Algorithm for analysis of OJDIP fluorescence induction curves in terms of photo- and electrochemical events in photosystems of plant cells: derivation and application

The algorithm for simulation of the OJDIP fluorescence induction curve in chloroplasts under variable conditions is presented. It is derived from analyzes of chlorophyll a fluorescence kinetics upon excitation with single- (STF), twin- (TTF) and repetitive STF excitations, and from the rate equations that describe the sequence of transfer steps associated with the reduction of the primary quinone acceptor Q_A and the release of photochemical fluorescence quenching of photosystem II (PSII) in multi-turnover excitation (MTF). The fluorescence induction algorithm (FIA) considers a photochemical O–J–D, a photo-electrochemical J–I and an I–P component (phase) which probably is associated with a photo-electric interaction between PSI and PSII. The photochemical phase incorporates the kinetics associated with the double reduction of the acceptor pair [PheQ_A] in Q_B–nonreducing reaction centers (RCs) and the associated doubling of the variable fluorescence, in agreement with the three-state trapping model (TSTM) of PSII. Application of and results with the algorithm are illustrated for MTF-induced OJDIP curves, measured in dark-adapted, in STF pre-excited and in DCMU inhibited thylakoids.     

Ti表面修饰纳米TiO2膜电极的电催化活性

用电化学合成法在Ti表面修饰一层纳米TiO₂膜,TEM和XRD测试表明晶型为锐钛矿型,晶粒平均尺寸为25nm.用循环伏安法、循环方波伏安法和电解合成法研究了纳米TiO₂膜电极在硫酸介质中的氧化还原行为以及对硝基苯还原的电催化活性。结果表明,纳米TiO₂膜电极具有异相氧化还原催化行为,膜中的Ti(Ⅳ)/Ti(Ⅲ)作为媒质间接电还原硝基苯为对氨基苯酚,收率和电流效率分别达91.6%和95.2%.     

纳米TiO2膜修饰电极上对硝基苯甲酸异相电催化还原

有机电合成具有对环境友好、反应条件温和副产物少等优点并符合“原子经济性”要求，是一种可持续发展的绿色化学方法，已成为化学研究的重要前沿之一．使用媒质作为氧化剂和还原剂的间接电合成，大多为均相氧化还原电催化过程，把氧化还原催化剂固定在电极表面的异相电催化与均相催化相比具有更为显著的优点．本文采用循环伏安和电解合成法研究了纳米TiO2膜电极在硫酸介质和氢氧化钠介质中的氧化还原行为以及异相电催化还原对硝基苯甲酸的活性，探讨了纳米TiO2膜异相电催化的本质．     

类囊体膜光系统Ⅱ中超氧阴离子生成机制的研究

对高等植物类囊体膜的研究表明,易于损伤生物体的超氧阴离子自由基（O2- ）可以在其光系统Ⅱ（PSⅡ）中大量生成,并且可能是导致光系统的光抑制和光破坏现象的主要根源之一[1－3]．然而,由于超氧阴离子自由基化学性质活泼,而且生物体中含量很低,因此受物理检测手段的局限,对于PSⅡ中O2-的生成机制所知甚少．     

紫细菌反应中心色素蛋白复合膜电子转移研究

采用自组装单层膜方法在金电极表面形成单分子层的2,3－双巯基丁二酸（DMSA）,聚二甲基二丙烯氯化铵（PDDA）及紫细菌（Rhodobacter Sphaeroides)反应中心色素蛋白复合体的有序复合膜,使用方波估安法研究了该蛋白复合膜的电化学行为,成功地检测到该蛋白内多电对的可逆或准可逆电子转移过程,探讨了紫细菌反应中心蛋白内容各电子受体的氧化还原电位及外加电位驱动对各受体电位的影响,同时,通过对方波信号的非线形拟合,获得了该蛋白复合膜内主要电对的电子转移速率常数及电子迁移数等相关参数。     

