Synthesis of gold nanoparticles on diazonium-generated heteroaryl films and their electrocatalytic activities
Autor: | Ali Yeşildağ, Duygu Ekinci, Ömer Faruk Ünal |
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Rok vydání: | 2018 |
Předmět: |
Materials science
General Chemical Engineering Phenanthroline Inorganic chemistry Nanoparticle 02 engineering and technology 010402 general chemistry 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology Electrochemistry 01 natural sciences 0104 chemical sciences Metal chemistry.chemical_compound chemistry X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy Colloidal gold visual_art Electrode visual_art.visual_art_medium Cyclic voltammetry 0210 nano-technology |
Zdroj: | Electrochimica Acta. 290:474-486 |
ISSN: | 0013-4686 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.electacta.2018.09.083 |
Popis: | In this paper, a novel electrochemical sensing platform has been developed based on the electrodes modified with heteroaromatic molecules decorated with gold nanoparticles (AuNPs). For this purpose, the GC electrodes were first covered with pyridine and phenanthroline rings by using diazonium reduction method. Then, the formation of AuNPs was achieved via the electrochemical reduction of AuCl4− ions preadsorbed to the modified GC surfaces. The AuNPs, for comparison, were also prepared on polyphenylene films (PPh) obtained by electrochemical reduction of in situ generated benzenediazonium salts. The existence of the nanoparticles was confirmed by using spectroscopic and electrochemical techniques such as scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and cyclic voltammetry. The results have shown that the homogeneity of particle distribution is strongly dependent on the nature of the organic film. The electrocatalytic capabilities of the resulting composite films were also assessed both in the anodic and cathodic regions for hydrazine hydrate oxidation and nitrobenzene reduction, respectively. It was found that the AuNPs-modified electrodes showed a significant catalytic effect, since metal nanosites on the surfaces offer a good electrical conductivity and large effective surface area. |
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