A New Indicator Reaction and Its Application-Catalytic Determination of Ultratrace Amounts of Rhodium with Linear Sweep Voltammetry

Introduction Sensitive linear sweep voltammetry to have been applied to the catalytic kinetic analysis may be helpful for the application of some organic reagents to the analysis of inorganic ones by voltammetry, The catalytic reaction-linear sweep voltammetric method for the determination of noble metals, such as Ag, Os, Ru and Ir has been developed, but no report about the method for the determination of rhodium has been published so far.

Behavior and Quantification Studies of Phoxim Pesticide Using Cyclic and Linear Sweep Stripping Voltammetry at a Mercury Electrode

The adsorptive and electrochemical behaviour of phoxim on a hanging mercury drop electrode were explored in NH3·H2O-NH4Cl buffer by using cyclic and linear sweep voltmmetry. The procedure was successfully applied for the assay of phoxim in vegetable and fruit samples.

Determination of Pesticide Ethion by Linear Sweep Stripping Voltammetry

The presence of the pesticide ethion was determined using an electroanalytical method, i. e. , linear sweep stripping voltammetry at a hanging mercury drop electrode in the Britton-Robbinson buffer with pH = 8. 36, based on its reduction peak observed at - 690 mV following its alkaline hydrolysis. The experimental parameters, namely, the preconcentration potential, the preconcentration time, and the scan rate were investigated and - 300 mV （vs. Ag/ AgCl）, 270 s, and 100 mV/s were selected as the optimal values, respectively. The linear relationship between the peak current and the concentration was found to be in the range of 0.02-0. 16 mg/L, with a detection limit of 0.0087 mg/L. The proposed method was applied to the determination of ethion in spiked vegetable and fruit samples via a preextraction with anhydrous ethanol.

Determination of Sulpiride by Linear Sweep Stripping Voltammetry at a Mercury Electrode

This paper reports the electrochemical properties of sulpiride at a mercury electrode, especially its adsorptive characteristic. Sulpiride dissolved in a supporting electrolyte of a McIlvaine buffer at pH 6 8 represents a sensitive and well defined reduction wave by linear sweep stripping voltammetry. This method is based on the pre concentration and the reduction of sulpiride at a hung mercury drop electrode. The reduction peak potential is -1 72 V( vs . Ag AgCl) and the peak current is proportional to the concentration of sulpiride in the range of 0 1-0 6 μg/mL. The detection limit is 0 025 μg/mL obtained under the experimental conditions selected in this work. The electrochemical properties of this system were investigated, and the proposed method was applied to the determination of sulpiride in pharmaceutical tablets with satisfactory results. It was compared well with the UV spectrophotometric method, showing a superior sensitivity.

Annealing temperature dependent catalytic water oxidation activity of iron oxyhydroxide thin films

Nanostructured iron oxyhydroxide（Fe OOH） thin films have been synthesized using an electrodeposition method on a nickel foam（NF） substrate and effect of air annealing temperature on the catalytic performance is studied. The as-deposited and annealed thin films were characterized by X-ray diffraction（XRD）,X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy（XPS）, field emission scanning electron microscopy（FE-SEM） and linear sweep voltammetry（LSV） to determine their structural, morphological, compositional and electrochemical properties, respectively. The as-deposited nanostructured amorphous Fe OOH thin film is converted into a polycrystalline Fe;O;with hematite crystal structure at a high temperature. The Fe OOH thin film acts as an efficient electrocatalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction（OER） in an alkaline 1 M KOH electrolyte. The film annealed at 200 °C shows high catalytic activity with an onset overpotential of 240 m V with a smaller Tafel slope of 48 m V/dec. Additionally, it needs an overpotential of 290 mV to the drive the current density of 10 m A/cm;and shows good stability in the 1 M KOH electrolyte solution.

