Hugo L. S. Santos, Leticia S. Bezerra, Pedro H. C. Camargo, Lucia H. Mascaro
{"title":"Tailoring WO3 photoelectrodes with defect-rich MoO3-x nanosheets for efficient water splitting reaction","authors":"Hugo L. S. Santos, Leticia S. Bezerra, Pedro H. C. Camargo, Lucia H. Mascaro","doi":"10.1007/s10008-025-06277-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10008-025-06277-2","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Despite its potential for photochemical and photoelectrochemical applications, tungsten trioxide (WO<sub>3</sub>) presents limitations due to its wide bandgap and rapid charge carrier recombination. Here, the photoelectrochemical performance of WO<sub>3</sub> films were enhanced by incorporating defect-rich MoO<sub>3-x</sub> nanosheets. The WO<sub>3</sub> films were produced using a simple polymer-assisted deposition (PAD) method and subsequently modified with defect-rich MoO<sub>3-x</sub> nanosheets, prepared via solvothermal synthesis, by drop-casting. Electronic microscopy revealed that WO<sub>3</sub> exhibited an agglomerated nano-globular structure with several fissures where the MoO<sub>3-x</sub> nanosheets were anchored. In terms of photoelectrochemical performance, the optimal WO<sub>3</sub>/MoO<sub>3-x</sub> film exhibited photocurrent densities of 1.30 ± 0.12 mA cm<sup>−2</sup> and 3.20 ± 0.2 mA cm<sup>−2</sup> under solar simulator and LED 427 nm illumination, respectively, doubling the photocurrent density of bare WO<sub>3</sub>. This enhanced performance was attributed to the formation of a type II heterojunction, which facilitates more efficient charge carrier separation and due to the catalytic enhancement for the oxygen evolution reaction provided by MoO<sub>3-x</sub>.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":665,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry","volume":"29 2024","pages":"2157 - 2167"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144125718","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The density of states in electrolyte solutions","authors":"Stephen Fletcher","doi":"10.1007/s10008-025-06287-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10008-025-06287-0","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The goal of this paper is to develop a physical model of energy fluctuations inside electrolyte solutions. The methods used are essentially those of statistical thermodynamics. The key result is an explicit formula for the density of acceptor state energies involved in electron transfer. It is a chi-squared density with one degree-of-freedom. This discovery provides an important correction to the Marcus-Hush-Chidsey theory of electron transfer, which wrongly assumes that the density of energy states in an electrolyte solution is Gaussian.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":665,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry","volume":"29 2024","pages":"2195 - 2201"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144125711","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sergey Ya. Istomin, Leonid V. Pugolovkin, Kirill A. Dosaev, Ivan V. Mikheev, Dmitrii A. Strebkov, Aleksandra I. Zybina, Galina A. Tsirlina
{"title":"The effect of turbostratic stacking and interlayer disorder on the birnessite recharging","authors":"Sergey Ya. Istomin, Leonid V. Pugolovkin, Kirill A. Dosaev, Ivan V. Mikheev, Dmitrii A. Strebkov, Aleksandra I. Zybina, Galina A. Tsirlina","doi":"10.1007/s10008-025-06274-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10008-025-06274-5","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Three chemically synthesized sodium birnessites with essentially different structural features are studied in respect to the analysis of various contributions to recharging in neutral and alkaline solutions in a wide potential interval. The comparison of voltammetric data in Na<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub> and NaOH solutions confirms that an apparent extension of the overall recharging interval observed in the former case is a general feature of various birnessites, which can be reliably explained by participation of protons in intercalation and, correspondingly, by local pH increase. This results in the shift of potential scale referred to reversible hydrogen electrode. The effect of lattice disorder induced by the increase of the average oxidation state of manganese, as well as the effect of interlayer space extension, is addressed on the basis of coulometric analysis of scan rate dependence. Rather weak effect of birnessite turbostratic distortions/Mn oxidation state on intercalation contribution to recharging is found. However, this distortion and the extension of the interlayer space favor higher intercalation reversibility at not too high scan rates. The increase of interfacial contribution to recharging by means of birnessite dispersion seems to be the most efficient way to increase the reversible recharging capacity, as this strategy can be applied to any potential interval, when the alternative strategy focused on the increase of intercalation contribution requires too low cathodic potentials, i.e., induces the risk of reductive birnessite degradation.