• 文献标题:   Simultaneous electrochemical determination of dopamine and epinephrine using gold nanocrystals capped with graphene quantum dots in a silica network
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   VINOTH V, NATARAJAN LN, MANGALARAJA RV, VALDES H, ANANDAN S
  • 作者关键词:   catecholamine, n3 trimethoxysilyl propylethylenediamine, nanocomposite, electrochemical sensor, drug analysi
  • 出版物名称:   MICROCHIMICA ACTA
  • ISSN:   0026-3672 EI 1436-5073
  • 通讯作者地址:   Natl Inst Technol
  • 被引频次:   8
  • DOI:   10.1007/s00604-019-3779-9
  • 出版年:   2019

▎ 摘  要

Gold nanocrystals (AuNCs) were synthesized by economical and green strategy in aqueous medium by using N[3(trimethoxysilyl)propyl]ethylenediamine (TMSPED) as both a reducing and stabilizing mediator to avoid the aggregation of gold nanocrystals. Then, the AuNCs were capped with graphene quantum dots (GQDs) using an ultrasonic method. The resulting nanocomposites of GQD-TMSPED-AuNCs were characterized by X-ray photoelectron, X-ray diffraction, Raman, UV-vis and FT-IR spectroscopies. The size and shape of the nanocomposites were confirmed by using transmission electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy. The GQD-TMSPED-AuNCs placed on a glassy carbon electrode enable simultaneous determination of dopamine (DA) and epinephrine (EP) with peak potentials at 0.21 and 0.30 V (vs. Ag/AgCl). The response is linear in the 5 nM - 2.1 mu M (DA) and 10 nM - 4.0 mu M (EP) concentration ranges, with detection limits of 5 and 10 nM, respectively. The sensor shows good selectivity toward DP and EP in the presence of other molecules, facilitating its rapid detection in practical applications.