Affiliation:
1. National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensing Technology and Health College of Chemistry Central China Normal University Wuhan 430079 P. R. China
2. Hubei Key Laboratory of Plasma Chemistry and Advanced Materials Hubei Engineering Technology Research Center of Optoelectronic and New Energy Materials Wuhan Institute of Technology Wuhan 430205 P. R. China
Abstract
AbstractIn conventional luminol electrochemiluminescence (ECL) systems, hydrogen peroxide and dissolved oxygen are employed as typical co‐reactants to produce reactive oxygen species (ROS) for efficient ECL emission. However, the self‐decomposition of hydrogen peroxide and limited solubility of oxygen in water inevitably restrict the detection accuracy and luminous efficiency of luminol ECL system. Inspired by ROS‐mediated ECL mechanism, for the first time, we used cobalt‐iron layered double hydroxide as co‐reaction accelerator to efficiently activate water to generate ROS for enhancing luminol emission. Experimental investigations verify the formation of hydroxyl and superoxide radicals in the process of electrochemical water oxidation, which subsequently react with luminol anion radicals to trigger strong ECL signals. Finally, the detection of alkaline phosphatase has been successfully achieved with impressive sensitivity and reproducibility for practical sample analysis.
Funder
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province
Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities