Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy in the Characterisation and Application of Modified Electrodes for Electrochemical Sensors and Biosensors

Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy is finding increasing use in electrochemical sensors and biosensors, both in their characterisation, including during successive phases of sensor construction, and in application as a quantitative determination technique. Much of the published work continues to make little use of all the information that can be furnished by full physical modelling and analysis of the impedance spectra, and thus does not throw more than a superficial light on the processes occurring. Analysis is often restricted to estimating values of charge transfer resistances without interpretation and ignoring other electrical equivalent circuit components. In this article, the important basics of electrochemical impedance for electrochemical sensors and biosensors are presented, focussing on the necessary electrical circuit elements. This is followed by examples of its use in characterisation and in electroanalytical applications, at the same time demonstrating how fuller use can be made of the information obtained from complete modelling and analysis of the data in the spectra, the values of the circuit components and their physical meaning. The future outlook for electrochemical impedance in the sensing field is discussed.     

纳米银自组装电极的制备及对高氯酸二茂铁的电化学响应

采用自组装的方法制备了纳米银粒子修饰金电极,并运用循环伏安法、交流阻抗谱探讨了该电极的电化学特性.研究了高氯酸二茂铁在该修饰电极上的直接电化学行为.实验结果表明,高氯酸二茂铁在该修饰电极上具有良好的电流响应.用示差脉冲法测定高氯酸二茂铁,其氧化峰电流与浓度在4.0×10-6～5.0×10-4 mol/L范围呈良好线性关系,线性方程为:Ip(μA)=0.0236c(μmol/L)-0.0975,线性相关系数为0.9982,检出限为2.3×10-7 mol/L(信噪比为3).     

Analytical Performance of Clay Paste Electrode and Graphene Paste Electrode-Comparative Study

The analytical performance of the clay paste electrode and graphene paste electrode was compared using square wave voltammetry (SWV) and cyclic voltammetry (CV). The comparison was made on the basis of a paracetamol (PA) determination on both working electrodes. The influence of pH and SWV parameters was investigated. The linear concentration ranges were found to be 6.0 × 10⁻⁷–3.0 × 10⁻⁵ and 2.0 × 10⁻⁶–8.0 × 10⁻⁵ mol L⁻¹ for clay paste electrode (ClPE) and graphene paste electrode (GrPE), respectively. The detection and quantification limits were calculated as 1.4 × 10⁻⁷ and 4.7 ×10⁻⁷ mol L⁻¹ for ClPE and 3.7 × 10⁻⁷ and 1.2 × 10⁻⁶ mol L⁻¹ for GrPE, respectively. Developed methods were successfully applied to pharmaceutical formulations analyses. Scanning electron microscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy were used to characterize ClPE and GrPE surfaces. Clay composition was examined with wavelength dispersive X-ray (WDXRF).     

再生燃料电池的研究与应用

与传统二次电池（铅酸蓄电池、锂电池）相比,再生燃料电池在储能时间、能量密度、使用寿命和环境保护方面占有优势,可广泛应用于航天、军事领域和现场蓄能系统。本文介绍了再生燃料电池的原理、分类和应用情况,详细阐述了再生燃料电池双效电极和双效电极催化剂的制备方法以及水热管理的研究进展,指出再生燃料电池的不足之处并进行了展望。     

高温超导体中磁通涡旋薄饼运动的实验证明

为了验证高温超导体中涡旋薄饼运动的存在,我们设计了电流和电位引线分处样品不同表面的实验。实验结果表明,在这种电流电位引线配置下的E～j关系不同于刚性涡旋线运动所预期的E～j关系,由此支持了涡旋薄饼运动的存在。     

铋膜电极微分电位溶出法测定生物材料中痕量铅

研究了镀铋膜电极替代镀汞膜电极痕量铅的微分电位溶出分析法(DPSA)。考察并优化了同位镀铋膜测定铅的条件。结果表明,在HAc-NaAc(pH=4.4)介质中,铅可在镀铋膜电极上得到灵敏的微分电位溶出峰;利用标准加入法对人尿及血中痕量铅进行了测定。本法避免了镀汞膜电极对人体健康及环境的危害。     

Rectifying resistance switching behaviors of SnO2 microsphere films modulated by top electrodes

Based on the bipolar resistive switching (RS) characteristics of SnO₂ films, we have fabricated a new prototypical device with sandwiched structure of Metal/SnO₂/fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO). The SnO₂ microspheres film was grown on FTO glass by template-free hydrothermal synthesis, which was evaporated with various commonly used electrodes such as aluminium (Al), silver (Ag), and gold (Au), respectively. Typical self-rectifying resistance switching behaviors were observed for the RS devices with Al and Au electrodes. However, no obvious rectifying resistance switching behavior was observed for the RS device with Ag electrode. Above results were interpreted by considering the different interface barriers between SnO₂ and top metal electrodes. Our current studies pave the ways for modulating the self-rectifying resistance switching properties of resistive memory devices by choosing suitable metal electrodes.     

Electrical switching effect in a photochromic molecule between two graphene electrodes

We propose a single-molecule electrical switches consisting of a photochromic dimethyldihydropyrene/cyclophanediene molecule sandwiched between two graphene electrodes and investigate the electronic transport by using density-functional theory and nonequilibrium Green's function methods. The “open” and “closed” isomers of the photochromic molecule are shown to have electrical switching behavior and negative differential resistance effect. Moreover, it is also found that the switching ratio between two different conductive states depends on the ambient temperature, and the device behaves as a stable electrical switch around room temperature, which is in agreement with a recent experimental study of another photochromic molecule diarylethene reported by Jia et al. (2016) [17].     

以单环有机锡配合物为载体的水杨酸根阴离子选择电极的研究

Two new cyclic pentacoordinative organotin(Ⅳ) complexes, 2,4-dihydroxyacetophenone tribenzyltin(HAPTBT) and 2,4-dihydroxyacetophenone triphenyltin(HAPTPT) were synthesized and used as anion ionophore for PVC membrane electrode. The new electrodes exhibit specificity selectivity for salicylate. The electrode based on HAPTBT as a neutral carrier displays a highly potentiometric response to salicylate and an anti-Hofmeister selectivity sequence in the following order: Sal^- ＞ SCN^- ＞ I^- ＞ NO₂^- ＞ Br^- ＞ Cl^- ＞ ClO₄^- ＞ NO₃^- ＞ SO₄^2-. The electrode has the advantages of fast response, stability and reproducibility, simplicity. The response mechanism is discussed in view of UV spectroscopy technique. The results show that there are close relationship between the potentiometric response characteristics and structure of organotin(Ⅳ) complexes. The electrode was applied to medicine analysis with satisfactory results.     

基于碳纳米管的化学修饰电极及电化学生物传感器的研究进展

综述了碳纳米管的结构、合成、纯化、功能化、分散及基于碳纳米管的化学修饰电极和电化学生物传感器的研究进展。