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":665,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry","volume":"29 2024","pages":"2265 - 2280"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144125731","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Z. Wiloch, D. G. Piekarski, N. Baran, A. Kubas, M. Jönsson-Niedziółka
{"title":"Spectroelectrochemical properties of 8-aminoquinoline: voltammetric and computational studies","authors":"M. Z. Wiloch, D. G. Piekarski, N. Baran, A. Kubas, M. Jönsson-Niedziółka","doi":"10.1007/s10008-025-06267-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10008-025-06267-4","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>8-Aminoquinoline (8AQ) is the building block for many medicinal molecules. However, the redox properties of 8AQ, which are important for understanding the redox stability of drugs based on 8AQ in the human body, have not been studied in detail before. We have used cyclic voltammetry and pulse voltammetric techniques to investigate the anodic as well as the cathodic electrochemical behavior of 8AQ in a wide pH range. We have also applied UV–Vis spectroscopy to get a better understanding of the deprotonation of 8AQ due to pH changes. In addition, quantum chemical studies exploring the energy landscapes of the possible oxidations and reductions were performed, advancing our understanding of the electrochemical phenomena. The results indicate that the oxidation pathway of 8AQ strongly depends on the pH of the solution while reduction occurs according to a single pathway.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":665,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry","volume":"29 2024","pages":"2115 - 2127"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144125688","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Fabrication of Bi‐based metal‐organic framework for efficient electrocatalytic CO2 reduction to produce HCOOH","authors":"Jhong-Yi Lin, Chun-Wei Huang, Chun-Cheng Wang, Han-Wei Chang, Yu-Chen Tsai","doi":"10.1007/s10008-025-06266-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10008-025-06266-5","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Global warming, environmental pollution, and climate change are critical challenges that demand immediate action through sustainable carbon capture and carbon utilization to mitigate their impacts. In this study, we synthesized a bismuth (Bi)-based metal–organic framework catalyst (CAU-17) with tunable morphology to investigate the impact of structural configuration on its electrocatalytic performance for the conversion of CO<sub>2</sub> to formic acid. The mixed hexagonal rod-like/plate-like structures of CAU-17 (M-CAU-17) expose abundant electrochemically active sites, which significantly enhances the efficiency of CO<sub>2</sub> conversion. At a potential of − 0.9 V (versus RHE), M-CAU-17 achieved a maximum Faradaic efficiency (FE<sub>max</sub>%) of about 80% for formic acid production, accompanied by a total current density of about 3.7 mA cm<sup>−2</sup>. Furthermore, the CO<sub>2</sub> electrolysis performance of M-CAU-17 exhibited exceptional stability over an extended period of 32 h at − 0.9 V (vs. RHE). This prolonged stability highlights the practical applicability of M-CAU-17 as a robust catalyst for sustained CO<sub>2</sub> reduction. These results underscore the significant potential of M-CAU-17 in selectively and efficiently producing formic acid. Overall, the study not only establishes the effectiveness of the catalyst but also offers a promising solution for sustainable carbon utilization and addressing environmental challenges.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":665,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry","volume":"29 2024","pages":"2225 - 2234"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144125610","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mahmoud Rahal, Neus Vilà, Christelle Despas, Malik Sebbat, Akshay Silswal, Gediminas Jonusauskas, Nathan McClenaghan, Emmanuel Oheix, Bénédicte Lebeau, Morgan Cormier, Jean-Philippe Goddard, Alain Walcarius
