Sefer, Birhan and Gulaboski, Rubin and Mirceski, Valentin (2012) Electrochemical deposition of gold at liquid–liquid interfaces studied by thin organic film-modified electrodes. Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry, 16 (7). pp. 2373-2381. ISSN 1432-8488
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Abstract
The unique physico-chemical properties of gold
nanoparticles portrayed in their chemical stability, the sizedependent
electrochemistry, and the unusual optical properties
make them suitable modifiers of various surfaces used
in the fields of optical devices, electronics, and biosensors.
In this work we present two different methods to obtain
metallic gold nanoparticles at a liquid–liquid interface, and
to control their growth by adjusting the experimental conditions.
Decamethylferrocene (DMFC), used as an oxidizable
compound dissolved in an organic solvent that is spread
as a thin film on the surface of graphite electrode, serves as a
redox partner to exchange electrons across the liquid–liquid
interface with the other redox counter-partner [AuCl4]−
present in the conjoined water phase. The interfacial electron
transfer between the DMFC and the [AuCl4]− ions leads
to deposition of metallic gold nanoparticles at the liquid–
liquid interface. The structure and features of the deposited
Au nanoparticles were studied by means of microscopic and
voltammetric techniques. The morphology of the Au deposit
depends on the concentration ratio of redox partners and
both electrode and liquid–liquid interfacial potential differences.
Depending on whether the Au deposit was obtained
by ex situ (at open circuit potential) or by “in situ” (by
cycling of the electrode potential) approach, we observed quite different effects to the ion transfer reactions probed by
the thin-film electrode set-up. The possible reasons for the
different behavior of the Au nanoparticles are discussed in
terms of the structure and the properties of the obtained Au
deposit. In separate experiments, we have demonstrated
catalytic effects of the Au nanoparticles towards enhancing
the electron transfer between DMFC and two aqueous redox
substrates, hexacyanoferrate and hydrogen peroxide.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Ag-nanoparticles, AU-nanoparticles, biosensors, liquid-liquid interface |
| Subjects: | Natural sciences > Biological sciences Natural sciences > Chemical sciences Natural sciences > Physical sciences |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Agriculture |
| Depositing User: | Rubin Gulaboski |
| Date Deposited: | 31 Oct 2012 13:14 |
| Last Modified: | 05 Nov 2012 11:07 |
| URI: | https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/id/eprint/157 |
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