Synthesis of carbon nanosheet from barley and its use as non-enzymatic glucose biosensor

In this work,carbon nanosheet（CNS） based electrode was designed for electrochemical biosensing of glucose.CNS has been obtained by the pyrolysis of barley at 600-750℃ in a muffle furnace：it was then purified and functionalized.The CNS has been characterized by scanning electron microscopy（SEM）.X-ray diffraction（XRD） and Raman spectroscopic techniques.The electrochemical activity of CNS-based electrode was investigated by linear sweep vollammetry（LSV） and square wave voltammetry（SWV）,for the oxidation of glucose in 0.001 M H2SO4（pH 6.0）.The linear range of the sensor was found to be 10-4-10-6M（1-100 μM） within the response time of 4 s.Interestingly,its sensitivity reached as high as 26.002±0.01 μA/μM cm2.Electrochemical experiments revealed that the proposed electrode offered an excellent electrochemical activity towards the oxidation of glucose and could be applied for the construction of non-enzymatic glucose biosensors.

Studies on the Electrochemical Behavior of Bleomycin at a Co/GC Ion Implantation Modified Electrode and Its Application

In a 0. 10 mol/L HAc-NaAc buffer solution (pH = 4. 59), a sensitive reduction peak of bleomycin was observed by linear sweep voltammetry at a Co/GC ion implantation modified electrode. The peak potential was-0. 73 V(iw. SCE). The peak current was proportional to the concentration of bleomycin over the range of 5.0 × 10-8-1.0× 10-6 and 1.0× 10-6-1. 0 × 10-5 mol/L with a detection limit of 2.0 × 10-8 mol/L. The electrochemical behavior of the reduction peak of bleomycin at the Co/GC modified electrode was studied by linear sweep and cyclic voltammetry and applied to the determination of bleomycin in urine. This method is simple, rapid and reliable. The reduction process is quasi-reversible. The experiments of AES and XPS showed that Co was surely implanted into the surface of GCE and the depth distribution of Co was in good agreement with Gooses normal distribution; the implanted Co at GCE improved the electrocatalytic activity.

Electrochemical Studies of Paclitaxel Interaction with Tubulin

A highly sensitive linear sweep voltammetric method was developed for the determination of paclitaxel and the mechanism of the binding of paclitaxel to tubulin was studied. Tubulin dimer formed with paclitaxel an electrochemically nonactive complex with a combination ratio of 2:2. Its stability constant was 2.85 x 10(22). So the tubulin dimer had two binding sites for paclitaxel. The experiment showed that the binding sites of paclitaxel to tubulin dimer were different from that of Ca2+ to tubulin dimer.

Amplified Electrochemical Immunoassay Using HRP Labeled Protein as an Inhibitor to Silver Deposition in the Presence of H_2O_2

A novel electrochemical immunosensor with amplification effect based on the enzyme inhibition of silver deposition was proposed. In this method, the capture antibody was first immobilized onto a gold electrode via a self-assembled layer. After a sandwich immunoreaction, HRP labeled antibody was bound to the gold electrode. The HRP on the electrode inhibited silver deposition when the electrode was incubated in hydroquinone-H2O2 solution and silver ion solution. The linear sweep voltammetry was chosen to detect the deposited silver and the result showed that the peak current was linearly proportional to the content of IgG in the range of 50 to 2500 ng/mL with a detection limit of 35 ng/mL.

Preparation and Photoelectric Conversion Mechanism of Semiconducting ITO/Cu_2O Electrodes

Semiconducting cuprous oxide films were electrodeposited onto conducting glasses coated with Indium Tin Oxide （ITO） using potentiostatic method. The electrodes were examined by means of X-Ray Diffraction （XRD） and X-ray Photoelectron Spectrum （XPS）. The results indicate that the prepared films are cubic Cu2O crystals, and annealing enhances the size and preferred orientation of the films. The photoelectric conversion mechanism of semiconducting ITO/Cu2O electrodes in 0.1 mol/L potassium sulfate （K2SO4） solution is further discussed by using Linear Sweep Voltammetry （LSV） method. The differences of photoelectric conversion of electrodes are reasonably deduced and proved through surfactant modifying, annealing or not, respectively.

