Intensification of electrochemiluminescence of luminol on TiO2 supported Au atomic cluster nano-hybrid modified electrode

With TiO(2) nanoparticles as carrier, a supported nano-material of Au atomic cluster/TiO(2) nano-hybrid was synthesized. It was then modified onto the surface of indium tin oxide (ITO) by Nafion to act as a working electrode for exciting the electrochemiluminescence (ECL) of luminol. The properties of the nano-hybrid and the modified electrode were characterized by XRD, XPS, electronic microscopy, electrochemistry and spectroscopy. The experimental results demonstrated that the modification of this nano-hybrid onto the ITO electrode efficiently intensified the ECL of luminol. It was also revealed that the ECL intensity of luminol on this modified electrode showed very sensitive responses to oxygen and hydrogen peroxide. The detection limits for dissolved oxygen and hydrogen peroxide were 2 μg L(-1) and 5.5 × 10(-12) M, respectively. Besides the discussion of the intensifying mechanism of this nano-hybrid for ECL of luminol, the developed method was also applied for monitoring dissolved oxygen and evaluating the scavenging efficiency of reactive oxygen species of the Ganoderma lucidum spore.     

Enhanced luminol electrochemiluminescence triggered by an electrode functionalized with dendrimers modified with titanate nanotubes

We have constructed a novel electrochemiluminescence (ECL) platform by functionalizing a poly(amidoamine) dendrimer (PAAD) with titanate nanotubes (TiNTs). The PAAD has an open spherical structure that possesses a high density of active groups and thus favors mass transport, while the TiNTs possess excellent electronic conductivity and thus can promote electron transfer on the surface of a glassy carbon electrode (GCE). A study on the intensity and stability of the ECL of luminol on the modified GCE revealed a substantial improvement compared to that of a bare GCE. The effects of the concentration of TiNTs, the pH value of the solution, and of electrochemical parameters on the intensity of the ECL of luminol were studied and resulted in a sensitive ECL sensor for hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) that works in the concentration range of 1 nM to 0.9 μM. The scavenging effect of superoxide dismutase (SOD) on the H2O2 electrode ECL was then exploited to design a biosensor for the determination of SOD in concentrations between 50 and 500 nM.

鲁米诺在铂电极上阳极电致化学发光的机理研究

研究了碱性鲁米诺溶液在多晶铂电极上的阳极电致化学发光(ECL)行为,观察到电极的预极化处理和溶解氧跟发光峰强度和峰形有直接关系。结合XPS谱图和Pt,Pt|S~a~d~s修饰电极的循环伏安特性,给出了鲁米诺阳极ECL两个发光通道的可能反应机理:(1)鲁米诺阴离子在表面有新鲜Pt原子的电极上氧化生成鲁米诺自由基,然后迅速与溶液中的氧反应形成0.22V(vs.Ag)处的发光肩峰;(2)电极表面的铂氧化物能加速原子态氧的发生过程,并增大0.60V(vs.Ag)附近ECL主峰的发光强度。     

Amplified cathodic electrochemiluminescence of luminol based on zinc oxide nanoparticle modified Ni-foam electrode for ultrasensitive detection of amoxicillin

Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry - Here is reported a new feasible and facile method for the determination of amoxicillin by the electrochemiluminescence (ECL) method. The ECL signal was...     

An electrochemiluminescent biosensor for glucose based on the electrochemiluminescence of luminol on the nafion/glucose oxidase/poly(nickel(II)tetrasulfophthalocyanine)/multi-walled carbon nanotubes modified electrode

A poly(nickel(II) tetrasulfophthalocyanine)/multi-walled carbon nanotubes composite modified electrode (polyNiTSPc/MWNTs) was fabricated by electropolymerization of NiTSPc on MWNTs-modified glassy carbon electrode (GCE). The modified electrode was found to be able to greatly improve the emission of luminol electrochemiluminescence (ECL) in a solution containing hydrogen peroxide. Glucose oxidase (GOD) was immobilized on the surface of polyNiTSPc/MWNTs modified GC electrode by Nafion to establish an ECL glucose sensor. Under the optimum conditions, the linear response range of glucose was 1.0 × 10⁻⁶ to 1.0 × 10⁻⁴ mol L⁻¹ with a detection limit of 8.0 × 10⁻⁸ mol L⁻¹ (defined as the concentration that could be detected at the signal-to-noise ratio of 3). The ECL sensor showed an outstanding well reproducibility and long-term stability. The established method has been applied to determine the glucose concentrations in real serum samples with satisfactory results.     

