Near-infrared Responsive Photoelectrochemical Biosensors

Near-infrared (NIR) light-driven photoelectrochemical (PEC) sensing is a highly promising analytical technique, especially for in situ bioanalysis, due to the deep penetration capability and minimal invasiveness of NIR light. In this mini review, we provide a brief overview of recently developed NIR PEC sensors, focusing on NIR light-responsive materials and the representative applications of this type of PEC sensor. Future perspectives for NIR PEC sensors are also described.     

Photoelectrochemical characteristics of ferric tungstate

Active ferric tungstate was prepared by fusing an equimolar mixture of tungsten oxide and ferric oxide at 1100 °C and annealing at 800 °C for 20 h. Analysis of the electrode material by X-ray diffraction showed that its composition was Fe₂WO₆. When this material was illuminated by visible light in 0.1 M NaOH solution, an anodic photocurrent at a positive potential of 0.5 V (SCE) was obtained. Therefore, this material is considered as an n-type semiconductor. The d.c. conductivity of this material at 25 °C was 4 × 10⁻⁶ Ω⁻¹ cm⁻¹. In the dark, unexpectedly high anodic currents were observed at positive potentials of 0.8 V (SCE) in 0.1 M NaOH. These currents are attributed to the existence of a high density of electron-hole recombination centers within the band-gap of ferric tungstate. When dimethyl viologen (DMV) was used as an electroactive compound in the electrolyte, the anodic photocurrents increased significantly. The oxidation of DMV is thus expected to compete with the electron-hole recombination process. Furthermore, the process of electron-hole recombination was also predicted from the shape of the photocurrent transients under interrupted illumination. These transients exhibited first-order relaxation effects in the region of the onset time of the photocurrents. The band-gap energy of Fe₂WO₆ was found to be about 1.5 eV and its flat-band potential in 0.1 M NaOH was about −0.3 V (SCE). The photoelectrochemical properties of ferric tungstate are explained according to the formalism of the band model of the semiconductor/electrolyte interface. Received: 16 July 1997 / Accepted: 26 September 1997     

噻吩光电化学聚合的研究

噻吩在水溶液中先经低聚反应,生成的低聚合物再在阳极氧化成膜,光照可促进低聚合物的形成,使噻吩在Pt、Au基低上选择性地进行光电聚合。即在低于噻吩电聚合电位下,形成明显光照点的聚噻吩膜。     

光电化学竞争法检测生物素

建立了光电化学系统竞争性检测生物素(Biotin)小分子浓度的方法。采用联吡啶钌[Tris(2,2’-bipyridine)ruthenium,Ru-bpy)]作为标记物,以氧化锡纳米颗粒为电极,草酸盐为电子供体还原标记物。在470 nm光激发下,联吡啶钌的外层电子吸收能量后由基态变为激发态,注入半导体氧化锡纳米颗粒电极的导带,形成光电流信号;草酸盐还原失去电子的联吡啶钌使其恢复初始状态,从而可以再次作为电子供体受激发产生光电流信号。在竞争性检测生物素(Biotin)浓度时,亲和素(Avidin)吸附到氧化锡纳米颗粒电极表面作为识别元件,在浓度大于0.5 g/L时能够达到最大的电极表面覆盖率。1μmol/L Ru-bpy-biotin与不同浓度Biotin组成的混合溶液与电极表面的Avidin发生亲和反应,光激发后检测光电流大小;当溶液中Biotin的浓度增加时,致使与电极表面Avidin结合的Ru-bpy-biotin量减少,在光照射下光电流信号降低。这一竞争性光电检测方法检测Biotin时,检出限为8μg/L。本方法可进一步扩展,应用于有机化合物的竞争性免疫检测。     

二氧化碳在铜氧化膜电极上的光电化学还原

本文研究了CO_2在铜阳极氧化膜电极上的光电化学还原行为,在还原电量小于0.1C时,CH_4 的产率较高;还原电量大于2.0C时,主要还原产物为CH_3OH,还对CH_4的产率随外加电位、还原电量和铜阳极氧化膜制备条件的变化关系进行了研究,并对其还原机理作了初步探讨。     

