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ELECTROCHEMISTRY COMMUNICATIONS
Volume 9, Issue 8, Pages 2098-2104Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.elecom.2007.05.025
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mesoporous silica thin films; cytochrome c; immobilization; electrochemistry
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The immobilization and electrochemistry of cytochrome c (cyt c) on amino-functionalized mesoporous silica thin films are described. The functionalized silica films with an Im3m cubic phase structure were deposited on conducting ITO substrate by co-condensation of tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) and 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES) in the presence of Pluronic F127 under acidic conditions. The high specific surface area, large pore size and functional inner surface of mesoporous silica thin films result in a high cyt c loading, and the cyt c immobilization on this silicate framework is stable. After adsorption of cyt c, the ordered cubic structure of mesoporous silica and the redox activity of immobilized cyt c are retained as demostrated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Transmission electron microscope (TEM) and cyclic voltammetry. The redox behavior of the cyt/silica film-modified ITO electrode is a surface-controlled quasi-reversible process for the experimental conditions used in this work and the electron transfer rate constant is calculated is 1.33 s(-1). The ITO electrode modified by cyt c/silica film possesses a high stability; even cyt c retains its redox activity following immobilization for several months. Furthermore, the electrocatalytic activities of the modified ITO electrode to hydrogen peroxide and ascorbic acid have been studied. Since these behaviors are quite pronounced, the modified electrode can be used for detection of hydrogen peroxide and ascorbic acid. (C) Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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