NanoTiO2-CNT复合膜电极在DMF溶液中对糠醛的异相电催化还原

通过在乙醇中电化学溶解Ti金属阳极合成前驱体Ti(OEt)4和溶胶-凝胶法在Ti表面修饰一层纳米TiO2-碳纳米管(nanoTiO2-CNT)复合膜, 采用循环伏安和电解合成法研究了nanoTiO2-CNT复合膜电极在N, N-二甲基甲酰胺(DMF)中的氧化还原行为以及对糠醛(furfural)还原的电催化活性. 结果发现, nanoTiO2-CNT电极在阴极扫描时有两对氧化还原峰, 可逆半波电位E r1/2 分别为－1.27 V和－2.44 V(vs SCE, 扫描速度100 mV•s-1), 分别对应于TiO2/Ti2O3氧化还原电对的可逆电极过程和TiO2/Ti(OH)3电对的准可逆电极过程；在DMF电解液中nanoTiO2-CNT复合膜中的Ti(IV)/Ti(III)氧化还原电对作为媒质间接电还原糠醛为糠醇, 反应机理为电化学偶联随后化学催化反应(EC′)机理.     

铅在铜上电沉积的原位椭圆偏振法

采用循环伏安法(CV)和原位椭圆偏振法(SE)研究铅在铜电极上的电沉积行为。 原位椭圆偏振参数Ψ和Δ值的变化率在CV图峰电位处同时出现极值。 通过建立单层膜模型描述“电极-溶液”界面的结构并对椭圆偏振光谱数据进行拟合得到铅沉积层厚度随电位的变化规律。 拟合结果显示,铅在铜电极上的电沉积有3个不同的沉积速率,-0.20～-0.35 V之间沉积速率为0.003 nm/mV,-0.35～-0.48 V之间沉积速率为0.025 nm/mV,-0.48～-0.60 V之间沉积速率为0.116 nm/mV,由此表明铅的电沉积分为3个不同阶段：欠电位沉积阶段、欠电位沉积向本体沉积的过渡阶段和本体沉积阶段。     

Attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy of redox transitions in photosynthetic reaction centers: comparison of perfusion- and light-induced difference spectra

Chemically induced Fourier transform infrared difference spectra associated with redox transitions of several primary electron donors and acceptors in photosynthetic reaction centers (RCs) have been compared with the light-induced FTIR difference spectra involving the same cofactors. The RCs are deposited on an attenuated total reflection (ATR) prism and form a film that is enclosed in a flow cell. Redox transitions in the film of RCs can be repetitively induced either by perfusion of buffers poised at different redox potentials or by illumination. The perfusion-induced ATR-FTIR difference spectra for the oxidation of the primary electron donor P in the RCs of the purple bacteria Rb. sphaeroides and Rp. viridis and P700 in the photosystem 1 of Synechocystis 6803, as well as the Q(A)/Q(A) transition of the quinone acceptor (Q(A)) in Rb. sphaeroides RCs are reported for the first time. They are compared with the light-induced ATR-FTIR difference spectra P+Q(A)/PQ(A) for the RCs of Rb. sphaeroides and P700+/P700 for photosystem 1. It is shown that the perfusion-induced and light-induced ATR-FTIR difference spectra recorded on the same RC film display identical signal to noise ratios when they are measured under comparable conditions. The ATR-FTIR difference spectra are very similar to the equivalent FTIR difference spectra previously recorded upon photochemical or electrochemical excitation of these RCs in the more conventional transmission mode. The ATR-FTIR technique requires a smaller amount of sample compared with transmission FTIR and allows precise control of the aqueous environment of the RC films.     

Fast reversible electron transfer for photosynthetic reaction center from wild type Rhodobacter sphaeroides re-constituted in polycation sandwiched monolayer film

Direct reversible electron transfer for photosynthetic reaction center from wild type Rhodobacter sphaeroides re-constituted in polycation sandwiched monolayer film was observed in this work. The redox potential E0' = 0.46 V vs. NHE for first primary donor redox couple P/P+ was accurately measured from reversible CV or SWV peaks, which were quite close to those obtained from optic redox titration method. Reaction center (RC) in film was found re-constituted in such an ordered way that the orientation of RC favored the electron transfer in film. Thus, the protein electroactivity seems to be turned on in this artificial biomimic thin film. Furthermore, RC in the film features a photo-induced redox-peak fluctuation, suggesting an intact and functional state for RC in such film. Redox peaks were also found dependent of pH, implying a proton-coupled electron transfer occurring in film. Charge recombination was observed accompanied with change of electrochemical driving force. Electrochemical model assuming several classes of electroactive sites in the films on the electrode with a dispersion of standard potentials successfully fits SWV experimental data at different pulse height and frequency.     