四磺酸酞菁镍-表面活性剂薄膜电极催化性能研究

四磺酸酞菁镍阴离子(NiPcTS^-^4)在水溶液中可借助离子交换进入阳离子表面活性剂双十二烷基二甲基溴化铵(DDAB)薄膜电极, 从而形成NiPcTS^-^4-DDAB薄膜电极。循环伏安实验表明, 在KBr溶液中, 该薄膜电极有一对良好的还原氧化峰, 阴阳极峰电位分别为-0.83V和-0.74V(vs.SCE)。本文探讨了该薄膜电极的电化学行为, 测定了该体系的电化学参数如电荷传递扩散系数Dct和非均相电极反应速率常数k°'等。可将NiPcTS^-^4-DDAB薄膜电极应用于催化各种卤代乙酸的电还原, 估计并比较了它们的表观催化反应速率常数。     

Catalytic-voltammetric determination of the antioxidant tert-butylhydroxyanisole (BHA) at a nickel phthalocyanine modified carbon paste electrode

The voltammetric behaviour of the antioxidant tert-butylhydroxyanisole (BHA), at a carbon paste electrode modified with the electron mediator nickel phthalocyanine, is described, and a method for the determination of this antioxidant, based on its oxidation on the modified electrode, is proposed. Cyclic voltammograms showed a well-defined oxidation peak for BHA slightly shifted towards less positive potentials with respect to that obtained at the plain carbon paste electrode. The peak current measured at the modified electrode is considerably higher than that obtained at the unmodified electrode. A modifier percentage of 2%, a methanol percentage of 2% and a 0.1 mol/HClO(4) medium were chosen as working conditions. The i(p)vs v1 2 plot obtained by linear sweep voltammetry showed a linear relationship over the whole scan rate range studied (5-2000 mV/sec) which is typical of a diffusion-controlled current. Using differential pulse voltammetry at DeltaE = 50 mV, linear calibration graphs were obtained in the concentration ranges 1.0-30.0, 0.10-1.0 and 0.02-0.10 mg/l BHA. The detection limit was 0.0036 mg/l (2.0 x 10(-8) mol/l). Interferences from other substances commonly present in commercial antioxidant mixtures were tested. The developed method was applied to the determination of BHA in spiked potato flakes.     

Potential-dependent chemiluminescence of luminol on the gold electrode modified with ferrocenylalkanethiol self-assembled monolayer

Self-assembled monolayer of ferrocenylundecanethiol (FcC11SH) on gold electrode was used for the potential-dependent catalyst for chemiluminescence of luminol. Ferrocene head groups adsorbed on gold were oxidized to ferricinium cation species electrochemically and catalyzed the chemiluminescence of luminol. As the redox state of ferrocene group can be regulated by electrode potential, chemiluminescence response can also be controlled electrochemically. The presented system was adopted for detection of glucose in the presence of glucose oxidase since the light emission was detected even in the neutral and weak acid solution.     

An electrochemiluminescent biosensor for uric acid based on the electrochemiluminescence of bis-[3,4,6-trichloro-2-(pentyloxycarbonyl)-phenyl] oxalate on an ITO electrode modified by an electropolymerized nickel phthalocyanine film

Nickel(ii) tetrasulfophthalo-cyanine (NiTSPc) could be electrodeposited onto an indium tin oxide (ITO) electrode to form an electropolymerization film of NiTSPc. The electrochemiluminescent (ECL) behavior of bis-[3,4,6-trichloro-2-(pentyloxy-carbonyl)-phenyl] oxalate (BTPPO) on this modified electrode was investigated in detail. The emission of ECL of BTPPO can be greatly enhanced by hydrogen peroxide at this modified electrode. Thus, a new ECL biosensor for uric acid was developed based on the enzymatic reaction of uric acid in the presence of uricase to produce H(2)O(2). The developed sensor has been used to detect uric acid in real serum samples, and the results compared well with those obtained by the routine method.     

