固/液界面现场光谱电化学

固/液界面现场光谱电化学的方法包括各种电磁波透射和反射谱(紫外可见、拉曼、红外、X-光等)、磁共振谱(ESR、NMR)以及80年代发展起来的扫描显微谱(STM等)和非线性反射光谱(SHG)等等。固/液界面现场光谱电化学已渗透到固/液界面和电极表面结构,分子水平上的吸脱附和反应机理,电催化和反应动力学等许多研究领域。本文结合文献对上述几个方面以及固/液界面现场光谱电化学的发展方向进行综述。     

钴氰化钠/氯化钠固体溶液微晶体的电化学制备及其特性

钴氰化钠与铁氰化钠结构类似,而其在固/液界面上的电子转移特性却并不显著. 使用扫描电化学显微镜（SECM）构建了fL~pL体积的电化学微体系. 在微体系中溶剂蒸发,电解质则会浓缩结晶. 当电活性物质与支持电解质的晶格参数匹配时,二者可发生共结晶形成固体溶液. 本文采用该方法制得钴氰化钠/氯化钠固体溶液微晶体,结合微加工技术构建了固体电极/固体溶液界面,该钴氰化钠在固体溶液中即有很好的电子转移特性.     

电化学联用技术研究微生物的胞外电子传递机制

胞外电子传递（EET）是指氧化还原反应所产生的电子在微生物细胞内和细胞外的电子受体/电子供体之间互相转移的过程,这一过程伴随着能量和物质的转化。阐明EET机制是提高微生物能量和物质转化效率的基础,为元素的生物地球化学循环、金属防腐以及生物电化学系统的应用等提供理论支撑。电化学技术作为研究电极/溶液界面电子转移的简便、有效方法,在研究微生物的直接电子传递和间接电子传递机制中发挥了重要的作用,也促进了EET机制的研究从宏观层面到微观层面不断深入。本文综述了研究微生物EET机制所涉及的电化学联用技术（包括微电极、扫描电化学显微镜、电化学联用光学显微镜和光谱电化学等）;详细介绍了这些电化学联用技术的功能和优势;重点阐述了这些电化学联用技术如何推动着EET机制的研究,从宏观的生物膜层面到微观的单个微生物细胞、蛋白和分子层面不断深入;展望了新的电化学联用技术在EET研究领域的应用前景。     

原位电化学与核磁共振联用新技术及其应用进展

电极表面微观的电化学反应动力学机制无法通过孤立的传统电化学方法直接揭示,核磁共振技术能在分子水平上提供待测样品的化学位移和J耦合产生的微小分裂等信息,它可以更容易地鉴定同分异构体、分子构象和电子变化。因此,原位电化学与核磁共振联用技术可以从分子层面上对物质反应机理和反应动力学过程进行原位无损实时研究,发现非原位技术无法监测的短寿命中间体,揭示反应机理和构效关系等相关信息,是一种非常有发展前途的原位谱学技术。但是由于电化学池和核磁共振的不兼容性,对原位电化学与核磁共振的研究及应用相对较少,为了让更多的人了解原位电化学与核磁共振联用这一新技术,文章分别阐述了该技术的国内外进展、工作原理、面临的挑战及其在电化学催化及物质反应机理、燃料电池和药物研究等方面的应用,并对今后需要解决的关键性问题进行了展望。     

在线多通道拉曼光谱检测系统的建立及毛细管电泳的联用

利用氩离子激光器和ICCD自组装了毛细管电泳－激光拉曼光谱联用分析系统,用已知拉曼谱图的苯和甲苯对系统进行调试,详细讨论了光路系统对灵敏度的影响,用甲基橙和甲基红混合体系进行拉曼－毛细管电泳联用的实验研究,得到了较好的甲基橙和甲基红的在线电泳－时间分辨激光拉曼谱图。     

应用扫描电化学显微镜研究极化液/液界面上的电子转移反应

将含有氧化还原电对的水溶液滴涂在铂盘电极表面, 然后将该电极插入到1,2-二氯乙烷溶液中, 形成稳定的油/水界面. 液滴中的K3Fe(CN)6和K4Fe(CN)6氧化还原电对既可以作为水相中的参比电对参与控制液/液界面上的电势差, 同时又可以作为水相的电子授受体参与界面上的电子转移反应. 结合扫描电化学显微镜电化学系统的特点, 利用其双恒电位仪分别控制界面电势差和现场扫描的优点, 通过扫描电化学显微镜的渐进曲线得到了不同界面电势差控制的电子转移反应速率常数. 实验结果表明, 应用此方法获得的液/液界面可以被外加电位极化, 在一定的电势差范围内, 反应速率常数与界面电势差的关系遵守Butler-Volmer公式.     