低背景信号的高级生物分析方法：光电化学生物分析

光电化学传感是近年来兴起并发展迅速的一种生物分析技术,其检测的主要原理是生物识别原件识别靶标物质而引起光电活性材料的光电性能变化,最终导致光电流值发生变化,从而达到检测的目的。由于光电化学生物分析中输入信号是光,输出信号是电,这赋予了此种检测方法背景信号低、灵敏度高的天然优势,这种优势所展现出来的潜力使光电化学分析在检测领域受到了越来越多的关注。本文介绍了光电化学生物传感的基本原理、光电活性材料的分类以及光电化学生物传感的传感模式,最后对其未来的发展进行了展望。     

铁钝化膜半导体特性的光电化学研究

The photoelectrochemical behavior of the passive film on iron in pH=8.4 borate buffer solution was investigated. The mechanism considered for the generation of the photocurrent in the passive film, and the principle of the measurement of photocurrent were discussed. The band model of noncrytalline semiconductor was used to demonstrate the depedence of photocurrent on electrode potential and light wavelength. Results indicate that the passive film formed on iron in pH=8.4 borate solution is a noncrystalline semiconductor, its flatband potential (φ_(fb)) is -0.30 V(SCE), band gap energy (E_g) is affected by measuring potential (φ_m), When +0.30 V<φ_m<+0.80 V (SCE), E_g is 1.9 eV.     

Photoelectrochemical determination of inorganic mercury in aqueous solutions

An analytical method using an optical probe in a photoelectrochemical cell for the sensitive and selective determination of aqueous Hg²⁺ is presented. A previously synthesized Hg²⁺ selective chemosensor, proven to be Hg²⁺ sensitive up to 2 μg L⁻¹, has been immobilized onto indium tin oxide (ITO) electrodes in a composite form with polyaniline. The coated ITO electrode was placed in a photoelectrochemical cell under closed circuit conditions in which the optical recognition of the chemosensor was converted to a measurable signal. A composite of the fluorescent chemosensor, Rhodamine 6G derivative (RS), and polyaniline (PANI) was immobilized on ITO glass plates and subjected to photovoltage measurements in the absence and presence of Hg²⁺. The optical responses of the coated electrode were used to determine the sensitivity and selectivity of the immobilized sensor to Hg²⁺ in the presence of background ions. The optical response of the PANI-dye coated electrode increased linearly with increasing Hg²⁺ concentration in the range 10-150 μg L⁻¹, with a detection limit of 6 μg L⁻¹.     

DNA/CdS纳米粒子复合体系的光谱和光电化学性质

在水溶液中以DNA作为模板和稳定剂, 构筑了DNA与CdS纳米粒子复合体系(DNA/CdS NPC), 研究DNA的含量, 单双链等对复合体系光电响应的影响, 并综合TEM, UV-Vis, IR和荧光光谱等对其形貌和光谱性质进行表征. 结果表明, CdS纳米粒子(CdS NPs)与DNA链之间主要通过静电作用结合; DNA模板对CdS NPs的禁带宽度没有影响; 以DNA模板合成的CdS NPs具有较高的表面态密度, 其对CdS NPs的荧光有增强作用, 而对光电流响应有抑制作用, 并且DNA在复合体系中的含量影响荧光增强和光电流减弱的程度. 该复合体系在荧光标记检测和DNA的定量分析方面可能具有应用前景.     

光电化学方法在铜缓蚀剂作用机理研究中的应用

本文综述了笔者实验室采用光电化学方法在铜缓蚀剂作用机理研究中的应用情况，采用此方法不仅可对铜缓蚀剂的缓蚀性能进行评定，而且还可对缓蚀剂的作用机理级缓蚀协同效应与作用机理进行研究，可以得到其它一些常规电化学方法及表面分析所不能得到的一些信息，此方法不失为一种研究缓蚀剂作用机进的好方法。     

石墨烯氧化物薄膜电极的光电化学特性

采用浸渍-提拉法制备了一系列石墨烯氧化物(GO)薄膜,并通过X射线衍射(XRD),扫描电镜(SEM),傅里叶变换红外光谱,紫外-可见吸收光谱和光电化学测量等技术对样品进行了表征.在GO电极上观察到阴极光电流,且光电流密度受薄膜的厚度影响.GO薄膜电极厚度为27nm时,光电流密度为0.25μA·cm-2.此外,GO电极的光电响应还受紫外光照影响,随着紫外光照时间的延长,阴极光电流逐渐减小.该工作提供了简便的通过控制薄膜厚度或紫外光照时间来控制GO薄膜半导体光电化学性能的方法.     

