Preparation and electrochemical behaviour of electrodes coated with glow-discharge–polymer films

The electrical parameters of low-pressure glow-discharges are discussed with respect to formation of high-quality organic thin films on conducting substrates. It is demonstrated theoretically and experimentally that ac discharges operated at frequencies of the order of 10 KHz are well suited for producing flawless dielectric films. The produced coatings are characterized by electrochemical methods and by electron microscopy. The permeability of the film, its relationship with the chemical nature, and the associated electrochemical behaviour are discussed.     

Electrolyte effects on electrochemical properties of osmium complex polymer modified electrodes.

The electrolyte effects on the electrochemical behaviors of osmium complex polymer modified electrodes were investigated by a comparison between two osmium complexes, [Os(bpy)2(PVI)10Cl]Cl (Os-PVI10) and [Os(bpy)2(PVP)10Cl]Cl (Os-PVP10). The electrode process at Os-PVI10 modified electrodes is reaction-controlled, while a diffusion-controlled electrode process exists at Os-PVP10 modified electrodes. Both the cation and anion in supporting electrolytes strongly affect their electrochemical behaviors, such as the redox potential, wave shape and peak current. These phenomena are attributed to a change in the film structure and polymer swelling in various supporting electrolytes. The influence of electrolyte anions on the electrochemical behaviors is related to their hydrophobicity. The electrode process of Os-PVP10 depends on the pH value of solutions, exhibiting different electron transfer mechanisms.     

Voltammetry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy of gold electrodes modified with CdTe quantum dots and their conjugates with nickel tetraamino phthalocyanine

This work reports on the synthesis of conjugates of cadmium telluride quantum dots (CdTe-QDs) caped with thioglycolic acid and peripherally substituted nickel tetraamino phthalocyanine (NiTAPc) complex. The conjugates are characterized using cyclic (CV) and differential pulse (DPV) voltammetries, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, X-ray powder diffraction, infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy and time correlated single photon counting. CV and DPV show that NiTAPc stabilizes the CdTe QDs against oxidation to metallic products.     

Determination of nitrite using sensors based on nickel phthalocyanine polymer modified electrodes

An amperometric nitrite sensor based on a polymeric nikel tetraaminothphalocyanine (p-NiTAPc) film coated glassy carbon (GC) electrode was developed. The mechanism of catalysis on the surface of the electrode was discussed. The sensor exhibited fast respond towards nitrite with a detection limit of 1×10⁻⁷ M and a linear concentration range of 5×10⁻⁷ to 8×10⁻³ M. The possible interference from several common ions was tested. The proposed method was successfully applied in the detection of nitrite in real samples.     

Preparation of reduced graphene oxide electrodes treated by electron beam irradiation and their electrochemical behaviors

Research on Chemical Intermediates - We have demonstrated the preparation of reduced graphene oxide (RGO) using a two-step synthesis by a modified Hummer’s method and borohydride reduction....     

蒙脱石化学修饰电极的制备与电化学特性

用预交换法和掺入法将某些荷阳电物(NR, MB)与荷阴电物[IC, Fe(CN)~6^3-]吸附在蒙脱石膜中制备化学修饰电极(CME)。对不同电性的吸附物, 用预交换法制备的CME在支持电解质溶液中显示不同的伏安响应。被吸附物在蒙脱石膜内的电活性浓度(c*)和总浓度(c~t)之比值较小, 说明被吸附物中只有小部分表现有电化学特性。X衍射实验表明荷阳电的吸附物可能通过离子交换吸附而嵌入蒙脱石层间。吸收光谱实验亦表明荷阳电物与蒙脱石间有强的化学吸附作用。根据蒙脱石中各种不同的吸附位置, 讨论了被吸附物对电化学响应的不同贡献。     

Carbon composite electrodes: surface and electrochemical properties

Electrodes based on particulate carbon-epoxy or silicone composites have been formed and characterised using electrochemical methods, scanning electron microscopy and scanning electrochemical microscopy. These composites are rigid, exhibit high electrical conductivity and are stable in organic solvents for prolonged periods. The bulk resistance of the Araldite-M and Araldite-CW2215 based electrodes is low, 130+/-12 and 185+/-15 ohms, respectively. In contrast, the bulk resistance of the silicone based electrodes is 1480+/-112 ohms. The uncompensated resistance of electrochemical cells where the composites act as working electrodes is significantly larger than that expected on the basis of solution resistance alone, i.e., up to 7.5 kohms in the case of the silicone composites. These results are interpreted in terms of the presence of pores within the composite material. The response times of the composite electrodes to changes in the applied potential is between 3.1 and 7.2 ms which, although almost an order of magnitude longer than a comparable glassy carbon electrode, is sufficiently rapid to give useful voltammetric data for scan rates of several V s(-1). Close to ideal reversible cyclic voltammetry is observed for ferrocene under semi-infinite diffusion control for scan rates between 0.01 and 0.1 V s(-1) at the Araldite composites. In contrast, the large resistance associated with the silicone based materials causes quasi-reversible responses to be observed over this range of scan rate. Scan rate dependent cyclic voltammetry and time resolved chronoamperometry responses observed for ferrocene in solution are consistent with those expected for a random array of microelectrodes. Scanning electron microscopy and scanning electrochemical microscopy has been used to image the shape, size and electrochemical activity of the electroactive zones. In the case of Araldite-M, the quality of the electrode surface has been probed by comparing the rate of heterogeneous electron transfer at a composite microelectrode with that found for a carbon fibre electrode. The standard heterogeneous electron transfer rate constant, k degrees , is 6.0+/-0.1 x 10(-3) cm s(-1) for the composite compared to 1.5+/-0.1 x 10(-1) cm s(-1) for the carbon fibre electrode. While the smaller rate constant found for the composite suggests a less pristine surface, k degrees is sufficiently large to support reversible, electron transfer under typical electroanalytical conditions. These fundamental measurements will underpin the development of enzyme based biosensors for use in organic solvents.     