萃取-表面增强拉曼光谱联用技术及其在有害物质检测领域的应用

表面增强拉曼光谱(SERS)技术以其高灵敏度和分子特征指纹光谱在众多领域获得广泛应用,然而对于实际复杂样品中的目标分析物,样品基质会极大地干扰目标分析物SERS信号的准确获取,从而限制SERS在实际样品分析中的应用.萃取-表面增强拉曼光谱(Ex-SERS)联用技术为解决这一现实难题提供了可能性,国内外课题组结合萃取和S...     

用于电化学界面研究的共焦显微拉曼光谱技术(英文)

系统地介绍了将共焦显微拉曼光谱系统用于电化学界面研究的方法 ,包括铂电极的粗糙和电化学拉曼电解池的设计 .进行了铂上氢、氧和氯共吸附的拉曼光谱研究 .通过对甲醇氧化过程的现场跟踪 ,提出检测界面区溶液浓度变化和计算溶液 pH值的方法 .实验表明拉曼光谱技术可作为研究实际应用体系的重要工具 .     

应用扫描电化学显微镜研究水/1,2-二氯乙烷界面上离子诱导的电子转移反应

应用扫描电化学显微镜和微电极技术研究了水/1,2二氯乙烷界面上的反向电子转移反应.分别以K₄Fe(CN)₆和7,7,8,8四氰代二甲基苯醌(TCNQ)作为水相和有机相的电活性物质,通过选择合理的共同离子(TPAs⁺与TBA⁺)来控制界面电位差,实现了这一在热力学上通常不可能实现的反向电子转移反应.利用扫描电化学显微镜给出的正负反馈信息,研究了界面电位差驱动的液/液界面上的电子转移反应,并进一步得到了在不同的共同离子浓度比时,此异相界面反应速率常数k_f为1.3×10^-31.8×10^-2cm/s(共同离子为TBA⁺)和2.5×10^-32.8×10^-2cm/s(共同离子为TPAs⁺).验证了此反应速率常数k_f是由界面电位差所决定的.在此实验条件下,此反应速率常数kf与界面电位差的关系遵守Butler-Volmer公式.     

应用扫描电化学显微镜研究电子在室温离子液体与1,2-二氯乙烷混合溶液/水相界面上的转移反应

应用扫描电化学显微镜研究了室温离子液体(Omim·Tf2N)与1,2-二氯乙烷(DCE)混合溶液/水界面上的电子转移反应. 在保持共同离子(Tf2N-)的浓度比恒定及异相电子转移反应由界面电势差所决定的条件下, 研究了离子液体和DCE混合溶液中二茂铁(Fc)与水相中亚铁氰化钾[K4Fe(CN)6]之间异相电子转移反应. 探讨了混合溶液中离子液体的体积分数(xRTIL)的变化对混合溶液/水界面上电子转移反应的影响. 结果表明, 随着xRTIL的减小(从1减小到0.1), Fc在混合溶液中的扩散系数单调递增(从2.730×10-7 cm2·s-1增加到9.131×10-6 cm2·s-1); 而异相电子转移反应速率常数(k)则先逐渐减小(从8.0 mol-1·cm·s-1减小到0.32 mol-1·cm·s-1), 之后又略有增大(从0.32 mol-1·cm·s-1增大到0.48 mol-1·cm·s-1). 对这种现象可能的原因进行了较详细探讨.     