TiO_2光电化学电池催化氧化甲基红

以钛基TiO2薄膜为光阳极,研究了光电化学电池中阳极光催化降解偶氮染料甲基红的动力学.结果表明,短接光电化学电池分隔了光催化过程的阴、阳极反应,有利于抑制光生载流子的复合,提高光催化氧化速率.相同实验条件下短路光电流越大,则甲基红降解速率越高.在基底和TiO2薄膜之间夹层SnO2得到组装电极Ti/SnO2/TiO2,进一步提高了光生载流子的分离效率;同时采用电化学阻抗谱(EIS)评价了电极的光催化性能.     

手性布洛芬对映体的选择性光电化学氧化

将光电化学方法与原位分子印迹技术相结合,通过使用手性布洛芬的对映体S-布洛芬(S-ibuprofen)和R-布洛芬(R-ibuprofen)为模板分子,在原位生长的单晶二氧化钛(TiO_2)纳米棒表面构筑S-ibuprofen和R-ibuprofen分子印迹位点,制备出能够对S-ibuprofen和R-ibuprofen选择性识别和催化氧化的印迹电极。通过扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)、X射线衍射(XRD)和拉曼光谱(Raman)对电极的形貌、结构和组成进行表征,通过电化学阻抗对电极表面的电子传递阻力进行研究,以制备得到的印迹电极为工作电极通过光电化学方法对其印迹位点的光电识别选择性和光电降解选择性进行测试。制备得到的TiO_2为单晶纳米棒阵列,印迹位点成功构筑在TiO_2纳米棒表面且具有很好的择形吸附能力。本工作首次实现了手性医药布洛芬对映体在人工光电催化剂表面的选择性识别和选择性氧化降解。     

共振光散射技术的原理及其在生化研究和分析中的应用

共振光散射技术是一项在普通荧光分光光度法计上进行测量的光散射分析技术。本文在简要介绍该技术的基础上，作了可能的原理的探索和定量基础讨论，就共振光散射技术在有机染料分子的聚集、在生物大分子上的堆积以及对生物大分子构象所产生的影响方面作了综述，简要评价该技术在生物大分子分析中的应用，并对其在生化研究和分析中可能的发展进行了预测。     

光电催化分解水的光阳极改性策略

Photoelectrochemical water splitting is to utilize collected photo-generated carrier for direct water cleavage for hydrogen production. It is a system combining photoconversion and energy storage since converted solar energy is stored as high energy-density hydrogen gas. According to intrinsic properties and band bending situation of a photoelectrode, hydrogen tends to be released at photocathode while oxygen at photoanode. In a tandem photoelectrochemical chemical cell, current passing through one electrode must equals that through another and electrode with lower conversion rate will limit efficiency of the whole device. Therefore, it is also of research interest to look into the common strategies for enhancing the conversion rate at photoanode. Although up to 15% of solar-to-hydrogen efficiency can be estimated according to some semiconductor for solar assisted water splitting, practical conversion ability of state-of-the-art photoanode has yet to approach that theoretical limit. Five major steps happen in a full water splitting reaction at a semiconductor surface:light harvesting with electron excitations, separated electron-hole pairs transferring to two opposite ends due to band bending, electron/hole injection through semiconductor-electrolyte interface into water, recombination process and mass transfer of products/reactants. They are closely related to different proposed parameters for solar water splitting evaluation and this review will first help to give a fast glance at those evaluation parameters and then summarize on several major adopted strategies towards high-efficiency oxygen evolution at photoanode surface. Those strategies and thereby optimized evaluation parameter are shown, in order to disclose the importance of modifying different steps for a photoanode with enhanced output.     

BiVO4膜电极的制备及其光电化学性能

以自制的BiVO4纳米粉制备膜电极, 采用电化学方法较系统地研究了退火温度和膜厚对BiVO4膜电极的光电化学行为和电子输运与复合的影响. 结果表明: 退火温度和膜厚对BiVO4膜电极的光电特性有显著的影响. 膜厚为6.75 μm时, BiVO4膜电极具有最佳的光电化学特性. 退火温度低于500 °C时, 膜电极的光电活性随着温度的升高而增强, 至500 °C时达到最大值; 此后膜电极内的体相缺陷明显增加, 导致其光电活性逐渐降低. BiVO4膜电极有良好的可见光光电转换效率, 并利用其单色光转换效率曲线计算得到BiVO4的带隙为2.36eV, 采用莫特-肖特基电化学法测得其平带电位为-0.7 V (vs Ag/AgCl). 上述结果为BiVO4光催化体系的优化提供了重要的参考.     