Review of Electrochemical Sensors and Biosensors Based on First-Row Transition Metals,Their Oxides,and Noble Metals Nanoparticles

The use of electrochemical sensors for sensitive disease diagnosis and detecting various species with pharmacological,therapeutic,industrial,food-related,and environmental origins is now widely accepted.A catalytic or binding event resulting from the sensor’s electroactive component recognizing its analyte creates an electrical signal proportionate to the analyte concentration,which is then monitored by a transducer.The development of morphologically distinct metal and metal oxide nanoparticles formed from first-row transition elements(Mn,Cr,Fe,Co,Ti,Ni,Cu,Zn)and noble metals(Pt,Au,Ag,Pd)is described in this review.The effect of these metal nanoparticles has been studied using Tetracyanoquinodimethane(TCNQ),Ferrocene,and other organic compounds as electroactive species using carbon paste-modified electrodes.Electroanalytical sensors,mostly based on ferrocene,are exceedingly sensitive,selective,affordable,and for detecting numerous biomolecules like glucose,dopamine,NADH,ascorbic acid,and a few dyes and are simple to build.In recent decades,charge transfer organic species-based chemosensors have become a prominent study area.This paper outlines current developments in electrochemical biosensors based on transition metal nanoparticles,covering glucose,ascorbic acid,uric acid,and other inorganic and organic analytes.The importance of transition metal and transition metal oxide nanoparticles as potential electrode modifiers for developing sensors is highlighted.A discussion of the present problem and possible solutions,and plausible future directions marks the review’s conclusion.

A simple and sensitive method for the determination of 4-n-octylphenol based on multi-walled carbon nanotubes modified glassy carbon electrode

A simple and sensitive electroanalytical method was presented for the determination of 4-n-octylphenol （OP） based on multi-walled carbon nanotubes （MWCNTs） modified glassy carbon electrode （GCE）. OP was directly oxidized on the MWCNTs/GCE, and the electrochemical oxidation mechanism was demonstrated by a one-electron and one-proton process in the reaction. The oxidation peak current of OP was significantly enhanced by the use of MWCNTs/GCE compared with those of bare glassy carbon electrode, suggesting that the modified electrode can remarkably improve the performance for OP determination. Factors influencing the detection processes were optimized. Under these optimal conditions, a linear relationship between concentration of OP and current response was obtained in the range of 5 × 10-8 to 1× 10-5 mol/L with a detection limit of 1.5 × 10-8 mol/L and correlation coefficient 0.9986. The modified electrode showed good selectivity, sensitivity, reproducibility and high stability.

Studies on Electrochemical Behavior of Bleomycin and Its Interaction with DNA at a Co/GC Ion Implantation Modified Electrode

Electrochemical investigation of Bleomycin (BLM) and its interaction with DNAat a Co/GC ion implantation modified electrode was reported for the first time. The electrochemicalbehavior of BLM at Co/GC modified electrode has been studied by linear sweep and cyclicvoltammetry, The reaction of BLM with DNA formed an electrochemically nonactive complex, whichresulted in a decrease in the BLM equilibrium concentration and its reduction current. The decreasein peak current was proportional to DNA concentration and could be used to determination DNAconcentration. The equilibrium constant of DNA-BLM complex β was determined to be 5.16 x 10^(16).The experiments of AES and XPS showed that Co was surely implanted into the surface of GCE( glassycarbon electrode) and the depth distribution of Co was in good agreement with Gaussian normaldistribution; the implanted Co at GCE improved the electrocatalytic activity.

Syntheses, Electrochemical Behaviors, Spectral Properties and DFT Calculations of Two 1,3-Dithiole Derivatives

Two new 1,3-dithiole derivatives, 4,4＇-{9-[4,5-bis（methylthio）-1,3-dithiol-2-ylidene]-9H-fluorene-2,7- diyl} dipyridine（2a） and 3,3＇-{9-[4,5-bis（methylthio）-1,3-dithiol-2-ylidene]-9H-fluorene-2,7-diyl} dipyridine（2b） were synthesized and characterized by Fourier transform infrared（FTIR）, 1H NMR, 13C NMR and mass spectroscopies. The crystal structure of compound 2b was also studied. The optimized conformations and molecular orbital diagrams of compounds 2a and 2b were illustrated via density functional theory（DFT）. By the time-dependent DFT（TD-DFT） method, electronic absorption spectra of compounds 2a and 2b were predicted and the results achieved were in good agreement with the experimental data. The formation of the cationic radical during the electrochemical oxidation process was also proposed.