Electrochemical assembling of methionine-gold nanoparticles and catalysis on the surface of glassy carbon electrode

Abstract

In this paper cyclic voltammetry was used for the synthesis of linear array spherical gold nanoparticles on the surface of glassy carbon electrode using methionine as a stable reagent. The methionine-gold nanoparticles on the surface of glassy electrode were obtained. The methionine-gold nanoparticles were characterized by cyclic voltammetry, scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive spectrometry and powder X-ray diffraction. Electrochemical behavior of methionine at methionine-gold nanoparticle modified electrode was investigated. It was demonstrated that the methionine-gold nanoparticles can catalyze electrochemical transformations of methionine.