STM and STS Studies of One-Dimensional Row Growth: Ag on Si(5 5 12)

We have studied the growth of Ag on Si(5 5 12) using scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy (STM/STS). At metal coverages as low as 0.05 monolayer (ML), Ag forms well-ordered overlayer rows, or one-dimensional clusters, on the underlying silicon surface. To produce these ordered structures, it is necessary to anneal the surface to 450°C. As the coverage is increased above 0.05 ML, the rows grow in length and number until the surface forms a periodic array of such structures at 0.25 ML. A statistical analysis of the rows reveals a linear increase in median row length as a function of coverage. With regard to their electronic behavior, STS measurements show a significantly narrower band gap along the Ag rows than is found on the underlying silicon structures. Therefore, the deposited Ag atoms do retain some metallic behavior.     

Potential dependence of the kinetics of thiol self-organization on Au(111)

The self-assembly of thiol molecules from ethanolic solution on Au(111) depends significantly on the electrode potential. Especially at cathodic potentials, chemisorption of thiol molecules and the development of the highly ordered structure are slowed down significantly. At potentials near the point of zero charge, first a disordered thiol film of already high thiol density is formed, and then domains of the highly ordered phase develop and grow together. At cathodic potentials, first a disordered film of very low density of predominant flat adsorbed thiol molecules is formed; the formation of ordered domains takes time three orders of magnitude longer than at potentials near the point of zero charge. Received: 27 May 1997 / Accepted: 8 September 1997     

Investigation of negative differential resistance properties of self-assembled dipyridinium using STM

Recently, research on conducting molecules containing thiol functional groups such as benzenethiol has been progressing [X. Xiao, B. Xu, N.J. Tao, Nano Lett. 4 (2004) 267]. This conducting molecule is applicable to the study of the negative differential resistance (NDR) and switching properties of logic device. The 4-{4[4-(4-{1-[4-(4-acetylsulfanyl-phenylethynyl)-phenyl]-2,6-diphenyl-pyridinium-4-yl}-phenyl)-2,6-diphenyl-pyridinium-1-yl]-phenylethynyl}-phenylthioacetate (dipyridinium) molecule contains thiol functional groups such as benzenethiol. Thus, we have studied an NDR property of a dipyridinium molecule using the self-assembly method in scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). The Au substrate was exposed to a 1 mM solution of 1-dodecanethiol in ethanol for 24 h to form a monolayer. After thorough rinsing of the sample, it was exposed to a 0.1 μM solution of dipyridinium in dimethylformamide (DMF) for 30 min. After the assembly, we measured the electrical properties of the self-assembly monolayers (SAMs) using ultra high vacuum scanning tunneling microscopy (UHV-STM) and scanning tunneling spectroscopy (STS). As a result, we confirmed the properties of NDR in a negative region at −1.67 V and a positive region at 1.78 V. The energy gap (E_g) was found to be 3.12 eV [C. Arena, B. Kleinsorge, J. Robertson, W.I. Milne, M.E. Welland, J. Appl. Phys. 85 (1999) 1609]. This molecule is applicable to the fabrication of molecular junctions.     

Thiol- and disulfide-modified oligonucleotide monolayer structures on polycrystalline and single-crystal Au(111) surfaces

We provide a comprehensive study of single- (ss) and double-strand (ds) oligonucleotides with either 25 or 10 bases or base pairs (bp) immobilized on polycrystalline and single-crystal Au(111) surfaces. The study is based on X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, cyclic and differential pulse voltammetry, interfacial capacitance data, and electrochemical scanning tunnelling microscopy (in situ STM). The sequences used were the 25-bp sequence from the BRCA1 gene (25-mer), while the 10-bp oligonucleotides contained solely linear adenine and thymine sequences. The oligonucleotides were modified by the dimethoxytrityl group (DMT) via a disulfide group [DMT-S-S-ss25-mer and DMT-S-S-ds(AT)₁₀], a pure disulfide group (A₁₀-S-S-T₁₀), or a thiol group [HS-ss25-mer and HS-ds-(AT)₁₀], all via a hexamethylene linker. The overall pattern suggests strategies for controlled adsorption of DNA-based molecules and recognition of complementary strands or other molecules.     

