双极纳米电极阵列实现单个铂纳米颗粒上氢气析出反应的电致化学发光成像（英文）

本文制备了嵌于多孔阳极氧化铝(AAO)膜中直径为200 nm,间距为450 nm的高密度(5.7×10~8 cm~(-2))的金纳米电极阵列,纳米电极分布规则,尺寸高度均一。我们将该金纳米电极阵列作为双极电极阵列,可将电极一侧的电化学法拉第信号在另一侧电极上转化成电致化学发光(ECL)信号,从而实现对单个铂纳米颗粒上氢气析出反应(HER)进行亚微米空间分辨率的电化学成像。本文介绍的方法为高空间分辨率成像电催化材料、能源材料以及细胞过程的局部电化学活性提供了一个良好的平台。     

快捷两步法制备金纳米电极用于活体多巴胺检测

用微电极进行活体检测神经化学物质属于侵入式分析,会对脑组织产生不可避免的损伤,进而在生理上产生一些信号干扰检测过程. 减小电极的尺寸对于减小对脑组织的损伤非常重要. 该研究报道了一种新型制备金纳米电极的方法并将其用于活体鼠脑内多巴胺分析研究. 这种金纳米电极的制备过程包含两步：1）通过离子溅射在毛细管的尖端覆盖一层金种子;2）把覆盖有金种子的毛细管浸入氯金酸和盐酸羟胺混合溶液中湿法沉积生成连续导电金膜. 制备好的纳米电极尖端约300 ~ 400 nm. 该金纳米电极可以应用于多巴胺的检测,并且在多巴胺浓度1.0 ~ 56.0 μmol·L^-1范围内有很好的线性响应,最低检测限低至0.14 μmol·L^-1（信噪比=3）. 该金纳米电极具有优异的电化学性能,可以成功的应用于检测鼠脑纹状体儿茶酚胺的释放.     

基于二硫化钼/纳米金和硫堇/纳米金信号放大的雌二醇电化学适配体传感器

构建了一种新型的基于二硫化钼/纳米金和硫堇/纳米金信号放大的检测17β-雌二醇的电化学适配体传感器. 利用巯基自组装技术将17β-雌二醇的适配体探针DNA固定在二硫化钼/纳米金修饰玻碳电极表面, 与末端带巯基的部分互补DNA链杂交, 将硫堇/纳米金电化学指示剂自组装在杂交后的双链DNA上, 制备了17β-雌二醇电化学适配体传感器. 二硫化钼/纳米金复合材料增加了电极的有效表面积和DNA探针的固定量. 纳米金作为信号物质载体负载硫堇, 实现了电化学指示剂的信号放大. 加入目标物17β-雌二醇后, 目标物与适配体DNA特异性结合, 导致互补DNA链脱落, 双链上结合的硫堇/纳米金电化学指示剂数量减少, 电化学信号降低. 实验结果表明, 在1.0×10 ^-14~5.0×10 ^-12 mol/L范围内17β-雌二醇浓度与峰电流的线性关系良好, 检出限为4.2×10 ^-15 mol/L(S/N=3). 该传感器可望用于其它环境激素类物质的检测.     

电化学沉积法制备金（核）-铜（壳）纳米粒子阵列

以组装在有机分子自组装膜/金基底电极上的Au纳米粒子阵列为电化学沉积模板,制备了金(核)-铜 (壳)纳米粒子阵列.选用巯基十一胺（AUDT）和巯基癸烷（DT）混合自组装膜作为基底电极与Au纳米粒子的耦联层,可以在一定的电位下实现金属Cu在Au纳米粒子上的选择性沉积.将沉积电位控制在－0.03 V（vs SCE）时,沉积初期（t ≤ 15 s,沉积粒子粒径 ≤ 20 nm ）金(核)-铜 (壳)粒子具有良好的单分散性和近似球形,而且粒径实验值同计算值非常吻合.     

ss-DNA在纳米金上固载和杂化的电化学传感研究

将2-氨乙基硫醇(AET)固载到玻碳电极(GCE)表面,进而化学吸附纳米金(NG),并在纳米金上固载ss-DNA得到ss-DNA/NG/AET/GCE,以Co(bpy)₃³⁺为电化学指示剂可以识别研究ss-DNA的杂化反应.结果表明,纳米金能使固载其上的ss-DNA发生部分变性而结合Co(bpy)₃³⁺,但用pH7.0的磷酸缓冲液浸泡可基本上避免这种变性,并明显提高杂化反应的识别能力.结合在ds-DNA/NG/AET/GCE上的Co(bpy)₃³⁺的峰电流与扫速的线性关系可保持到80mV/s.与电沉积法固载纳米金相比较,本电极更稳定和可靠.     

