Spontaneous formation and electrogenerated chemiluminescence of tris(bipyridine) Ru(II) derivative nanobelts.
The single crystalline nanobelts were successfully fabricated with an ionic compound by a simple reprecipitation method. The compound used is the water-insoluble derivative of tris(bipyridine) Ru(II), [Ru(bpy)2(4,4'-(CH3(CH2)14COO)2-bpy)](ClO4)2. The prepared nanobelts show an enhanced fluorescence emission and relatively strong electrogenerated chemiluminescence (ECL), that have potential analytical applications. More interesting, ECL of a single nanobelt deposited on an ultramicroelectrode was observed. The observation of ECL in such nanostructures leads to the development of a new class of ECL systems that may prove useful for a variety of purposes.
Yu
Jiaguo
J
Center for Electrochemistry, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Center for Nano-and Molecular Science and Technology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA.
Fan
Fu-Ren F
FR
Pan
Shanlin
S
Lynch
Vincent M
VM
Omer
Khalid M
KM
Bard
Allen J
AJ