双二苯基-1-甲基咪唑膦氯化镍的制备及其电催化还原CO2的研究

以二苯基-1-甲基咪唑膦（dpim）为配体制备了一种新型的配合物催化剂Ni(dpim)₂Cl₂. 循环伏安研究表明,Ni(dpim)₂Cl₂配合物在氮气气氛下表现出两步还原的电化学行为,在-0.7 V下为两电子的不可逆还原,在-1.3 V下为单电子准可逆还原. 向电解液中通入CO₂后,在-1.3 V下的还原峰变得不可逆,且其峰电流从0.48 mA·cm^-2增大到0.55 mA·cm^-2. 在质子源（CH₃OH）存在的条件下,该还原峰电流可继续增大到0.72 mA·cm^-2. 该研究结果表明,Ni(dpim)₂Cl₂配合物对CO₂还原具有良好的电催化性能,且其电催化还原过程符合ECE机理. 在-1.3 V下恒电位电解得到的还原产物主要为CO,催化转换频率（Turnover of Frenquency, TOF）为0.17 s^-1.     

Electron transfer of quinone self-assembled monolayers on a gold electrode

Dialkyl disulfide-linked naphthoquinone, (NQ-C_n-S)₂, and anthraquinone, (AQ-C_n-S)₂, derivatives with different spacer alkyl chains (C_n: n = 2, 6, 12) were synthesized and these quinone derivatives were self-assembled on a gold electrode. The formation of self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of these derivatives on a gold electrode was confirmed by infrared reflection-absorption spectroscopy (IR-RAS). Electron transfer between the derivatives and the gold electrode was studied by cyclic voltammetry. On the cyclic voltammogram a reversible redox reaction between quinone (Q) and hydroquinone (QH₂) was clearly observed under an aqueous condition. The formal potentials for NQ and AQ derivatives were −0.48 and −0.58 V, respectively, that did not depend on the spacer length. The oxidation and reduction peak currents were strongly dependent on the spacer alkyl chain length. The redox behavior of quinone derivatives depended on the pH condition of the buffer solution. The pH dependence was in agreement with a theoretical value of E_1/2 (mV) = E′ − 59pH for 2H⁺/2e⁻ process in the pH range 3–11. In the range higher than pH 11, the value was estimated with E_1/2 (mV) = E′ − 30pH , which may correspond to H⁺/2e⁻ process. The tunneling barrier coefficients (β) for NQ and AQ SAMs were determined to be 0.12 and 0.73 per methylene group (CH₂), respectively. Comparison of the structures and the alkyl chain length of quinones derivatives on these electron transfers on the electrode is made.     

The fabrication of a colloidal gold-carbon nanotubes composite film on a gold electrode and its application for the determination of cytochrome c

Colloid Au (Au_nano) with a diameter of about 20 nm was prepared and used in combination with the multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) to modify a gold electrode. Dihexadecylphosphate (DHP) dispersed in Au_nano aqueous solution was used to solubilize MWNTs. Deposition of Au_nano on MWNTs was realized as illustrated by TEM micrographs. The DHP formed a network that connected Au_nano and MWNTs to the gold electrode surface. The Au_nano–MWNTs–DHP composite film on the gold electrode surface was characterized by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and cyclic voltammmetry (CV). The composite film modified gold electrode was used to detect cytochrome c and a pair of well-defined redox waves was obtained. It was found that the composite film promoted the redox of horse heart cytochrome c and its effect was developed for the determination of cytochrome c.     

Direct electrochemistry of myoglobin in a layer-by-layer film on an ionic liquid modified electrode containing CeO2 nanoparticles and hyaluronic acid

We describe an ionic liquid modified electrode (CPE-IL) for sensing hydrogen peroxide (HP) that was modified by the layer-by-layer technique with myoglobin (Mb). In addition, the surface of the electrode was modified with CeO₂ nanoparticles (nano-CeO₂) and hyaluronic acid. UV-vis and FTIR spectroscopy confirmed that Mb retains its native structure in the composite film. Scanning electron microscopy showed that the nano-CeO₂ closely interact with Mb to form an inhomogeneously distributed film. Cyclic voltammetry reveals a pair of quasi-reversible redox peaks of Mb, with the cathodic peak at ?0.357?V and the anodic peak at ?0.269?V. The peak separation (??E _p) and the formal potential (E ^0??) are 88?mV and ?0.313?V (vs. Ag/AgCl), respectively. The Mb immobilized in the modified electrode displays an excellent electrocatalytic activity towards HP in the 0.6 to 78.0???M concentration range. The limit of detection is 50?nM (S/N?=?3), and then the Michaelis-Menten constant is 71.8???M. We believe that such a composite film has potential to further investigate other redox proteins and in the fabrication of third-generation biosensors.