酶法合成的葡萄糖氧化酶-纳米金复合物的直接电化学与生物传感

将NaAuCl₄、葡萄糖氧化酶（GOx）和葡萄糖混合,借一步酶促反应制得吸附GOx的金纳米颗粒（AuNPs）,再通过滴干修饰法研制了Nafion/GOx-AuNPs修饰的玻碳（GC）电极,并考察了该酶电极上GOx的直接电化学和生物传感性能. 这种酶法合成的GOx-AuNPs复合物有良好的酶直接电化学活性,也保持了GOx的生物活性,似可归因于酶法合成的纳米金更接近酶氧化还原活性中心的缘故. 该酶电极在-0.4 V（vs. SCE）电位下,其稳态电流下降与葡萄糖浓度（0.5 4 mmol·L^-1）成正比,检测下限0.2 mol·L^-1.     

具有三维导电网络结构的锡纳米颗粒/石墨烯纳米片复合电极材料的储镁性能研究

镁二次电池具有安全性高、价格低廉等优点,是一种具有潜在应用前景的高能量密度电池体系.目前,镁二次电池的研究重点之一是寻找合适的电极材料.最近,我们通过水热和热处理相结合的方法成功制备了具有三维导电网络结构的锡纳米颗粒/石墨烯纳米片复合电极材料.研究发现,在石墨烯的三维导电网络片层上,均匀分布了粒径小于100 nm的锡纳米颗粒.将锡纳米颗粒/石墨烯纳米片复合材料作为镁二次电池电极材料,当电流密度为15 mA·g^-1和300 mA·g^-1时,首次放电容量分别达到了545.4 mAh·g^-1和238.8 mAh·g^-1,经过150圈后,容量保持率达到了93%,库伦效率为99%,表现出了较高的电化学活性.研究还发现,镁离子嵌入复合材料中形成镁锡合金,当镁离子脱出后,再次形成锡纳米颗粒/石墨烯纳米片复合电极材料,镁离子的脱出和嵌入具有很高的可逆性.这对未来研究设计高性能镁离子电极材料具有十分重要的意义.     

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。     

纳米金修饰玻碳电极对鸟嘌呤的催化氧化

采用电化学沉积法制备了纳米金修饰玻碳电极,并用循环伏安法和电化学阻抗法进行了表征,以此建立了一种直接测定鸟嘌呤的电分析方法。在磷酸盐缓冲溶液(pH 6.0)中,研究了鸟嘌呤在纳米金修饰电极上的电化学行为,实验结果表明,纳米金修饰电极可以增强鸟嘌呤在电极表面的吸附,并加快鸟嘌呤在电极表面的电子传输,使其电化学信号明显增大,检测灵敏度大大提高,该修饰电极对鸟嘌呤表现出良好的电催化性能。在优化实验条件下对鸟嘌呤进行测定,方法的线性范围为8.0×10-7~6.0×10-5mol/L,检出限为1.0×10-8mol/L,在鸟嘌呤浓度为1.0×10-5mol/L时测得RSD(n=10)为2.5%。     

基于AuNPs/PANI/TNTs纳米复合材料的电化学检测妥布霉素的适配体传感器

本文提出了一种新型的检测妥布霉素的电化学适配体传感器,以差分脉冲伏安法（DPV）作为检测技术,亚甲基蓝作为电化学响应信号. 构建了以纳米复合材料金纳米粒子/聚苯胺/二氧化钛纳米管(AuNPs/PANI/TNTs)修饰玻碳电极的电极支架. 通过透射电子显微镜和X-射线光电子能谱对纳米复合材料进行详细的表征. 循环伏安图和电化学阻抗谱显示AuNPs/PANI/TNTs可以很好地增加电极的界面传导性能. DPV结果显示电流密度的响应和妥布霉素浓度之间存在一个很好的线性关系,并且得到一个宽广的检测范围为0.5 μmol·L^-1到70 μmol·L^-1. 本文提出的适配体基的传感器有很好的重复性和稳定性,作为一个潜在的手段可以应用在生物分析和医疗诊断中.     

