Valence-State-Engineered Electrochemiluminescence from Au Nanoclusters

To determine the intrinsic effects of body elements on the electrochemiluminescence (ECL) of metal nanoclusters (NCs), herein, a valence-state engineering strategy is developed to adjust the NCs’ ECL with bovine serum albumin (BSA)-stabilized AuNCs as a model, in which engineering the valence state...

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Published in:ACS nano 2023-01, Vol.17 (1), p.355-362
Main Authors: Wang, Dongyang, Gao, Xuwen, Jia, Jingna, Zhang, Bin, Zou, Guizheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Electrochemical Techniques
Gold
Luminescent Measurements
Serum Albumin, Bovine
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Summary:To determine the intrinsic effects of body elements on the electrochemiluminescence (ECL) of metal nanoclusters (NCs), herein, a valence-state engineering strategy is developed to adjust the NCs’ ECL with bovine serum albumin (BSA)-stabilized AuNCs as a model, in which engineering the valence state of the Au body element, i.e., Au(0) and Au­(I), is performed via successively reducing the precursor AuCl4 – to Au­(I) and Au(0) with BSA. The obtained BSA-AuNCs/N2H4 system leads to three anodic ECL processes at 0.37 (ECL-1), 0.85 (ECL-2), and 1.45 V (ECL-3). ECL-1 is generated from the BSA-Au(0) section of BSA-AuNCs in a surface-defect-involved route and is much stronger and red-shifted compared to ECL-2 and ECL-3, which are generated from the BSA-Au­(I) section of BSA-AuNCs in the band-gap-engineered route. Each of the anodic ECL processes can be selectively generated and/or suppressed via adjusting the Au­(I)/Au(0) ratio of BSA-AuNCs, tunable ECL generation route, and triggering potential, and the emission intensity and waveband of metal NCs are conveniently achieved in body-element-involved valence-state engineering.
ISSN:1936-0851
1936-086X
DOI:10.1021/acsnano.2c08474