title: Spontaneous formation and electrogenerated chemiluminescence of tris(bipyridine) Ru(II) derivative nanobelts.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: 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.
authors.forename: Jiaguo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Fu-Ren F
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: Shanlin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Vincent M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Lynch
authors.forename: Khalid M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Omer
authors.forename: Allen J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Bard