A kind of preparation method of nanometer ring-disc electrodeTechnical field
The present invention relates to a kind of electrode, especially relate to a kind of preparation method of nanometer ring-disc electrode.
Background technology
Concentric ring promptly constitutes ring-disc electrode around a circle ring electrode around disc electrode.The diffusion of electroactive material will take place between electrochemical reaction process mid-game-ring electrode, if make ring electrode work in collection status, then can detect the reaction intermediate on the disc electrode effectively, to study the mechanism of complicated electrochemical reaction.Yet, conventional ring-disc electrode is owing to the thickness of diffusion layer of the distance between the ring-dish greater than reaction species, therefore need accelerate mass transport process by forced convertion (as high speed rotating ring dish), not only experimental provision be had specific (special) requirements, and the collection efficiency lower (30%) of ring.
Advantage such as ultramicroelectrode has the mass transfer rate height, charging current is little and the solution ohmmic drop is little has one's own knack to quick electrode reaction dynamics research.Simultaneously, its little physical dimension makes it have a wide range of applications in various fields such as biological detection, sensor and scanning microprobe technology.Little ring-disc electrode is a member unique in the microelectrode family, its little dish and ring and ring-disc electrode spacing to nanoscale, give little ring-disc electrode many original functions: will coil and encircle respectively as working electrode with to electrode, can reduce the ohmmic drop of solution, realize supper-fast cyclic voltammetry measurement; The diffusion of material is accelerated between electrode, need not forced convertion and just can effectively be diffused into the corresponding electrode surface fast; Along with the development and the needs of microprobe technology and nano-electron etc., the ring-disc electrode of smaller szie will be given more applications.
Yet, although along with little, the development of nanometer technology, the size of ultramicroelectrode can be as small as several nanometers, but the preparation method of the ultra micro ring-disc electrode of report mostly adopts polishing or patterning method preparation (Peter Liljeroth at present, Christoffer Johans, Christopher J Slevin et al.Micro ring-disk electrode probes for scanning electrochemicalmicroscopy.Electrochemistry Communications 2002 4:67-71), the ring dish microelectrode size for preparing is all bigger, the dish diameter is at 10-20 μ m, distance between ring electrode and the disc electrode is greatly to more than the 100 μ m, and therefore the contact by the material diffusion is not very tight between ring-dish.(Alois Lugstein such as Alois Lugstein, Emmerich Bertagnolli, Christine Kranz, and Boris Mizaikoff.Surf Interface Anal 2002 33:146-150) reported the becket electrode of using method combined nano size on the AFM probe of focused-ion-beam lithography, for the ring-disc electrode for preparing smaller szie provides feasible method.But the instrument and equipment that this technology is used is expensive, and cost of manufacture is very high, and is not suitable for the common lab utilization.
Summary of the invention
The object of the present invention is to provide a kind of manufactured size on nanoscale, have good electrochemical response, can realize the preparation method of the nanometer ring-disc electrode of high ring collection efficiency.
Technical scheme of the present invention is based on the nano metal electrode, seals and controlled steps such as ultrashort pulse electrochemical etching by metal sputtering, secondary, obtains the ring-disc electrode of nanoscale.
With the Pt-Ir nano electrode is that dish, sputter Au layer are that its concrete steps of preparation method of the nanometer ring-disc electrode of ring are:
1) preparation of Pt-Ir nano-electrode: by volume is saturated CaCl2Solution: H2O: acetone=1: (2~5): in the etchant solution of (1~2), obtain the Pt-Ir needle point with alternating voltage corrosion Pt-Ir silk, in the polyester Soluble Electrophoretic Paint, the Pt-Ir needle point is carried out electrophoresis, again through baking, electrophoretic paint molecule generation polymerization and form insulation course, insulation course shrinks at the most advanced and sophisticated place of needle point, thereby expose needle point than tip portion, obtain the Pt-Ir nano-electrode;
2) vacuum sputtering gold layer: with single Pt-Ir nano-electrode is disc electrode, forms the Au layer by vacuum sputtering, and this Au layer covers the forward part of Pt-Ir nano-electrode, as the ring electrode template;
3) secondary is sealed: the forward part of ring electrode template is sealed with the encapsulating material of heating and melting, treat its cooling after, the tip of exposing the ring electrode template;
4) ultrashort pulse electrochemical etching eseparation ring-dish: draw lead respectively at ring electrode template rear section exposed region and disc electrode, ring electrode template after secondary sealed places the HCl etching liquid, disc electrode connects positive pole, with respect to electrode is applied pulse voltage, whenever apply the resistance between the Au layer that detects disc electrode and sputter after the etching pulse, when resistance surpasses 109 ohm, stop etching, forming with the Pt-Ir nano electrode is that dish, sputter Au layer are the nanometer ring-disc electrode of ring.
