Title
UV/Vis spectroelectrochemistry as a tool for monitoring the fabrication of sensors based on silver nanoparticle modified electrodes.
Abstract
A new controlled current multipulse methodology has been developed to modify the screen-printed electrode surface with silver nanoparticles (AgNPs). Spectroelectrochemistry has provided not only information about the type of nanoparticles (NPs) deposited on the electrode surface, but also about the electrosynthesis process. Small NPs without plasmon band are initially generated. Next, these nuclei grow to form bigger NPs in the reduction pulses with a characteristic plasmon band centered at 400 nm. Most of the NPs are generated during the first reduction pulses and a linear growth of the absorbance at a lower reaction rate was obtained in the subsequent pulses. Oxidation pulses do not redissolve completely silver NPs but only partially, meaning that very stable NPs are generated. AgNPs-modified electrodes have been successfully used to determine hydrogen peroxide. Spectroelectrochemistry has also yielded very useful information to understand the voltammetric signal obtained during the reduction of H2O2 on silver modified electrodes.
Year
DOI
Venue
2013
10.3390/s130505700
SENSORS
Keywords
Field
DocType
UV-Vis spectroelectrochemistry,silver nanoparticles,screen-printed electrodes,electrochemistry
Nanotechnology,Analytical chemistry,Electrosynthesis,Absorbance,Silver nanoparticle,Engineering,Electrochemistry,Ultraviolet visible spectroscopy,Nanoparticle,Electrode,Plasmon
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
13
5.0
1424-8220
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
0
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Cristina Fernández-Blanco100.34
Alvaro Colina201.01
Aránzazu Heras301.01