Ultrasonically assisted synthesis of barium stannate incorporated graphitic carbon nitride nanocomposite and its analytical performance in electrochemical sensing of 4-nitrophenol

We describe the ultrasonic assisted preparation of barium stannate-graphitic carbon nitride nanocomposite (BSO-gCN) by a simple method and its application in electrochemical detection of 4-nitrophenol via electro-oxidation. A bath type ultrasonic cleaner with ultrasonic power and ultrasonic frequency of 100 W and 50 Hz, respectively, was used for the synthesis of BSO-gCN nanocomposite material. The prepared BSO-gCN nanocomposite was characterized by employing several spectroscopic and microscopic techniques such as X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, fourier transform infra-red, field emission scanning electron microscopy, and high resolution transmission electron microscopy, to unravel the structural and electronic features of the prepared nanocomposite. The BSO-gCN was drop-casted on a pre-treated glassy carbon electrode (GCE), and their sensor electrode was utilized for electrochemical sensing of 4-nitrophenol (4-NP). The BSO-gCN modified GCE exhibited better electrochemical sensing behavior than the bare GCE and other investigated electrodes. The electroanalytical parameters such as charge transfer coefficient (α = 0.5), the rate constant for electron transfer (k_s = 1.16 s⁻¹) and number of electron transferred were calculated. Linear sweep voltammetry (LSV) exhibited increase in peak current linearly with 4-NP concentration in the range between 1.6 and 50 μM. The lowest detection limit (LoD) was calculated to be 1 μM and sensitivity of 0.81 μA μM⁻¹ cm⁻²_. A 100-fold excess of various ions, such as Ca²⁺, Na⁺, K⁺, Cl⁻, I⁻, CO₃²⁻, NO₃, NH₄⁺ and SO₄²⁻ did not able to interfere with the determination of 4-NP and high sensitivity for detecting 4-NP in real samples was achieved. This newly developed BSO-gCN could be a potential candidate for electrochemical sensor applications.     

Symmetry properties of three-dimensional magnetization distributions induced by focused circularly polarized lights

We analyze symmetry properties of the three-dimensional magnetization distribution in the optic-magneto film induced by focused circularly polarized lights. The magnetization distributions are derived and evaluated based on the vector diffraction theory and the inverse Faraday effect of the isotropic and nonmagnetically ordered material. It is shown that for any radial symmetrical amplitude, phase, or hybrid amplitude-phase pupil filter, the magnetization distribution of the axial component is circular symmetric but those of the radial and azimuthal components are annular symmetric with regard to the optical axis. All of the three components have a symmetric distribution with regard to the focal plane. The direction of both axial and radial components can be inversed with the helicity of incident circularly polarized light but the direction of azimuthal component is independent of helicity. The axial component has a decisive effect to all-optical magnetic recording, and within the effective axial range, the size of its magnetization domain hardly expands in the transverse direction.     

壳聚糖/乙炔黑修饰电极上萘酚异构体的电化学行为及同时测定

制备了壳聚糖/乙炔黑复合修饰电极(CS-AB/GCE),采用SEM和交流阻抗法对其进行表征。并利用循环伏安法(CV)研究了萘酚异构体(α-N和β-N)在该修饰电极上的电化学行为,对实验条件进行了优化。结果表明,在p H 7.0的PBS缓冲液中,α-N和β-N在该修饰电极上均出现一不可逆氧化峰,且在20~200m V/s范围内,其峰电流与扫速呈线性关系,表明电极过程是受吸附控制的不可逆过程。计算了电极过程的部分动力学参数,优化了差分脉冲伏安法(DPV)的实验参数,并对α-N和β-N进行同时测定,发现二者的微分氧化峰电流值与其浓度在2.5×10-6~1.0×10-4mol/L范围内呈良好的线性关系(rα-N=0.996;rβ-N=0.998)。α-N和β-N的检出限(S/N=3)分别为3.4×10-7mol/L和2.4×10-7mol/L。采用该法对实际水样进行检测,得到α-N和β-N的加标回收率分别为96.7%~105.1%和98.8%~103.9%。     

