained. This method was applied for the quantification of indapamide in tablets and in synthetic urine. The same flow system was used for the analysis of commercial drugs and the response obtained corresponded to 98 % of the concentration indicated on the drug label. These tablets were also analyzed by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), obtaining a recovery of 103 % and LOD 4.0 × 10⁻⁷ mol L⁻¹. The velocity of analysis using flow methods compares advantageously to the classical chromatographic methods. For synthetic urine, linear responses were obtained in samples spiked in the region from 5.0 × 10⁻⁶ mol L⁻¹ to 30 × 10⁻⁶ mol L⁻¹ (R²=0.991) and LOD 3.0 × 10⁻⁷ mol L⁻¹.     

Redox behavior of biofilm on glassy carbon electrode

Marine and freshwater biofilm usually shift the open circuit potential (OCP) of stainless steel towards the electropositive direction by + 450 mV vs SCE. The nature of oxide film and bacterial metabolism were also correlated with ennoblement process by various investigators. Glassy carbon electrode (GCE) was used in the present study and a shifting of potential in the positive side (+ 450 mV) was noticed. It indicates that biofilm contributes to the ennoblement process without any n/p-type semiconducting oxide film. The nature of the cathodic curve for the biofilm covered GCE is compared with the previous literature on the electrochemical behavior of stainless steel. The present study explains the oxidation and reduction peaks of biofilm covered GCE by cyclic voltammetry. Electrochemical impedance result reveals the diffusion process within the manganese biofilm. The present study confirms the previous investigations that the manganese biofilm rules the electrochemical behavior of materials and suggests that oxide film is not necessary to assist the ennoblement process.     

邻仲丁基苯酚在玻碳电极上的电化学行为

通过循环伏安法(CV)研究了玻碳电极上邻仲丁基苯酚(OSBP)的电化学行为.结果显示:在pH=8.0的磷酸盐缓冲液中,OSBP在玻碳电极上发生的氧化反应是受扩散控制的不可逆等电子、质子转移过程,且氧化产物部分被还原.氧化峰电流与浓度在5.0×10~(-6)～2.0×10~(-4)mol·L~(-1)之间呈良好的线性关系,检出限(S/N=3)为6.60×10~7mol·L~(-1).重复测定的相对标准偏差(RSD)为4.48%(n=7),加标回收率为86.2%～100.5%.结果令人满意.     

Layer-by-layer assembly of silicotungstate multilayer films modified on glassy carbon electrode and their electrochemical behaviors

A new electrode was modified by multilayer films composed of heteropolyanion (SiW12) and cationic polymer poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride) through electrochemical growth. The modified electrode electrochemical behavior, the effect of solution pH and electrocatalytic response to the reduction of BrO3- and NO2- have been investigated. The result shows that the electrochemical process of multilayer films modified electrode including SiW12 is a reversible process by electrochemical step. One-electron process has no proton participation in the first step, and one-electron process is accompanied by one proton participation in the second step and two-electron process is accompanied by two protons participation in the third step. The films grow uniformly, and the peak currents increase with increasing layer numbers. The peak currents increase with scan rate, and the reduced potentials of multilayer films shift negatively with increasing pH. The electrochemical mechanism of multilayer films was suggested.