Local electrochemiluminescence imaging using scanning electrochemical cell microscopy

Autor: Yufei Deng, Xiaofan He, Rong Jin, Dechen Jiang, Danjun Fang
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Electrochemistry Communications, Vol 164, Iss , Pp 107737- (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1388-2481
DOI: 10.1016/j.elecom.2024.107737
Popis: In this communication, local electrochemiluminescence (ECL) imaging is achieved using scanning electrochemical cell microscopy (SECCM) to create a localized region for the occurrence of ECL reaction. The system is demonstrated using a droplet at the micropipette that is contact with the prepared Ru-Silica@Au particles at indium tin oxide (ITO) slide. Tri-n-propylamine (TPrA) in the droplet reacts with ruthenium complex in a 10 μm-diameter-region to produce ECL emission, which is recorded by photo multiplier tube (PMT) underneath the ITO slide. By contacting each local region consecutively, the distribution of steady-state current and the related ECL emission at the ITO surface is imaged. The local ECL intensity show an approximately linear dependence with the current, but obvious deviation from the linear curve is observed at some regions. This result suggests that the ECL emission is not only determined by the transferred electron number in the electrochemical reaction, and also affected by local environments at ITO surface. As compared with the traditionally used ECL imaging in the bulk solution, this strategy avoids the cross-talking of ECL emission from nearby regions, and could offer a new way to unveil more molecular mechanism in the ECL reaction.
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