纳米阵列铂电极的样模法制备与应用

双多孔氧化铝为样模,利用直流沉积法自组装纳米阵列Ｐｔ电极。该电极在Ｆｅ（ＣＮ）＾４－６溶液中的线性扫描伏安图呈现Ｓ型稳态曲线,对甲醇的氧化具有很高的电催化活性。另外,以该电极作为表现增强拉曼散射的活性基底,现场研究甲醇的电化学氧化过程,检测出中间产物单端吸附的ＣＯ。     

Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy of Individual Catalytic Nanoparticles

Electrochemistry at individual metal nanoparticles (NPs) can provide new insights into their electrocatalytic behavior. Herein, the electrochemical activity of single AuNPs attached to the catalytically inert carbon surface is mapped by using extremely small (≥3 nm radius) polished nanoelectrodes as tips in the scanning electrochemical microscope (SECM). The use of such small probes resulted in the spatial resolution significantly higher than in previously reported electrochemical images. The currents produced by either rapid electron transfer or the electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction at a single 10 or 20 nm NP were measured and quantitatively analyzed. The developed methodology should be useful for studying the effects of nanoparticle size, geometry, and surface attachment on electrocatalytic activity in real‐world application environment.     

Nanofabrication of the gold scanning probe for the STM-SECM coupling system with nanoscale spatial resolution

Scanning probe is the key issue for the electrochemical scanning probe techniques (EC-SPM) such as EC-scanning tunnel microscopy (STM), EC-atomic force microscopy (AFM) and scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM), especially the insulative encapsulation of the nanoelectrode probe for both positioning and electrochemical feedbacks. To solve this problem, we develop a novel fabrication method of the gold nanoelectrodes: firstly, a micropipette with nanomter-sized orifice was prepared as the template by a laser puller; secondly, the inside wall of micropipette apex was blocked by compact and conic Au nano-piece through electroless plating; thirdly, the Au nano-piece was grown by bipolar electroplating and connected with a silver wire as a current collector. The fabricated Au nanoelectrode has very good voltammetric responses for the electrodic processes of both mass transfer and adsorption. The advantage lies in that it is well encapsulated by a thin glass sealing layer with a RG value lowered to 1.3, which makes it qualified in the SECM-STM coupling mode. On one hand, it can serve as STM tip for positioning which ensures the high spatial resolution; on the other hand, it is a high-quality nanoelectrode to explore the local chemical activity of the substrate. The nanofabrication method may promote the SPM techniques to obtain simultaneously the physical and chemical images with nanoscale spatial resolution, which opens a new approach to tip chemistry in electrochemical nanocatalysis and tip-enhanced spectroscopy.     

纳米电极时空分辨监测单个PC12细胞多巴胺量子释放

细胞作为有机体结构与生命活动的基本单位 ,在生命体内的新陈代谢和信息传递等方面起着关键作用 .而细胞受激释放是其参与生命活动的形式之一 ,在整个生命活动中起着非常重要的作用 ,不正常的细胞释放会导致生物体功能紊乱 ,以致产生各种疾病 .对细胞释放进行研究在神经生物学、生物化学、临床、病理和药学等多个学科领域中都具有非常重要的意义[1] .由于细胞的超微体积以及胞内单个囊泡量子释放发生的时间是毫秒级的 ,因此需要一种快速灵敏检测的手段才能对胞内释放情况进行实时监测 .对于多巴胺、肾上腺素、去甲肾上腺素及五羟色胺等具有…     

Label-Free Electrochemiluminescence Imaging of Single-Cell Adhesions by Using Bipolar Nanoelectrode Array

A label-free and fast approach for positive electrochemiluminescence (ECL) imaging of single cells by bipolar nanoelectrode array is proposed. The reduction of oxygen at a platinized gold nanoelectrode array in a closed bipolar electrochemical system is coupled with an oxidative ECL process at the anodic side. For elevating the ECL imaging contrast of single cells, a driving voltage of −2.0 V is applied to in situ generate oxygen confined beneath cells that is subsequently used for ECL imaging at 1.1 V. High oxygen concentration in the confined space resulting from steric hindrance generates prominent oxygen reduction current at the cathodic side and higher ECL intensity at the anodic side, allowing positive ECL imaging of the cells adhesion region with excellent contrast. Cell morphology and adhesion strength can be successfully imaged with high image acquisition rate. This approach opens a new avenue for label-free imaging of single cells.     

