Journal
ANALYTICAL AND BIOANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
Volume 412, Issue 3, Pages 539-546Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s00216-019-02305-z
Keywords
Functionalized carbon quantum dots (f-CQDs); Butein; Co-reactant; Electrochemiluminescence; Polyphenol
Funding
- Science and Engineering Research Board [EMR/2017/004449] Funding Source: Medline
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Development of novel nanomaterial-based co-reactant is highly desired for enhancing ECL intensity and widespread analytical applications. Herein, we report the distinct role of amine-functionalized carbon quantum dots (f-CQDs) as a co-reactant, for the first time, augmenting the ECL property of Ru(bpy)(3)(2+) and demonstrating for biopharmaceutical (butein) detection. Unlike conventional co-reactants like tripropylamine (TPrA), 2-(dibutylamino)ethanol (DBAE), and pristine CQDs, the f-CQDs as a co-reactant yield superior ECL of Ru(bpy)(3)(2+). More importantly, the ECL intensity is independent of types of noble metals, metal oxide surfaces, and dissolved oxygen. Notably, the ECL intensity of Ru(bpy)(3)(2+)-f-CQDs is linearly quenched with an increased concentration of butein, whereas no changes were observed with conventional co-reactants. ECL functionality of Ru(bpy)(3)(2+)-f-CQDs has no interference with other similar phytochemicals and antioxidants. Enhanced selectivity is observed due to the formation of polyaminoquinone-like structures, which is confirmed by in situ spectroelectrochemical (UV-vis) and FT-IR studies. The present result envisaged that f-CQDs could be an alternative co-reactant for TPrA/DBAE, raising the ECL of Ru(bpy)(3)(2+) suitable for analytical studies. Graphical abstract
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