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.     

酞菁钴修饰碳糊电极对微量苯酚的测定

研究了苯酚在酞菁钴修饰碳糊电极上的电化学行为,提出了催化反应的机理,并以此为依据,用伏安法以酞菁钴修饰碳糊电极为工作电极测定了微量苯酚.在pH 8.7的磷酸盐缓冲溶液(PBS)中,苯酚在0.61 V(对SCE)出现一氧化峰,该峰电流与苯酚的浓度在5.0×10-7～1.0×10-4 mol/L之间呈线性关系,检出限为1.0×10-7 mol/L.此法可用于工业废水中苯酚的测定.     

流动注射电化学发光法测定半胱氨酸和谷胱甘肽

采用流动注射分析技术研究了半胱氨酸和谷胱甘肽对鲁米诺微弱电化学发光的增敏行为。对影响电化学发光的各因素进行了试验和探讨 ,提出了可能的反应机理 ,并建立一种电化学发光测定半胱氨酸和谷胱甘肽的新方法。半胱氨酸和谷胱甘肽的浓度在 1 .0× 1 0 - 6 mol/L～ 5 .0× 1 0 - 5 mol/L和 1 .0× 1 0 - 6mol/L～ 2 .0× 1 0 - 5 mol/L之间呈良好的线性关系 ,相关系数分别为 0 .993和0 998,检出限分别为 0 .67μmol/L和 0 .72 μmol/L。对 1 .0× 1 0 - 5mol/L的半胱氨酸和谷胱甘肽进行 1 1次平行测定 ,相对标准偏差分别为 4.5 %和 3.7%。     

Application of the electrochemiluminescence of luminol to the determination of copper

The electrochemiluminescence of aqueous alkaline luminol solutions has been studied by using rapid alternate positive and negative electrical pulses. Traces of copper are shown to change the proportion of the light emitted during the positive and negative pulses, measurement of which gives a linear log—log calibration plot for 1 × 10^-7 to 6 × 10^-6 M copper in glycine buffer at pH 10.15. Out of ten common cations tested only Hg(II), Pb(II) and Mn(II) interfered.     

聚邻苯二胺/镍氢氧化物修饰电极的研究

采用循环伏安法(CV)在聚邻苯二胺修饰玻碳电极表面络合Ni2+,然后将其置于NaOH溶液中CV扫描成功制备了镍氢氧化物/聚邻苯二胺/玻碳修饰电极(Ni(OH)2/PoPD/GC).通过CV探讨了聚合和负载机理,电化学交流阻抗谱(EIS)表征了电极修饰过程中界面阻抗变化,扫描电镜表征了PoPD膜负载Ni(OH)2后的形态...     

Glassy carbon electrodes modified with single walled carbon nanotubes and cobalt phthalocyanine and nickel tetrasulfonated phthalocyanine: Highly stable new hybrids with enhanced electrocatalytic performances

We report here a fast procedure to modify glassy carbon (GC) electrode using commercially available unsubstituted cobalt phthalocyanine (CoPc) and tetrasulfonated substituted nickel phthalocyanine (NiTSPc) simply adsorbed on oxidized single walled carbon nanotubes SWCNT. The electrocatalytic activity of the resulting SWCNT-MPc nanocomposite materials was evaluated toward the oxidation of two biologically relevant molecules, namely 2-mercaptoethanol (2-ME) and nitric oxide (NO). The obtained electrodes are highly stable under hydrodynamic conditions and the tailored hybrid surfaces allow enhancing electron transfer for the electrocatalytic oxidation of 2-ME and NO.     