Investigation of Electrochemical Behavior of Some Dithiophosphonates in Acetonitrile on the Platinum and Gold Electrodes

Some dithiophosphonate derivatives were synthesized and the electrochemical reduction mechanism was investigated by cyclic voltammetry (CV), square wave voltammetry (SWV) and chronoamperometry (CA) in 0.1 M tetrabutylammoniumtetrafluoroborate (TBATFB) in acetonitrile at platinum (Pt) and gold (Au) electrodes. Dithiophosphonates showed a cyclic voltammetric reduction peak at about ?1.1 V at Pt and ?1.3 V at Au electrode (vs. Ag/Ag⁺) in this media. It was also shown that dithiophosphonates can be determined quantitatively in acetonitrile using a calibration graph. The number of electrons transferred were calculated as 2 using ferrocene as a reference compound at the UME electrode. Mechanism of dithiophosphonates was also examined on Pt and Au electrodes and electrochemical reduction of dithiophosphonates seems to follow an EC mechanism with an irreversible electron transfer step. The reaction product in the bulk electrolysis experiment was isolated and identified using proton‐coupled P‐31 NMR, ¹³C‐NMR and IR spectroscopy. The adsorption tests for dithiophosphonates were revealed that no strong or weak adsorption phenomena exist on both Pt and Au electrodes. Simulation curves were acquired by DigiSim 3.03 version to investigate the reduction mechanism and to estimate the kinetic parameters for electrochemical and chemical steps.     

NaCl-KCl熔盐体系中AlF3氟化Tb4O7电化学制备Al-Tb合金

在NaCl-KCl-Tb₄O₇-AlF₃体系中为了制备Al-Tb合金,首先对熔盐中的上清液和沉淀物进行了分析,X射线衍射（XRD）结果确定了Tb₄O₇能被AlF₃氟化生成TbF₃。采用一系列的电化学方法对NaCl-KCl-AlF₃-Tb₄O₇体系在Mo电极上的电化学行为进行了研究。循环伏安、方波伏安、计时电位和开路计时电位等电化学方法的研究结果表明Tb（III）在预先沉积的Al电极上发生欠电位沉积。在不同条件下进行恒电流电解制备了Al-Tb合金,并对所得合金样品进行XRD和扫描电镜-能量散射谱（SEM-EDS）表征。结果表明在-2.5 A进行恒电流电解得到的Al-Tb合金是由Al和Al₃Tb两相组成。采用电感耦合等离子体-原子发射光谱仪（ICP-AES）对实验所得沉积物的组成进行分析,研究了电解条件对合金组成和电流效率的影响。在电流强度为-1.5 A进行恒电流电解2 h,电流效率可达76.5%。     

石墨烯修饰玻碳电极在对苯二酚存在下选择性测定米吐尔

制备了石墨烯修饰玻碳电极(GN/GCE)。 在0.5 mol/L HAc-NaAc(pH=4.8)缓冲溶液中,用循环伏安法(CV)和方波伏安法(SWV)研究了米吐尔在修饰电极上的电化学行为,建立了测定米吐尔的新方法。 研究表明,米吐尔在GN/GCE上的氧化、还原峰电势差比其在裸玻碳电极(GCE)上的小,峰电流显著增加,说明GN/GCE对米吐尔有电催化作用;共存物对苯二酚干扰米吐尔的测定,通过方波伏安法可以消除其干扰。 在方波伏安曲线上,米吐尔的还原峰电流与其浓度在8.0×10^-8~5.0×10^-5 mol/L范围内呈线性关系,检出限为2.0×10^-8 mol/L。 该法可用于照相显影废液中米吐尔的测定。     

