Surface enhanced raman scattering of aromatic thiols adsorbed on nanostructured gold surfaces

In this paper we describe the use of a simple and versatile technique of templated electrodeposition through polystyrene sphere templates to produce nanostructured films of gold with regular submicron spherical holes arranged in a hexagonal close-packed structure. The templates were produced by self assembly of a monodispersed suspension of polystyrene spheres on gold substrates using capillary forces. The self assembly process was modified through the chemical modification of the gold substrate with cysteamine thiol. Films of gold were prepared by electrochemical deposition through the template. The electrochemical deposition charge and the current time curve were used to control the film height with a precision of approximately 10 nm. The colour of the nanostructured films changed as the film thickness was changed. Surface enhanced Raman Scattering spectra were recorded and used to identify very low concentrations of aromatic thiol molecules, 4-Nitrobenzenethiol (4-NBT) and 4-Aminobenzenethiol (4-ABT), adsorbed on the surface of the nanostructured gold substrates.      

Magnetic assembled electrochemical platform using Fe2O3 filled carbon nanotubes and enzyme

A novel electrochemical nanostructured biosensor based on carbon nanotubes (CNTs) has been constructed by magnetic assembly method. The magnetic multi-walled carbon nanotubes (M-MWNTs) were prepared by introducing Fe₂O₃ nanoparticles into the nanotubes. Thus the multilayered functional platform could be assembled with the aid of magnetic field. The horseradish peroxidase (HRP) was employed as a model enzyme to demonstrate the final performance of the nanostructured biosensor. SEM, UV–vis spectroscopy and electrochemical techniques were used for characterization of assembly process. The resulting three-dimensional M-MWNTs/HRP multilayer films have showed satisfactory stability, biocompatibility and electrochemical properties.     

Fabrication of Co3O4-reduced graphene oxide scrolls for high-performance supercapacitor electrodes

A new type of scrolled structure of Co(3)O(4)/reduced graphene oxide (r-GO) is facilely prepared through a two-step surfactant-assisted method. This assembly enables almost every single Co(3)O(4) scroll to connect with the r-GO platelets, thus leading to remarkable electrochemical performances in terms of high specific capacitance and good rate capability.     

锰取代Keggin型杂多酸[ZnW11O39Mn(H2O)]8-在化学修饰玻碳电极上的多层组装及电催化性能研究

在4-氨基苯甲酸修饰的玻碳电极上制备了过渡金属取代杂多酸[ZnW₁₁O₃₉Mn(H₂O)]^8-(ZnW₁₁Mn)多层膜.各层的循环伏安行为证明膜的增长均匀,峰电流随层数的增加而增加.与其在溶液中的氧化还原行为相比,多层膜中的ZnW₁₁Mn显示出一些特殊的性质.还讨论了pH对其氧化还原行为的影响.该多层膜对BrO₃^-和H₂O₂的还原及抗坏血酸的氧化具有较好的电催化性能.     

Assembly and Electrochemical Study of Transition Metal Substituted Polyoxometalates SiW11NiO6-39 and SiW11MnO6-39 on 4-Aminothiophenol Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode

Via layer-by-layer assembly, the polyoxometalates of Keggin type, SiW11O39Ni(H2O)6-(SiNiW11) and SiW11O39Mn(H2O)6-(SiMnW11) were first immobilized on a 4-aminothiophenol(4-ATP) modified glassy carbon electrode surface. The electrochemical behavior of these polyoxometalates was investigated. They exhibited some special properties in the films, which are different from those in a homogeneous aqueous solution. Their reaction mechanism in a multilayer film is proposed. The electrocatalytic behavior of these multilayer film electrodes for the reduction of BrO-3 and NO-2 were comparatively studied.     

