The electrocatalytic properties for electro-oxidation reactions of shape-controlled Pt-based catalysts have been improved by alloying with 2nd elements. In this study, we demonstrate cubic PtPd alloy nanoparticles synthesized using a thermal decomposition method. The cubic PtPd nanoparticles exhibit a homogeneous distribution of alloy nanostructures in the presence of Pt and Pd metallic phases....

The difference in electrochemical properties of three crown-type polyoxometalates multisubstituted by Fe, Ni or Co ions and their precursor has been rationalized with respect to their electrocatalytic performances studied in solution and in the immobilized state within the layer-by-layer film formed with a positively charged pentaerythritol-based Ru(II)metallodendrimer. The film assembly was mo...

We report the first accessible channel-like open pore architecture of ordered 2D hexagonal mesoporous IrO2 films and its utilization as an efficient anode for electrocatalytic water oxidation. A well-ordered mesostructure of circa 7 nm pores were obtained by a facile one-pot soft-templating strategy, employing a [Ir(OH)6](2-) precursor stabilized by a triblock copolymer "Pluronic F127" as a por...

This work reports on a novel nonenzymatic amperometric glucose sensor based on the ordered mesoporous carbon (OMC). Amperometric method was used to evaluate the electrocatalytic activity of the OMC modified electrode toward nonenzymatic glucose in alkaline media in presence and absence of chloride ions. The results indicated that OMC showed electrocatalytic activity for the oxidation of glucose...

The potential application of biochemically modified electrodes was investigated for construction of a drug biosensor. The electrocatalytic response of lidocaine was examined through modified electrodes using the electron transfer ability of hemoglobin (Hb) immobilized on gold film modified with a self-assembled monolayer (SAM) of 3-mercaptopropionic acid (MPA). According to the results of volta...

We report a single-molecule fluorescence study of electrocatalysis by single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) at single-reaction resolution. Applying super-resolution optical imaging, we find that the electrocatalysis occurs at discrete, nanometer-dimension sites on SWNTs. Single-molecule kinetic analysis leads to an electrocatalytic mechanism, allowing quantification of the reactivity and heter...

The potential of using thermally prepared Ni0.6Co0.4-oxide for the electrochemical degradation organic contaminants was investigated methylene blue (MB) in an aqueous solution, as a model pollutant. results UV spectroscopy obtained during galvanostatic electrolyses at anode indicated complete removal dye. high chemical oxygen demand (COD) and total carbon (TOC) suggested level mineralization it...

PdCo nanotube arrays (NTAs) supported on carbon fiber cloth (CFC) (PdCo NTAs/CFC) are presented as high-performance flexible electrocatalysts for ethanol oxidation. The fabricated flexible PdCo NTAs/CFC exhibits significantly improved electrocatalytic activity and durability compared with Pd NTAs/CFC and commercial Pd/C catalysts. Most importantly, the PdCo NTAs/CFC shows excellent flexibility ...

Vertical graphene nanoflake integrated films having a high density of edge planes have been used as an electrochemical platform to systematically investigate the immobilization, electrochemical oxidation kinetics and direct quantitative determination of natural DNA. Consistently, both transmission electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy observations demonstrate the presence of a self-as...

The increasing needs of personalized therapies have recently stimulated impressive advances in research and development of portable point-of-care biosensors for realtime monitoring as well as biosensors for drug development [1, 2]. Enzymatic amperometric biosensors based on the enzyme family cytochrome P450 (CYP) have drawn increasing attention because CYP is a monooxygenase enzyme primarily in...