In step 1), alternating voltage is preferably 5~20V.The tip size of Pt-Ir needle point is 10~1000nm.In the polyester Soluble Electrophoretic Paint, the voltage that the Pt-Ir needle point is carried out electrophoresis is 2~100V DC voltage, and the time of electrophoresis is preferably 3~10min.The temperature of baking is preferably 160~180 ℃ of bakings.By adjusting the length of electrophoresis time, can obtain the nano-electrode of different scale.Through electrochemical Characterization, the effective radius of this type of nano-electrode is 10~1000nm.
In step 2) in, the thickness of Au layer is 100~150nm.
In step 3), encapsulating material can be selected polymethylstyrene, nail wet goods for use.
In step 4), the concentration of HCl etching liquid is preferably 0.01~0.1mol/L.The pulse width of pulse voltage is 100~200ns, and pulse height is 1~1.2V.
With the Au nano electrode is that dish, sputter Au layer are that its concrete steps of preparation method of the nanometer ring-disc electrode of ring are:
1) preparation of Au nano-electrode: be fuming hydrochloric acid by volume: in the etchant solution of absolute ethyl alcohol=1: 1, obtain the Au needle point, in the polyester Soluble Electrophoretic Paint, the Au needle point is carried out electrophoresis with DC voltage corrosion Au silk; Again through baking, electrophoretic paint molecule generation polymerization and form insulation course, insulation course shrinks at the most advanced and sophisticated place of needle point, thereby exposes needle point than tip portion, obtains the Au nano-electrode.
2) vacuum sputtering gold layer: with single Au nano-electrode is disc electrode, forms the Au layer by vacuum sputtering, and this Au layer covers the forward part of Au nano-electrode, as the ring electrode template.
3) secondary is sealed: the forward part of ring electrode template is sealed with the encapsulating material of heating and melting, treat its cooling after, the tip of exposing the ring electrode template.
4) ultrashort pulse electrochemical etching eseparation ring-dish: draw lead respectively at ring electrode template rear section exposed region and disc electrode, ring electrode template after secondary sealed places the HCl etching liquid, disc electrode connects positive pole, with respect to electrode is applied pulse voltage, whenever apply the resistance between the Au layer that detects disc electrode and sputter after the etching pulse, when resistance surpasses 109During ohm, stop etching, forming with the Au nano electrode is that dish, sputter Au layer are the nanometer ring-disc electrode of ring.
In step 1), DC voltage is preferably 2~3V.The tip size of Au needle point is 10~100nm.In the polyester Soluble Electrophoretic Paint, the voltage that the Au needle point is carried out electrophoresis is 2~100V DC voltage, and the time of electrophoresis is preferably 3~10min.The temperature of baking is preferably 160~180 ℃ of bakings.By adjusting the length of electrophoresis time, can obtain the nano-electrode of different scale.Through electrochemical Characterization, the effective radius of this type of nano-electrode is 10~500nm.
In step 2) in, the thickness of Au layer is 100~150nm.
In step 3), encapsulating material can be selected polymethylstyrene, nail wet goods for use.
In step 4), the concentration of HCl etching liquid is preferably 0.01~0.1mol/L.The pulse width of pulse voltage is 100~200ns, and pulse height is 1~1.2V.
Preparation method's cost of the present invention is low, and by vacuum sputtering and ultrashort pulse electrochemical etching, successfully associative ring electrode on single nano-electrode forms nanometer ring-disc electrode.Experimental results show that between ring electrode and the disc electrode and can set up good retroactive effect, the electrochemical Characterization collection efficiency reaches as high as 100%, apparently higher than the collection efficiency (30%) of conventional ring-disc electrode.