Aqueous speciation and electrochemical properties of a water-soluble manganese phthalocyanine complex

The speciation behavior of a water-soluble manganese(III) tetrasulfonated phthalocyanine complex was investigated with UV-visible and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopies, as well as cyclic voltammetry. Parallel-mode EPR (in dimethylformamide?:?pyridine solvent mix) reveals a six-line hyperfine signal, centered at a g-value of 8.8, for the manganese(III) monomer, characteristic of the d(4)S = 2 system. The color of an aqueous solution containing the complex is dependent upon the pH of the solution; the phthalocyanine complex can exist as a water-bound monomer, a hydroxide-bound monomer, or an oxo-bridged dimer. Addition of coordinating bases such as borate or pyridine changes the speciation behavior by coordinating the manganese center. From the UV-visible spectra, complete speciation diagrams are plotted by global analysis of the pH-dependent UV-visible spectra, and a complete set of pK(a) values is obtained by fitting the data to a standard pK(a) model. Electrochemical studies reveal a pH-independent quasi-reversible oxidation event for the monomeric species, which likely involves oxidation of the organic ligand to the radical cation species. Adsorption of the phthalocyanine complex on the carbon working electrode was sometimes observed. The pK(a) values and electrochemistry data are discussed in the context of the development of mononuclear water-oxidation catalysts.     

Preparation and properties of solid state selenite ion selective electrodes and their applications

A new selenite ion selective electrode using solid salts of Ag(2)Se and Cu(2)S has been developed. Detailed information is provided concerning the composition, working pH and conditioning of the electrode. The change of potential with concentration is found to be linear in the range of 10(-5)-10(-2) M, the slope of the linear portion is 28 mV/10-fold change in selenite concentration. The effect of other ions on selenite response is evaluated and selenium content of anodic slime is determined.     

聚合物修饰电极对多巴胺的电化学测定进展

多巴胺是哺乳动物中枢神经系统中的一种非常重要的信息传递物质,建立对多巴胺快速简单测定的分析方法非常重要。本文就05年以来聚合物修饰电极对多巴胺电化学检测的研究进展进行了综述。     

易衍生化温敏高分子刷的制备及其温敏行为研究

温敏材料由于优异的性能和潜在的应用价值而具有良好的发展前景.利用超分子自组装单层(SAM)与表面引发聚合(SIP)技术将2-(2-甲氧乙氧基)甲基丙烯酸乙酯(MEO2MA)与聚乙二醇甲基丙烯酸酯(OEGMA526)的共聚物poly(MEO2MAco-OEGMA526)接枝于金表面,探索了不同引发剂溶液浓度(χIsol)、单体OEGMA526摩尔浓度(C526)与干态膜厚度(d)对该高分子刷性质的影响.应用石英晶体微天平(QCM)对其温敏行为进行研究,结果表明:在χIsol=1%与C526=5%条件下制备的高分子刷,最低临界溶解温度(LCST)为34℃;其LCST由OEGMA526的单体摩尔浓度决定,不受膜厚的影响.该高分子刷在接枝生物素后其与链霉亲和素的结合实验证明,高分子刷末端的羟基为其官能团化提供了契机.该易衍生化温敏高分子刷为发展新型温敏材料提供了研究基础.     

Dynamics of regioregular conducting polymer electrodes in response to electrochemical stimuli

We report thickness shear mode resonator acoustic wave data for films of regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene) films exposed to acetonitrile solutions of LiClO4. Both the current- and acoustic wave-responses to constant (or slowly swept) potential show different regimes, whose characteristics, which are quite different to those of regiorandom electropolymerized films, can be interpreted in terms of crystalline and non-crystalline material. Oxidation of crystalline material, which occurs at low potentials, is dominated by anion transfer; as a result of the associated electrostatic effects, the film stiffens. Oxidation of non-crystalline material, which occurs at more positive potentials, involves significant solvent transfer; the solvent softens the film. We have been able to determine film thickness changes and shear modulus components (based on a homogeneous film model) (i) as functions of potential (ie. charge state) and of temperature at fixed potential, and (ii) as a function of time following a potential step. In each case, we have been able to rationalise the electrochemical and viscoelastic phenomena in terms of electrochemically controlled film composition, of which the most significant component is solvation state.     