Biosensors based on gold nanoelectrode ensembles and screen printed electrodes

Gold nanowires were synthesized within polycarbonate membranes according to an electroless deposition method, obtaining nanoelectrode ensembles (NEEs) with special electrochemical features. NEEs were coupled with home-produced carbon graphite screen printed electrodes and the electrochemical properties of the original nanoelectrode ensemble on screen printed substrate (NEE/SPS) assembly has been tested for sensors application. Glucose oxidase has been used as model enzyme in order to verify the feasibility of disposable gold NEE/SPS biosensors. Finally, different immobilisation and electrochemical deposition techniques based on either self assembled monolayers of cysteamine (CYS) or amino-propyl-triethoxysilane (APTES) and conductive polyaniline (PANI) molecular wires were used. Spatial patterning of the enzyme on the polycarbonate surface and of PANI wires on gold nanoelectrodes was obtained. Possible direct electron transfer between the enzyme and the PANI modified gold nanoelectrodes has been evaluated.     

Ensembles of nanoelectrodes modified with gold nanoparticles: characterization and application to DNA-hybridization detection

A new method to increase the active area (A _act) of nanoelectrode ensembles (NEEs) is described. To this aim, gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) are immobilized onto the surface of NEEs using cysteamine as a cross-linker able to bind the AuNPs to the heads of the nanoelectrodes to obtain the so-called AuNPs-NEEs. The analysis of the cyclic voltammograms recorded in pure supporting electrolyte showed that the presence of the nanoparticles reflects in an, approximately, ten-times increase in the electrochemically active area of the ensemble. The measurement of the amount of electroactive polyoxometalates, which can be adsorbed on the gold surface of NEEs vs. AuNPs-NEEs, confirmed a significant increase of active area for the latter. These evidences indicate that there is a good electronic connection between the AuNPs and the underlying nanoelectrodes. The possibility to exploit AuNPs-NEEs for biosensing application was tested for the case of DNA-hybridization detection. After immobilization on the gold surface of AuNPs-NEEs of a thiolated single-stranded DNA, the hybridization with complementary sequences labeled with glucose oxidase (GOx) was performed. The detection of the hybridization was achieved by adding to the electrolyte solution the GOx substrate (i.e., glucose) and a suitable redox mediator, namely the (ferrocenylmethyl) trimethylammonium (FA⁺) cation; when the hybridization occurs, an electrocatalytic increase of the oxidation current of FA⁺ is recorded. Comparison of electrocatalytic current recorded at DNA modified NEEs and AuNPs-NEEs indicate, for the latter, a significant increase in sensitivity in the detection of the DNA-hybridization event.     

Enhanced Electron Transfer Rates by AC Voltammetry for Ferrocenes Attached to the End of Embedded Carbon Nanofiber Nanoelectrode Arrays

The effect of the interior structure of carbon nanomaterials on their electrochemical properties is not well understood. We report here the electron transfer rate (ETR) of ferrocene (Fc) molecules covalently attached to the exposed end of carbon nanofibers (CNFs) in an embedded nanoelectrode array. The ETR in normal DC voltammetry was found to be limited by the conical graphitic stacking structure interior of CNFs. AC voltammetry, however, can cope with this intrinsic materials property and provide over 100 times higher ETR, likely by a new capacitive pathway. This provides a new method for high‐performance electroanalysis using CNF nanoelectrodes.     

Sol-gel route to zirconia-Pt-nanoelectrode arrays 8 nm in radius: their geometrical impact in mass transport

The fabrication of advanced nanoelectrode arrays and their electrochemical characterization are presented. These nanoelectrode arrays are constituted of nanoperforations of 8 nm in radius leading to platinum and protected by an inorganic matrix made of crystalline zirconia. These nanoelectrodes arrays provide a ceramic support with a high thermal and chemical stability. These devices present a well characterized structure with a control of size, shape, and spacing of the nanoelectrodes, allowing studying in depth both the mass transport and the charge transfer properties in the nanometer range. The radial diffusion occurs when the experimental scan rate is superior to a theoretical scan rate estimated from the model proposed by Amatore and colleagues. The coupling between electrochemical analysis and nanoscale structural characterizations successfully demonstrates that the theory defined for microelectrode arrays can be directly transposed for well-defined metal-ceramic nanocomposite nanoelectrodes.     

普鲁士蓝纳米修饰电极的制备及表征

采用激光加热拉伸的方法制备铂纳米电极,并通过交流电刻蚀的方法制备纳米孔电极,在这两种电极上可通过电化学方法原位合成单颗普鲁士蓝微晶. 结果表明,普鲁士蓝微晶在纳米微孔电极上的机械附着强度增强. 这种方法可用于制备纳米修饰电极或研究功能微晶体材料的电化学性质.