An electronic device based on gold nanoparticles and tetraruthenated porphyrin as an electrochemical sensor for catechol.

Luana M. Sousa,Luís R. Dinelli,Gabriel H. Ribeiro,André L. Bogado,Luana M. Vilarinho

doi:10.1098/rsos.170675

Abstract

The aim of this study was to obtain an electrochemical device between the electrostatic interaction of the electropolymerized porphyrin {CoTPyP[RuCl3(dppb)]4}, where TPyP = 5,10,15, 20-tetrapyridilphorphyrin and dppb = 1,4-bis(diphenylphosphino)butane, and gold nanoparticles (AuNPsn−), to be used as a voltammetric sensor to determine catechol (CC). The modified electrode, labelled as [(CoTPRu4)n8+-BE]/AuNPsn− {where BE = bare electrode = glassy carbon electrode (GCE) or indium tin oxide (ITO)}, was made layer-by-layer. Initially, a cationic polymeric film was generated by electropolymerization of the {CoTPyP[RuCl3(dppb)]4} onto the surface of the bare electrode to produce an intermediary electrode [(CoTPRu4)n8+-BE]. Making the final electronic device also involves coating the electrode [(CoTPRu4)n8+-BE] using a colloidal suspension of AuNPsn− by electrostatic interaction between the species. Therefore, a bilayer labelled as [(CoTPRu4)n8+-BE]/AuNPsn− was produced and used as an electrochemical sensor for CC determination. The electrochemical behaviour of CC was investigated using cyclic voltammetry at [(CoTPRu4)n8+-GCE]/AuNPsn− electrode. Compared to the GCE, the [(CoTPRu4)n8+-GCE]/AuNPsn− showed higher electrocatalytic activity towards the oxidation of CC. Under the optimized conditions, the calibration curves for CC were 21–1357 µmol l−1 with a high sensitivity of 108 µA µmol l−1 cm−2. The detection limit was 1.4 µmol l−1.

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The redox peak currents and sensitivity in the determination of CC and HQ were greatly enhanced compared to the bare electrode (BE), 12.73 and 15.91 μA μmol L−1 cm−2, respectively, at VOTPRu-CGE. These results suggest that the electropolymerized film on the glassy carbon electrode (GCE) surface can accelerate the electron transfer between analytes and electrode, which is probably caused by a synergistic effect of the vanadium ion in the centre of a porphyrin ring with the complexes containing ruthenium at the peripheral position
This work reports on the construction of an electronic device, using a bilayer based on AuNPsn−and tetraruthenated porphyrin, with the aim of applying it as an electrochemical sensor

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Introduction

This article has been edited by the Royal Society of Chemistry, including the commissioning, peer review process and editorial aspects up to the point of acceptance. An electronic device based on gold nanoparticles and tetraruthenated porphyrin as an electrochemical sensor for catechol. The aim of this study was to obtain an electrochemical device between the electrostatic interaction of the electropolymerized porphyrin {CoTPyP[RuCl3(dppb)]4}, where TPyP = 5,10,15, 20-tetrapyridilphorphyrin and dppb = 1,4-bis(diphenylphos phino)butane, and gold nanoparticles (AuNPsn−), to be used as a voltammetric sensor to determine catechol (CC). Making the final electronic device involves coating the electrode [(CoTPRu4)n8+-BE] using a colloidal suspension of AuNPsn− by electrostatic interaction between the species. A bilayer labelled as [(CoTPRu4)n8+-BE]/AuNPsn− was produced and used as an electrochemical sensor for CC determination. The electrochemical behaviour of CC was investigated using cyclic voltammetry at [(CoTPRu4)n8+-GCE]/AuNPsn− electrode. It is important to establish a sensitive, fast and convenient method for the detection and quantification of CC. Electrochemical methods have advantages such as being simple, sensitive and selective for samples with small concentrations

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