Fabrication and electrochemical properties of novel nanoporous platinum network electrodes

Three-dimensional nanoporous Pt networks with a high surface area were directly grown on titanium substrates through a simple hydrothermal-assisted seed growth method.     

导电高分子薄膜修饰电极的研究I. 聚吡咯薄膜电极的电化学合成及行为

利用在水溶液中的电化学聚合制备了聚吡咯烷、薄膜修饰电极. 讨论了对电化聚合的影响因素及薄膜修饰电极在不同电解质中的伏安特性, 从X-射线光电子能谱推测, 在吡咯的电化聚合过程中氧的参加引起在聚吡咯烷膜的结构中有羰基和羟基的生成.     

Development of screen-printed carbon electrodes,chemically modified with cobalt phthalocyanine,for electrochemical sensor applications

A method is described for the production of screen-printed graphite electrodes and also for similar electrodes chemically modified with the electrocatalyst cobalt phthalocyanine. Using cyclic voltammetry, the electrochemical behaviour of these electrodes towards ascorbic acid, reduced glutatione and coenzyme A (CoA-SH) was investigated. The modified electrodes were found to give significant decreases in the over-potential required for the oxidation of these species at carbon electrodes. The useful electrochemical window for the unmodified carbon film electrodes was ?1.08 V to +0.85 V vs. SCE, using 1 μA background current cut-off points.Amperometry in stirred solutions was used to investigate the hydrodynamic behaviour of the electrodes and their calibration performance. The limits of detection for ascorbic acid and reduced glutathione at the modified films were 5 × 10^?8 and 1 × 10^?7 M, respectively. The calibration graphs were also linear up to 2 mM concentrations of both analytes. Using differential-pulse voltammetry, linear calibration graphs were obtained for both species up to 2.5 mM. This technique was also used to assess the reproducibility of the electrode manufacture; the coefficient of variation was 2.8% for 1.49 mM ascorbic acid and 6.9% for 0.92 mM reduced glutathione.     

Preparation of polymer polyols on the basis of laprols and studies of their properties

A technique for preparation of polymer polyols with the use of polyethers and styrene is developed. Properties of polymer polyols are investigated.     

Preparation and characterization of electrostrictive polyurethane films with conductive polymer electrodes

All-polymer electrostrictive soft films were developed for the first time by depositing conductive polymer (polypyrrole) directly on both sides of solution-cast electrostrictive polyurethane elastomer films. The final composite films are flexible with strong adhesion between the polyurethane film and the conductive polymer electrode. The conductivity (sheet resistivity ∼1000 Ω/□), of the polymer electrode is appropriate for its intended use. The compatible interface between the polypyrrole electrode polymer and the electrostrictive polyurethane significantly improves the acoustic and optical transparency of these composite films, compared with using a metal electrode film. The all-polymer films also exhibit comparable dielectric properties to gold-electroded polyurethane films in the temperature range from −40^°C to +80^°C. The temperature range covers the soft segment glass transition temperature of the polyurethane elastomers, which is about −20^°C. The films also show large electric field induced strain responses which are dependent on film thickness and measurement frequency. The electrostrictive characteristics in the all-polymer films show similarities to those of the films with gold electrodes under identical measurement conditions. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Synthesis and nonlinear optical properties of a novel indium phthalocyanine highly branched polymer

Due to the well‐known optical limiting properties of indium (III) phthalocyanines (In [III] Pcs) and aiming at extending their conjugation system, a highly branched indium phthalocyanine polymer was prepared. Flash chromatography was used for obtaining a pure polymer of polydispersity index near to the unity. The structure of the prepared polymer was determined using different spectroscopic techniques. Optical limiting and open aperture Z‐scan measurements were carried out according standard procedures. Compared with many other phthalocyanines, the prepared indium‐phthalocyanine polymer shows a high optical limiting performance that is indicated by a relatively low limiting threshold of 430 mJ cm^?2 and a large nonlinear absorption coefficient (α₂ = 3.4 × 10^?8 cmW^?1). Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

钴酞菁功能化聚合物整体柱的制备及用于转铁蛋白糖肽的富集

建立了一种新型的聚合物整体柱制备方法,将四羧基钴酞菁（CoPcTc）引入聚（甲基丙烯酸缩水甘油酯-乙二醇二甲基丙烯酸酯）（Poly（GMA-EDMA））整体柱,用于转铁蛋白糖肽的富集。由于四羧基钴酞菁和糖肽之间的氢键和金属配位作用,制备的整体材料在用于糖肽富集时具有高效性和选择性。转铁蛋白经过功能化整体柱富集后,通过电喷雾四极杆飞行时间质谱分析,共捕获到17条糖肽。当转铁蛋白浓度降至8.8×10^-10mol/L时,仍然可以得到3条糖肽,说明合成的聚合物整体材料对微量蛋白样品分析具有很高的应用潜力。