An electron-rich three dimensional receptor based on a calixarene-tetrathiafulvalene assembly

The synthesis of a calix[4]arene scaffold persubstituted with four redox-active tetrathiafulvalene (TTF) moieties at the lower rim is described. This assembly strongly binds sodium cation, and the binding process is accompanied by a conformational change of the receptor, as shown from NMR titration and by an X-ray diffraction led on the complex. This dynamic behavior remarkably results in a modification of the electrochemical response of TTF probes, which behave independently after sodium complexation.     

Assembly and Electrochemical Study of Transition Metal Substituted Polyoxometalates SiW11 NiO39^6- and SiW11 MnO39^6- on 4-Aminothiophenol Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode

Via layer-by-layer assembly, the polyoxometalates of Keggin type, SiW11 O39 Ni(H2O)^6- (SiNiW11) and SiW11 O39Mn( H2O)^6-( SiMnW11 ) were first immobilized on a 4-aminothiophenol (4-ATP) modified glassy carbon electrode surface. The electrochemical behavior of these polyoxometalates was investigated. They exhibited some special properties in the films, which are different from those in a homogeneous aqueous solution. Their reaction mechanism in a multilayer film is proposed. The electrocatalytic behavior of these muhilayer film electrodes for the reduction of BrO3^- and NO2^- were comparatively studied.     

Electrochemical Biosensors Based on Layer‐by‐Layer Assemblies

Layer‐by‐layer (LBL) assemblies, which have undergone great progress in the past decades, have been used widely in the construction of electrochemical biosensors. The LBL assemblies provide a strategy to rationally design the properties of immobilized films and enhance the performance of biosensors. The following review focuses on the application of LBL assembly technique on electrochemical enzyme biosensors, immunosensors and DNA sensors.     

利用给体-π-受体分子模板在Au(111)电极表面构筑富勒烯带状结构(英文)

富勒烯与功能分子之间的电荷作用已经被广泛应用于功能性器件的构筑中.这些功能器件的性能与电极表面的薄膜排布结构有着密切关系.因此,研究电极表面的富勒烯和功能分子的组装结构对这些器件的构筑和功能的发挥有着重要意义.本文利用电化学扫描隧道显微镜技术,在HClO4溶液中系统研究了C60分子与有机电子给体-π-受体分子C16H33O-I3CNQ[Z-β-(5-hexadecyloxy-1,3,3-trimethyl-2-indolium)-α-cyano-4-styryl dicyanomethanide]在Au(111)电极表面的二维组装结构.研究发现:C16H33O-I3CNQ分子在Au(111)电极表面组装形成具有短程有序性的条陇状结构;而C60分子在C16H33O-I3CNQ模板之上组装形成了带状结构.C60分子带状结构的形成方向受到了C16H33O-I3CNQ分子中电子给体-π-受体部分排列结构的影响.C60分子与C16H33O-I3CNQ分子之间的π-π堆积作用和电荷转移作用对这种带状结构的形成有着密切关系.这一结果为利用富勒烯和功能分子之间的作用构筑功能器件提供了一种新的制备方法.     

Electrocatalytically active graphene-porphyrin MOF composite for oxygen reduction reaction

Pyridine-functionalized graphene (reduced graphene oxide) can be used as a building block in the assembly of metal organic framework (MOF). By reacting the pyridine-functionalized graphene with iron-porphyrin, a graphene-metalloporphyrin MOF with enhanced catalytic activity for oxygen reduction reactions (ORR) is synthesized. The structure and electrochemical property of the hybrid MOF are investigated as a function of the weight percentage of the functionalized graphene added to the iron-porphyrin framework. The results show that the addition of pyridine-functionalized graphene changes the crystallization process of iron-porphyrin in the MOF, increases its porosity, and enhances the electrochemical charge transfer rate of iron-porphyrin. The graphene-metalloporphyrin hybrid shows facile 4-electron ORR and can be used as a promising Pt-free cathode in alkaline Direct Methanol Fuel Cell.     