9,10-蒽醌-2-磺酸钠盐掺杂对导电聚吡咯电容性能的促进作用

用恒电位法制成以9,10-蒽醌-2-磺酸钠盐(AQS)为掺杂阴离子的导电聚吡咯(PPy)电化学电容器电极材料,并采用循环伏安(CV)、充放电测试、电化学阻抗(EIS)等方法表征电容性质.结果表明,与高氯酸阴离子(ClO4-)掺杂的PPy相比,PPy/AQS电极材料不仅单位质量电容和电极稳定性得到提高,工作电压范围也得以扩大.在1mol·L-1的氯化钾中,工作电压为-0.6至0.6V,扫描速率为50mV·s-1时其单位质量电容达到491F·g-1,比PPy/ClO4-电极材料提高1.5倍.这是由于AQS自身良好的氧化还原活性和AQS掺杂有利于聚吡咯膜形成疏松多孔的纳米及亚微米颗粒结构而导致的.     

Electrochemical properties of a ruthenium complex immobilized as thin films and in carbon paste electrodes

The electrochemical properties of mer-[RuCl₃(dppb)(4-pic)] (dppb = Ph₂P(CH₂)₄PPh₂, 4-pic = CH₃C₅H₄N), Rupic, in CHCl₃ are governed by the formation of species such as [Ru₂Cl₅(dppb)₂], [Ru₂(dppb)₂Cl₄(4-pic)] and trans-[RuCl₂(dppb)(4-pic)₂] upon the reduction of “[RuCl₂(dppb)]”. The overall behavior depends on whether Rupic is immobilized in cast or Langmuir–Blodgett (LB) films, or incorporated into a carbon paste electrode (CPE). In cyclic voltammograms, one redox process appears for LB/Rupic films and CPE/Rupic, at E_pa = 0.35 V, E_pc = 0.25 V vs SCE, and E_pa = 0.32 V, E_pc = 0.24 V vs Ag/AgCl, respectively. This redox process was ascribed to the Ru^III/Ru^II charge transfer. For cast films the redox pair was poorly defined, with E_pa = 0.27 V and E_pc = 0.20 V. The reason for the difference lies in the phase separation and formation of aggregates onto ITO for the cast film, in contrast to the LB film. With aggregation, the formation of species occurring in solution is impaired for Rupic in cast films. The electrochemical properties for Rupic in LB films and incorporated into CPE allowed the electrocatalytic activity of Rupic to be exploited in sensors for dopamine and ascorbic acid.     

Organic Memristor Based on High Planar Cyanostilbene/Polymer Composite Films

Organic memristors with low power consumption, fast write/erasure speed, and complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor(CMOS) compatibility have attracted tremendous attention to mimic biological synapses to realize neuromorphic computation in recent years. In this paper, organic resistive switching memory(ORSM) based on (Z)-3-(naphthalen-2-yl)-2-(4-nitrophenyl)acrylonitrile(NNA) and polymer poly(N-vinylcarbazole)(PVK) composite film was prepared by spin-coating method. Device performance based on NNA:PVK composite films with different mass fractions of NNA were systematically investigated. The ORSM based on PVK:40%(mass fraction) NNA composite film exhibited non-volatile and bipolar memory properties with a switching ratio(I_on/I_off) of 24.1, endurance of 68 times and retention time of 10⁴ s, a “SET” voltage(V_set) of -0.55 V and a “RESET” voltage(V_reset) of 2.35 V. The resistive switching was ascribed to the filling and vacant process of the charge traps induced by NNA and the inherent traps in PVK bulk. The holes trapping and de-trapping process occurred when the device was applied with a negative or positive bias, which caused the transforming of the conductive way of charges, that is the resistive behaviors in the macroscopic. This study provides a promising platform for the fabrication of ORSM with high performance.     

Electrocatalytic detection of polysaccharides at picomolar concentrations

Electroinactive polysaccharides (PS) modified by osmium(VI) complexes with nitrogenous ligands produce redox couples at carbon and mercury electrodes. We show that PS adducts with Os(VI) 2,2'-bipyridine produce at ~-1.2 V (against Ag/AgCl/3 M KCl electrode) an additional peak at mercury and solid amalgam electrodes. This peak is due to the catalytic hydrogen evolution, allowing detection of PS (such as dextran and mannan) at picomolar concentrations.