纳米多孔二氧化钛电极辅助光电化学降解乙酰氨基酚及伐昔洛韦

作为一类具有较高生物活性的物质,药物及个人护理品对环境的污染引起人们越来越多的关注.对乙酰氨基酚和伐昔洛韦是两种使用广泛的药物,由于其潜在的对人类健康和生态安全的威胁而逐渐成为研究热点.而电化学辅助光氧化技术因其具备能够高效处理难降解化学品的优点而得到广泛使用.本文合成了纳米多孔二氧化钛电极,研究了电化学还原处理对纳米多孔二氧化钛电极辅助光电化学降解对乙酰氨基酚和伐昔洛韦的影响.使用扫描电镜和色散谱技术对合成的纳米多孔二氧化钛电极的形态和元素组成进行了表征.循环伏安法、莫特-肖特基曲线、紫外-可见分光光度计和总有机碳分析仪被用来研究对乙酰氨基酚和伐昔洛韦的光电化学降解过程.结果显示,对乙酰氨基酚和伐昔洛韦的光化学降解和电化学降解过程非常缓慢,在研究的时间范围内其浓度未见明显变化,因此可以忽略不计.但是对乙酰氨基酚和伐昔洛韦的光电化学降解速度比较快,与未经处理的纳米多孔二氧化钛电极相比,经过电化学还原处理的电极可以使对乙酰氨基酚和伐昔洛韦的光电化学降解分别提高86.96%和53.12%.这可能是由于在电化学还原处理过程中生成了Ti3+, Ti2+和氧空位以及导电性的提高.还研究了温度对对乙酰氨基酚和伐昔洛韦光电化学降解的影响,随着温度升高,对乙酰氨基酚和伐昔洛韦的光电化学降解速率增大.     

Photoelectrochemical laser imaging on anodically prepared α-PbO thin films

The influence of various potential windows on the synthesis of α-PbO and the uniformity of its formation over the entire surface of the lead electrode has been studied by scanning a laser beam over the entire surface and measuring the corresponding photocurrent using the photoelectrochemical laser imaging technique. This technique revealed that a very uniformly distributed highly (110) plane oriented thin film of α-PbO is obtained by potentiodynamic anodization of the lead electrode in an alkaline medium at 80 ^°C in the potential range of ?0.32 to +0.08 V vs SCE, giving the highest (73%) quantum yield at 480 nm, an open-circuit photopotential of 800 mV and a short-circuit photocurrent of 5.5 mA cm^?2. Gärtner analysis suggests that the highest photoactivity achieved with this material is due to the formation of a large space charge width (0.63 m) and diffusion length (0.36 m) of the minority carriers and absorption of almost 100% of the light (480 nm) within the space charge and diffusion regions.     

金属-有机框架材料在光电催化水分解领域的研究进展

光催化分解水是将太阳能转化为化学能的有效手段之一. 相比于粉末光催化, 采用H型电解池的光 电催化方法具有材料选择范围大、 载流子迁移和分离效率高、 电极易于回收等优点. 近年来, 金属有机框架 材料(MOFs)在光电催化水分解领域得到越来越多的应用. 相比于传统无机催化剂, MOFs光电极具有比表面积大、 结构易于调控等独特优势. 本文按照MOFs的应用形式分为纯MOFs、 MOFs与其它催化剂的复合结构和MOFs衍生物3类, 总结了近年来MOFs在光电催化水分解领域的研究现状和进展, 介绍了光催化/电催化领域的部分典型研究成果, 最后讨论了MOFs在光电催化水分解领域研究的重点和热点, 并对其未来发展做出了展望.     

Photoelectrochemical Reduction of Highly Concentrated CO2 Using a p-InP Electrode

Carbon dioxide was photoelectrochemically reduced at a p-type InP photocathode in highly concentrated CO₂ solution in methanol at elevated pressure (40 atm). Relatively high current densities were achieved (200 mA/cm²) with high current efficiencies for CO production (~90%). These current densities are approximately an order of magnitude higher than those reported previously in the literature for photoelectrochemical reduction due to the very high CO₂ concentration (~8 mol/L). Other products were hydrogen and methyl formate (produced via reaction between formic acid and the methanol solvent), Hydrocarbons were produced in only trace amounts.