两种二茂铁甲基二氧大环多胺的电化学性质

利用循环伏安法对我们新设计合成的两种二茂铁甲基二氧大环多胺化合物——１－二茂铁甲基－１,４,８,１１－四氮杂环十三烷－５,７－二酮（简称ＦｃＣＨ２Ｌ１）和１－二茂铁甲基－１,４,７,１１,１４－五氮杂环十六烷－３,１５－二酮（简称ＦｃＣＨ２Ｌ２）——的电化学性质进行了研究,包括酸碱度的影响以及它们对Ｚｎ２＋,Ｃａ２＋,Ｃｄ２＋,Ｃｕ２＋,Ｎｉ２＋,Ｃｏ２＋等金属离子的电化学响应情况．在乙醇和水的混合溶剂体系中化合物ＦｃＣＨ２Ｌ１对Ｎｉ２＋具有选择性络合,而化合物ＦｃＣＨ２Ｌ２对高氧化态的Ｎｉ３＋有稳定作用     

反向PCR扩增问号赖型钩体重组质粒pDJH2插入片段

钩端螺旋体赖型赖株（Ｌ．ｉｎｔｅｒｒｏｇａｎｓＳｅｒｏｖａｒｌａｉ）ＤＮＡ分别经ＢａｍＨＩ,ＨｉｎｄⅢ和ＰｓｔⅠ３种内切酶酶切完全消化,通过设计１对引物,反向ＰＣＲ扩增问号赖型钩体重组质粒ｐＤＪＨ２插入片段两端的未知序列．结果显示不同酶切环化连接,经反向ＰＣＲ扩增均可得２条大小相等的扩增带．结果提示反向ＰＣＲ技术可以用于问号赖型钩体重组质粒插入片段两端的未知序列的研究,为获得钩体完整基因序列提供新的途径．     

Electrochemical sensors of heavy metals using novel polymer-modified glassy carbon electrodes

Electroanalytical determination of heavy metals using stripping voltammetry is commonly employed and has many advantages over other methods. The sensitivity of the technique is greatly improved by employing different modified electrodes. Seven novel polymer-modified glassy carbon electrodes have been developed in this investigation for the trace analysis of heavy metals such as zinc, cadmium, lead, arsenic, and copper in formulated samples of waters by square wave stripping voltammetry. Very good responses have been observed for all the metals, while all the modified electrodes employed. The poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)-modified electrode has resulted in very low limit of detection (LOD) value. Comparison is made between literature results of LOD and the results obtained in this study. An independent atomic absorption spectroscopic analysis of the industrial wastewater sample was carried out and the results compared. The suitability of the method for practical application was ascertained by applying the procedure for the wastewater from a plating industry.     

Relevance between the Chemical Structure Modifications and Physicochemical Descriptors of Chemical Reactivity for Series of Nitroxide Radicals

This work presents an experimental and theoretical study to address the chemical reactivity of series of nitroxide radicals. For that purpose two physicochemical properties: the half-wave potential and the hyperfine coupling constants of the nitrogen nuclei, were analyzed. Experimental values are compared with electronic structure calculations at the BHandHLYP/6-311++G(2d,2p) level. E_1/2 values were in good agreement with the adiabatic ionization potential when including the solvent effects by the Cramer and Truhlar Solvation Model. Preeliminar experimental electron spin deslocalization studies suggest that structural hindrance plays an important role in their deslocatization mechanism.     

Investigation of Coenzyme Q10 by Voltammetry

A simple, accurate and rapid voltammetric method has been developed for the quantitative determination of coenzyme Q₁₀. Studies with direct current voltammetry were carried out using a glassy carbon electrode (GCE) in a phosphate buffer solution (pH 6.86). A well-defined oxidation peak of CoQ₁₀ was obtained at -0.600 V vs Ag/AgCl. The magnitude of the oxidation peak current has been found to be related to the concentration of the coenzyme over the range of (2.010^-5 to 2.010^-4 M) (r = 0,991). Antioxidant activity of CoQ₁₀ was investigated.     

Modeling of the Simultaneous Hydrogen Evolution and Cobalt Electrodeposition

A mathematical model of simultaneous cobalt deposition and hydrogen evolution was developed and applied to the electroreduction process of 5 mM Co²⁺ ions investigated by cyclic voltammetry (CV) technique at different hydrogen ion concentrations (pH=2, 3, 4). The kinetic parameters of such a complex process were determined, and the validity of the model and its sensitivity to changes in individual parameters were verified. The relative value of the approximate standard deviation (ASD_%) was used to determine the degree of fit of the model to the experimental data. The catalytic effect of cobalt on the hydrogen evolution process was comprehensively confirmed.