{"title":"Photoelectrocatalytic response of tris(2,2′-bipyridyl)ruthenium(II)-modified mesoporous silica film on ITO electrode with methyl viologen quencher and EDTA donor","authors":"Mahmoud Rahal, Neus Vilà, Christelle Despas, Malik Sebbat, Akshay Silswal, Gediminas Jonusauskas, Nathan McClenaghan, Emmanuel Oheix, Bénédicte Lebeau, Morgan Cormier, Jean-Philippe Goddard, Alain Walcarius","doi":"10.1007/s10008-025-06254-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10008-025-06254-9","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In the present paper, we investigate the photoelectrochemical behavior of a tris(bipyridine) derivative (denoted [Ru(bpy)<sub>2</sub>(bpy′)]<sup>2+</sup>) covalently immobilized in the nanochannels of a vertically aligned mesoporous silica film (VMSF) generated by electrochemically assisted self-assembly (EASA) onto a transparent indium-tin oxide (ITO) electrode, in solutions containing a quencher (methyl viologen, MV<sup>2+</sup>) and a model substrate partner (ethylenediaminetetraacetate, EDTA). The optimal film loading was first determined according to its solid-state photophysical properties. Then, the electrochemically accessible [Ru(bpy)<sub>2</sub>(bpy′)]<sup>2+</sup> moieties were exploited in the presence of the MV<sup>2+</sup> quencher alone in solution (aerated medium) to demonstrate the possible electrochemical regeneration of the photocatalyst immobilized in VMSF on ITO. This was achieved on the basis of experiments carried out by hydrodynamic amperometry at constant potential under successive sequential illumination (at 400 nm) and dark periods. Finally, the functionalized film was applied to the photoelectrocatalytic oxidation of EDTA in an oxygen-free solution containing also MV<sup>2+</sup> species, thanks to the effective electrochemical regeneration of the quencher, as also evidenced by photocurrent measurements as a function of time with successive switching of light from “off” to “on” and vice versa. Such photoelectrocatalytic transformation of EDTA is possible at a much lower potential (− 0.1 V) than that observed for its direct electrocatalytic oxidation by the same [Ru(bpy)<sub>2</sub>(bpy′)]<sup>2+</sup>-functionalized film operating without light (+ 1.2 V).</p><h3>Graphical Abstract</h3>\u0000<div><figure><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></figure></div></div>","PeriodicalId":665,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry","volume":"29 2024","pages":"2129 - 2140"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144125617","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Wanderson da Silva, Everson Thiago S. Gerôncio, Marília O. F. Goulart
{"title":"A novel immunosensor based on nanostructured modified electrodes with a conductive copolymer film and gold nanoparticles electrodeposited in ethaline deep eutectic solvent (DES) for the detection of the HER2 ECD breast cancer biomarker","authors":"Wanderson da Silva, Everson Thiago S. Gerôncio, Marília O. F. Goulart","doi":"10.1007/s10008-025-06255-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10008-025-06255-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study introduces a highly sensitive and innovative electrochemical immunosensor for detecting the extracellular domain of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2 ECD), a critical biomarker for breast cancer diagnosis. The immunosensor integrates a gold nanoparticle (AuNP)-modified nanostructured electrode with a conductive copolymer film, poly(an-co-8-ansa), synthesized and electrodeposited in an ethaline deep eutectic solvent (DES) doped with HClO<sub>4</sub>. This novel approach employs DES not only as a medium for electrode modification but also as a strategy for enhancing the sensor’s uniformity, stability, and electrochemical performance. The platform achieved a limit of detection (LoD) of 0.98 ng mL⁻<sup>1</sup>, and the limit of quantification (LoQ) was 3.25 ng mL⁻<sup>1</sup>, which is lower than previously reported HER2 ECD biosensors, and demonstrated a linear detection range of 1.0–150 ng mL⁻<sup>1</sup>. The immunosensor’s performance was validated in human plasma, revealing its potential for clinical applications. The characterization through cyclic voltammetry, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy confirmed the enhanced properties of the DES-based copolymer films and nanostructures. Integrating DES with AuNP and poly(an-co-8-ansa) film represents a significant advancement in biosensor technology, providing a cost-effective, sensitive, and robust tool for early breast cancer detection. This is the first reported immunosensor leveraging DES for HER2 ECD detection, representing a transformative advancement in biosensing technology. Its sensitivity effectively encompasses the critical HER2 levels observed in breast cancer patients, underscoring its potential as a reliable and powerful tool for future breast cancer diagnosis.