Charged Microdroplets Deposition for Nanostructured-Based Electrode Surface Modification

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Title: Charged Microdroplets Deposition for Nanostructured-Based Electrode Surface Modification
Authors: Rosaceleste Zumpano, Marco Agostini, Franco Mazzei, Anna Troiani, Chiara Salvitti, Marta Managò, Alessia Di Noi, Andreina Ricci, Federico Pepi
Source: Surfaces, Vol 7, Iss 4, Pp 801-811 (2024)
Publisher Information: MDPI AG, 2024.
Publication Year: 2024
Collection: LCC:Physics
Subject Terms: microdroplets, ESI Z-spray, screen-printed electrodes, gold nanoparticles, Physics, QC1-999
More Details: Accelerated synthesis of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) in charged microdroplets produced by electrospray ionization (ESI) was exploited to modify the surface of graphite screen-printed electrodes (GSPEs). The deposited AuNPs were then functionalized by the charged microdroplets deposition of 6-ferrocenyl-hexanethiol (6Fc-ht) solutions that act as reducing and stabilizing agents and provide electrochemical properties for the modified electrodes. The morphology and composition of the AuNPs were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Cyclic voltammetry (CV), differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) were used to investigate the electrochemical behavior of the modified electrodes. The results showed that the ESI microdroplets deposition technique produces uniform and well-dispersed AuNPs on GSPE, and optimal conditions for deposition were identified, enhancing GSPE electrocatalytic performance. Further functionalization by ESI microdroplets of AuNPs with 6Fc-ht demonstrated improved redox properties compared with the conventional self-assembled monolayer (SAM) method, highlighting the technique’s potential for the easy and fast functionalization of electrochemical sensors.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 2571-9637
Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2571-9637/7/4/52; https://doaj.org/toc/2571-9637
DOI: 10.3390/surfaces7040052
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/b01b3d68e43c4fceb25a633911d6144e
Accession Number: edsdoj.b01b3d68e43c4fceb25a633911d6144e
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:25719637
DOI:10.3390/surfaces7040052
Published in:Surfaces
Language:English