Layer-by-layer assembly and electrochemical study of a 4-aminothiophenol and ytterbium(III) trifluoromethanesulfonate hydrate film on a gold electrode

We report on the layer-by-layer assembly and electrochemical properties of 4-aminothiophenol (P-ATP) and ytterbium(III) trifluoromethanesulfonate hydrate (Yb(OTf)(3)) film supported on a gold surface. The fabricated film was characterised electrochemically using redox couples Fe(CN)(6)(3-/4-), complemented with imaging using atomic force microscopy (AFM). The electrocatalytic activity of the prepared electrodes was studied using cyclic and differential pulse voltammetries. Electrochemical measurements show that the P-ATP/Yb(OTf)(3) modified electrode has superb activity towards hydroquinone (HQ) oxidation and that there is a significant improvement in the electrode stability and reproducibility due to the covalent and coordination reactions.     

偶氮苯衍生物-β-环糊精包合物的自组装行为

研究了4-N（2’-巯基-乙基）羧基酰胺偶氮苯（Azo）与β-环糊精（β-CD）形成的包合物在金表面上的自组装行为．X射线光电子能谱（XPS）结果证实,Azo和Azo与β-CD形成的包合物均可在金表面上自组装形成单分子层膜．在包合物形成的自组装膜中,Azo与β-CD的摩尔比约为1：1．Azo自组装膜的电化学反应表现速率常数（Kobs）随组装时间的延长而明显减小,反映出自组装膜的排列随时间延长而趋于更加致密,从而抑制了偶氮苯基团的电化学诱导构型转化,降低了其电活性．而Azo与β-CD包合物自组装膜的Kobs值随组装时间变化不大,在组装76h以后,包合物自组装膜的Kobs比单纯偶氮苯自组装膜的Kobs高2个数量级以上．表明环糊精能够将偶氮苯分子隔开,从而抑制了偶氮苯在自组装膜中的聚集作用,有效地提高其电化学活性．     

建立在硫醇分子电化学替换组装基础上的纳米粒子区域化组装

利用金基底电位变化时硫醇自组装膜的吸脱附性质, 通过改变基底电位和组装溶液, 用电化学方法在金基底上实现了传统自组装技术难以实现的硫醇分子的替换组装; 通过金基底的分区化设计, 用控制电位的组装技术在基底的不同微区内制备了不同末端官能团的硫醇及其衍生物自组装膜; 并在此基础上实现了纳米粒子的区域化组装.     

Hairpin Assembly Amplified Electrochemical Biosensor for Highly Sensitive and Specific Detection of DNA

In this report, a simple electrochemical biosensor has been developed for highly sensitive and specific detection of DNA based on hairpin assembly amplification. In the presence of target DNA, the biotin‐labelled hairpin H1 is opened by hybridizing with target DNA through complementary sequences. Then the opened hairpin H1 assembles with the hairpin H2 to displace the target DNA, generating H1‐H2 complex. The displaced target DNA could trigger the next cycle of hairpins assembly, resulting in the generation of numerous H1‐H2 complexes. Subsequently, the H1‐H2 complex hybridizes with the capture probe immobilized on the electrode. Finally, the streptavidin alkaline phosphatase (ST‐ALP) binds to biotin in the capture probe‐H1‐H2 complex and catalyzes the substrate α‐naphthol (α‐NP) to produce electrochemical signal. To make a more fascinating hairpin assembly amplification strategy in signal amplification, mismatched base sequences are designed in hairpin H2 to decrease non‐specific binding of the hairpin substrates. The developed biosensor achieves a sensitivity of 20 pM with a linear range from 25 pM to 25 nM, and shows high selectivity toward single‐base mismatch. Thus, the proposed electrochemical biosensor might have the potential for early clinical diagnosis and therapy.     

