Graphene Quantum Dots/L-Cysteine Coreactant Electrochemiluminescence System and Its Application in Sensing Lead(II) Ions

作者：Dong, Yongqiang; Tian, Wanrong; Ren, Shuyan; Dai, Ruiping; Chi, Yuwu^*; Chen, Guonan

来源：ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2014, 6(3): 1646-1651.

DOI：10.1021/am404552s

• graphene quantum dots
• L-cysteine
• coreactant
• electrochemiluminescence
• lead(II)

A new coreactant electrochemiluminescence (ECL) system including single-layer graphene quantum dots (GQDs) and L-cysteine (L-Cys) was found to be able to produce strong cathodic ECL signal. The ECL signal of GQD/L-Cys coreactant system was revealed to be mainly dependent on some key factors, including the oxidation of L-Cys, the presence of dissolved oxygen and the reduction of GQDs. Then, a possible ECL mechanism was proposed for the coreactant ECL system. Furthermore, the ECL signal of the GQD/L-Cys system was observed to be quenched by lead(II) ions (Pb2+). After optimization of some important experimental conditions, including concentrations of GQDs and L-Cys, potential scan rate, response time, and pH value, an ECL sensor was developed for the detection of Pb2+. The new methodology can offer a rapid, reliable, and selective detection of Pb2+ with a detection limit of 70 nM and a dynamic range from 100 nM to 10 mu M.

• 出版日期2014-2-12
• 单位福州大学