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":665,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry","volume":"29 2024","pages":"2335 - 2350"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144125680","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Robert Barber, Taylor S. Cunning, Victoria Gilpin, Martin McBride, Nigel G. Ternan, William J. Snelling, Pagona Papakonstantinou, James Davis
{"title":"Development of a composite graphene-Prussian blue-chitosan sensor for monitoring peroxide within Lactobacillus johnsonii DSM 10533 cultures","authors":"Robert Barber, Taylor S. Cunning, Victoria Gilpin, Martin McBride, Nigel G. Ternan, William J. Snelling, Pagona Papakonstantinou, James Davis","doi":"10.1007/s10008-025-06260-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10008-025-06260-x","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The design and application of a composite sensor for monitoring bacterial peroxide originating from <i>Lactobacillus johnsonii</i> DSM 10533 is described. The sensor format is based on the co-deposition of Prussian blue and chitosan onto a laser-induced graphene substrate to yield a highly sensitive system capable of monitoring peroxide with bacterial culture over the range 20 µM to 1 mM with a sensitivity of 122 mA/mM and detection limit of 30 mM. Amperometric detection of H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> at − 0.036 V vs Ag/AgCl was achieved allowing selectivity in complex media. The miniature nature of the sensor enabled a detection volume of 200 µL and gave a response in 20 s, and the samples required no dilution or reagent addition. The ability to rapidly prototype LIG-PB-CS integrated electrode assemblies provides a facile route for the production of sensors capable of monitoring lactobacilli interactions at small scales and within batch-level fermentation reactors.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":665,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry","volume":"29 2024","pages":"2351 - 2359"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10008-025-06260-x.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144125827","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Anthony Ranaivoniriana, Ahmed Ben Akouche, Axel Desnoyers de Marbaix, Daniel Rose, Yaovi Holade, Boniface Kokoh, Dodzi Zigah, Karine Servat, Teko Napporn, Sylvain Argentieri, Emmanuel Maisonhaute
{"title":"Upcycling old hard drives into polishing machines and rotating disk electrodes","authors":"Anthony Ranaivoniriana, Ahmed Ben Akouche, Axel Desnoyers de Marbaix, Daniel Rose, Yaovi Holade, Boniface Kokoh, Dodzi Zigah, Karine Servat, Teko Napporn, Sylvain Argentieri, Emmanuel Maisonhaute","doi":"10.1007/s10008-025-06261-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10008-025-06261-w","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Following technological evolutions, commercial electrochemical devices are now very compact, but often hard to repair, so that we observe an increase of open-source electrochemical hardware. In this paper, we exploit the former hard drive technology to recycle the brushless motor in order to build a polishing machine and a rotating disk electrode (RDE). Each step of the construction is detailed. The RDE performance is evaluated by linear sweep voltammetry of the classical ferrocenedimethanol redox system. Quantification thanks to the Levich equation provides a diffusion coefficient of ferrocenedimethanol of (4.6 ± 1) × 10<sup>−10</sup> m<sup>2</sup> s<sup>−1</sup> in aqueous potassium chloride electrolyte, which is close to the literature, thus validating home-made RDE. Using these devices with the PassStat, an open-source potentiostat allows to build an electrochemical set-up at a very reduced price (less than 150 € for the three devices). The approach will be of specific interest for teaching instrumentation and for countries of lower resources.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":665,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry","volume":"29 2024","pages":"2419 - 2425"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144125818","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}