Imaging Molecular Orbitals of Single Picene Molecules Adsorbed on Cu(111) Surface: a Combined Experimental and Theoretical Study

Picene, which attracts the great interest of researchers, not only can be used to fabricate thin film transistors with high hole mobilities, but also is the parent material of a new type organic superconductor. Here, we investigate the electronic properties of individual picene molecules directly adsorbed on Cu(111) surface by a combination of experimental scanning tunneling microscopy/spectroscopy measurements and theoretical calculations based on the density functional theory. At low coverage, the picene molecules exhibit mono-dispersed adsorption behavior with the benzene ring planes parallel to the surface. The highest occupied state around-1.2 V and the lowest unoccupied state around 1.6 V with an obvious energy gap of the singly adsorbed picene molecule are identified by the dI/dV spectra and maps. In addition, we observe the strong dependence of the dI/dV signal of the unoccupied states on the intramolecular positions. Our first-principles calculations reproduce the above experimental results and interpret them as a specific molecule-substrate interaction and energy/spatial distributions of hybrid states mainly derived from different molecular orbitals of picene with some intermixing between them. This work provides direct information on the local electronic structure of individual picene on a metallic substrate and will facilitate the understanding the dependence of electron transport properties on the coupling between molecules and metal electrodes in single-molecule devices.     

Ca掺杂的CeO2模型催化剂的形貌和电子结构及其与CO2分子的相互作用

利用扫描隧道显微镜、X射线光电子能谱和同步辐射光电子能谱研究了CeO₂(111),部分还原的CeO_2-x(111) (0＜x＜0.5)以及Ca掺杂的CeO₂模型催化剂的形貌、电子结构以及它们与CO₂分子间的相互作用。CeO₂(111)和部分还原的CeO_2-x(111)薄膜外延生长于Cu(111)单晶表面。不同Ca掺杂的CeO₂薄膜是通过在CeO₂(111)薄膜表面室温物理沉积金属Ca及随后真空退火到不同温度而得到的。不同的制备过程导致样品具有不同的表面组成,化学态和结构。CO₂吸附到CeO₂和部分还原的CeO_2-x表面后导致表面羧酸盐的形成。此外,相比于CeO₂表面,羧酸盐物种更易在部分还原的CeO_2-x表面生成,而且更加稳定。而在Ca掺杂的氧化铈薄膜表面,Ca²⁺离子的存在有利于CO₂的吸附,且探测到碳酸盐物种的形成。     

Development of a Temperature-pulse Enhanced Electrochemical Glucose Biosensor and Characterization of its Stability via Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy

Glucose oxidase (GOx) is an enzyme frequently used in glucose biosensors. As increased temperatures can enhance the performance of electrochemical sensors, we investigated the impact of temperature pulses on GOx that was drop-coated on flattened Pt microwires. The wires were heated by an alternating current. The sensitivity towards glucose and the temperature stability of GOx was investigated by amperometry. An up to 22-fold increase of sensitivity was observed. Spatially resolved enzyme activity changes were investigated via scanning electrochemical microscopy. The application of short (<100 ms) heat pulses was associated with less thermal inactivation of the immobilized GOx than long-term heating.     

Expression of Chirality by Achiral Coadsorbed Molecules in Chiral Monolayers Observed by STM

The supramolecular packing mode of physisorbed monolayers built up by chiral isophthalic acid derivatives and coadsorbed achiral solvent molecules was imaged at the liquid/graphite interface with scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). The picture on the right shows the submolecularly resolved STM image of an enantiomorphous domain composed of the R enantiomer of the isophthalic acid derivative studied and 1-heptanol molecules; the latter express the chirality of the monolayer. Upon adsorption a racemic mixture is separated into enantiomorphous domains.     

STM Images of Individual Porphyrin Molecules on Cu(100) and Cu(111) Surfaces

Simply sublime! Samples of monomeric and dimeric zinc porphyrins were sublimed onto a Cu surface under ultrahigh vacuum conditions. Images obtained by scanning tunneling microscopy at room and low temperature (98 K) show features attributed to individual porphyrin molecules with excellent resolution. In the case of the (relatively large) linear dimer shown, two distinct conformations were detected on a surface with low coverage area. R=CH₂CH₂COOCH₃.