Electrochemical functions of metallosupramolecular nanomaterials

Self-assembly of metal ions and organic ligands results in the formation of extended or discrete metallosupramolecular structures. In case of neutral ditopic ligands such as bisterpyridines, extended metallosupramolecular coordination polyelectrolytes (MEPEs) are formed. Metal ion-induced self-assembly of 1,4-bis(2,2':6',2'-terpyridin-4'-yl)benzene with Fe(II) or Co(II) results in MEPEs with interesting electrochemical properties. These MEPEs reversibly change their color when oxidized or reduced. The heterometallic MEPE consisting of Fe(II) and Co(II) combines the properties of the individual MEPEs and therefore shows their different states: red-purple, blue, and transparent. On the other hand, complexation of cyclic phenylazomethines with metal ions results in discrete metallosupramolecular structures. We find that metal ion assembly to the organic module occurs in a stepwise fashion because of a difference in the basicity of the imine conformers, and the metal ion assembly can be controlled electrochemically. This example illustrates how metal ion binding can be controlled by the conformation of the receptor, an important step toward assembling organic ligands and metal ions in predictable ways.     

新型多壁碳纳米管/白藜芦醇印迹溶胶-凝胶层层组装电化学传感器研究

采用电化学沉积方法将印迹溶胶-凝胶膜沉积到功能化碳纳米管(MWNT-COOH)修饰的碳电极表面,成功研制一种新型多壁碳纳米管/白藜芦醇印迹溶胶-凝胶电化学传感器.采用扫描电镜(SEM),循环伏安法(CV),方波伏安法(SWV)和计时电流法(i-t)详细考察该印迹溶胶-凝胶膜的形态和电化学性能.结果表明该传感器对白藜芦醇具有较高的选择性和亲和性.与无多壁碳纳米管修饰的印迹传感器比较,MWNT层修饰的印迹传感器电流响应信号明显提高.白藜芦醇与印迹溶胶-凝胶膜的特异性结合使该传感器的电流发生变化,电流变化与白藜芦醇浓度在5.0×10-7～8.0×10-5mol?L-1范围内呈良好线性关系,检测限为5.1×10-8mol?L-1,该传感器成功应用于葡萄酒中白藜芦醇含量的检测.     

锇-聚乙烯吡啶复合物与辣根过氧化物酶分子多层膜的制备及电化学性质研究

基于分子间静电相互作用力,将锇-聚乙烯吡啶复合物(PVP-Os)与辣根过氧化物酶(HRP)交替沉积于固体基质表面,制得了包含生物成分的分子多层膜.膜层间的聚合物分子起到了粘接与导电的双重作用.用紫外-可见光谱法跟踪了石英基片上的组装过程,研究了多层膜电极对过氧化氢的电催化还原性能,并描述了多层膜电化学行为.     

Accelerated direct electrochemistry of hemoglobin based on hemoglobin-carbon nanotube (Hb-CNT) assembly

In this study, we have demonstrated that hemoglobin can be coupled to acid-treated multiwall carbon nanotubes in the presence of 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl) carbodiimide (EDC) and assembled as hemoglobin-carbon nanotube (Hb-CNT) composites. Our observations of the electrochemical studies demonstrate that the electrochemical response of Hb-CNT assembled in the presence of EDC is much higher than that in the absence of EDC. It is evident that the direct electron transfer of hemoglobin could be effectively accelerated in the Hb-CNT assembly by using EDC on a glassy carbon electrode (GCE), and the relative electron transfer rate constant K(s) is found to be 1.02+/-0.05 s(-1). The results of our studies illustrate that the assembly of hemoglobin-multiwall carbon nanotubes using EDC could provide a novel strategy to effectively facilitate the direct electrochemistry of heme-containing proteins, which could be further utilized as a promising biosensor for some specific biological substrate and related biological process.     

新型乙基溴硫磷印迹膜/纳米金化学修饰电极的研制及应用

以恒电位将金纳米粒子(AuNP)沉积于玻碳电极表面,在模板分子乙基溴硫磷存在下通过循环伏安法将L-半胱氨酸组装到金纳米粒子修饰的玻碳电极上,制备了可选择性识别乙基溴硫磷的L-Cys/ AuNP/ GCE印迹膜电极.结果表明,该电极具有良好的稳定性和重现性,对乙基溴硫磷的线性响应范围为2.5 ～17.5μmol/L,检出...