Improving the Performance of Electrochemical Sensors by Means of Synergy. Combinations of Gold Nanoparticles and Phthalocyanines

Autor: Maria Luz Rodriguez-Mendez, Ana Isabel Ruiz-Carmuega, Angela Sastre, Javier Ortiz, Celia Garcia-Hernandez, Cristina Garcia-Cabezon
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Proceedings, Vol 1, Iss 4, p 413 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2504-3900
DOI: 10.3390/proceedings1040413
Popis: Voltammetric sensors chemically modified with combinations of two electrocatalytic materials: tetraoctylammonium bromide capped gold nanoparticles (AuNPNBr) and a sulphur containing zinc phthalocyanine derivative (ZnPcRS) are reported. The electrocatalytic effects in the detection of catechol have been analyzed in sensors obtained by direct mixing (AuNPNBr/ZnPcRS) and in sensors modified with an adduct where both components are linked covalently (AuNPNBr-S-ZnPcR). Results demonstrate that the nature of the interaction between both components modifies the electrocatalytic properties. The AuNPNBr/ZnPcRS mixture improves the electron transfer rate of the catechol reduction, with limits of detection of 10−6 M. The covalent adduct AuNPNBr-S-ZnPcR enhances the response rate of the oxidation of the catechol with limits of detection of 10−7 M.
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