Voltammetric determination of the phenolic antioxidants 3-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyanisole and tert-butylhydroquinone at a polypyrrole electrode modified with a nickel phthalocyanine complex

The voltammetric behaviour of the antioxidants 3-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyanisole (BHA) and tert-butylhydroquinone (TBHQ), at a polymer electrode modified with nickel phthalocyanine as electron mediator, is described, and an electroanalytical method for the determination of these antioxidants based on their electrochemical oxidation on the modified electrode is proposed. Cyclic voltammograms showed well-defined oxidation peaks slightly shifted towards less positive potentials with respect to those obtained at the platinum disk electrode for both antioxidants. The peak currents measured at the modified electrode are considerably higher than those obtained at the unmodified electrode. A scan rate of 100 mV s(-1), a minimum methanol percentage of 0.5% and a 0.1-M Britton-Robinson medium were chosen as working conditions. The obtained results suggest that the BHA oxidation produces the TBHQ reduction product. This product is oxidised during the second cyclic scan, to generate the mentioned TBHQ as final product. These studies also reveal that sensitive response for both antioxidants can be obtained by using the differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) technique. Responses observed are dependent on the nature of the control solution (% methanol and pH) and the nature of voltammetric conditions (potential amplitude, DeltaE, and scan rate, v(b)). These factors have been modified in order to find the best analytical conditions. The mutual interferences between both antioxidants and the measurement reproducibility were tested. Using cyclic voltammetry (CV) and differential pulse voltammetry, BHA and TBHQ linear calibration graphs were obtained. The detection limits were 2.1 ppm for both when CV was used, and 18.7 ppm (BHA) and 1.23 ppm (TBHQ) for DPV. The developed methods were applied to the determination of BHA in spiked glaze biscuits and TBHQ in spiked mushroom cream.     

Electrocatalytic oxidation of thiosulfate on a modified nickel hexacyanoferrate film electrode

Summary A modified nickel hexacyanoferrate film glassy carbon electrode is prepared by the electrochemical deposition technique. The film is very stable upon voltammetric scanning in the potential range of 1.0 to –0.5 V (vs. SCE) and an oxidation peak occurs at 0.35 V (vs. SCE) (1 mol/l NaNO₃). The effects of electrolyte, solvent, coexisting ions and other variables on the voltammetric behaviour of the modified film have been studied. The thickness of the resulting film can be controlled by changing the number of voltammetric cycles and the concentrations of nickel(II) and hexacyanoferrate(III) ions. The film shows catalytic activity towards electrooxidation of thiosulfate with a peak potential +0.5 V (K^–-containing media). This oxidation potential of thiosulfate on the modified electrode is shifted negatively by about 550 mV as compared to the naked glassy carbon electrode. For practical application, the modified electrode can be used for the determination of thiosulfate in concentrations from 5.0×10^–5 to 1.0×10^–1 mol/l. This method has been successfully applied to the determination of thiosulfate in photographic waste effluents.     

The enhanced electrochemiluminescence of lucigenin by some hydroxyanthraquinones

Several hydroxyanthraquinones (emodin, rhein and physcion) were found to strongly enhance the cathodic electrochemiluminescence (ECL) of the lucigenin by scanning under the mode of differential pulse voltammetry. The enhanced intensity was linear with the concentrations of rhein, emodin and physcion. The linear calibration ranges of 8.0 × 10⁻⁸ to 2.0 × 10⁻⁶, 3.0 × 10⁻⁷ to 8.0 × 10⁻⁶ and 1.0 × 10⁻⁷ to 1.0 × 10⁻⁶ mol/L, the detection limits of 2.1 × 10⁻⁸, 1.6 × 10⁻⁷ and 5.2 × 10⁻⁸ mol/L were obtained for rhein, emodin and physcion, respectively. Potential-resolved ECL was used to study the possible mechanism of the enhancement effect. An electron transfer pathway was found to be involved in the ECL process. It has been confirmed that the reduced hydroxyanthraquinones reacted with dioxygen to give superoxide radical anion which increased the ECL of the lucigenin. Furthermore, these three hydroxyanthraquinones revealed the different enhanced ECL efficiency in the following order: rhein > physcion > emodin.