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Fig. 1 is the schematic flow sheet of the embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 2 is the structural representation of the employed ultrashort pulse electro chemical etching apparatus of the embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 3 is that 15nm, Au ring electrode effective radius are that the ring-disc electrode of 300nm is at 20mmol/L Ru (NH for Pt-Ir disc electrode effective radius3)6Cl3Collect curve with 1mol/L KCl solution mid-game generation-ring.In Fig. 3, dotted line: dish produces reaction Ru (NH3)63++ e → Ru (NH3)62+, current potential is scanned up to-350mV from 0V, and sweep velocity is 20mV/s; Solid line: ring is collected reaction Ru (NH3)62+→ Ru (NH3)63++ e, control of Electric potentials is 0V, collection efficiency is 38%.
Fig. 4 is that 40nm, Au ring effective radius is that the ring-disc electrode of 800nm is at 20mmol/L Ru (NH for another Au disc electrode effective radius3)6Cl3Collect curve with 1mol/LKCl solution mid-game generation-ring.In Fig. 4, dotted line: dish produces reaction Ru (NH3)63++ e → Ru (NH3)62+, current potential is scanned up to-350mV from 0V, and sweep velocity is 20mV/s; Solid line: ring is collected reaction Ru (NH3)62+→ Ru (NH3)63++ e, control of Electric potentials is 0V, collection efficiency is 75%.
In Fig. 3 and 4, horizontal ordinate is current potential Potential/V, and ordinate is electric current Current/A.
Embodiment
Embodiment 1
Fig. 1 provides the schematic flow sheet of the embodiment of the invention.In Fig. 1, divide 4 steps: a) preparation of metal nano electrode; B) vacuum sputtering Au thin layer; C) polymethylstyrene is sealed; D) ultrashort pulse electrochemical etching.Wherein code name 1 is a Pt-Ir metal needle point, and 2 is the electrophoretic paint encapsulated layer, and 3 are sputter Au layer, and 4 is the polymethylstyrene encapsulated layer.
Fig. 2 provides the structural representation of the employed ultrashort pulse electro chemical etching apparatus of the embodiment of the invention.In Fig. 2, Pt ringauxiliary electrode 5 connects the negative pole ofdirect supply 7, positive pole is then received disc electrode 6 by lead-in wire, controls the open and close state thatanalog switches 9 are controlled whole loop bycomputing machine 8, applies controlled ultrashort pulse voltage at disc electrode and between to electrode.
The Pt-Ir silk that is 0.25mm with the about 15mm diameter of a segment length carries out galvanic corrosion, etchant solution consist of saturated lime chloride 15ml, water 65ml, the mixed solution of acetone 20ml.Under the alternating voltage of 15V, 50Hz, corrode, obtain the Pt-Ir needle point.Electrophoretic paint (Glassophor GY850030) electrophoresis 9min under the 80V DC voltage with German BASF AG produces toasts 30min down at 180 ℃ then, forms nano-electrode.With Ru (NH3)62+/ Ru (NH3)63+Oxidation-reduction reaction is a probe reaction, estimates that by dome-type electrode limiting current formula I=2 π nFDC its effective radius is 15nm.The Au layer that the about 100nm of vacuum sputtering is thick is sealed through polymethylstyrene and to be placed in the 0.1mol/L HCl solution, is auxiliary electrode with Pt, apply 2 ultrashort pulse (100ns, 1.2V), front-end A u layer can be separated with disc electrode, obtain the ring electrode that effective radius is about 300nm.The effective radius that obtains the Pt-Ir disc electrode at last is that the effective radius of 15nm, Au ring electrode is the Au ring-Pt-Ir disc electrode of 300nm.With Ru (NH3)62+/ Ru (NH3)63+Oxidation-reduction reaction is that the electrochemical Characterization of probe reaction shows that the collection efficiency of ring was 38% (as shown in Figure 3).
Embodiment 2
In volume ratio is fuming hydrochloric acid: in the etchant solution of absolute ethyl alcohol=1: 1, be that the Au silk of 0.25mm obtains the Au needle point with 2.2V DC voltage corrosion diameter.Electrophoretic paint (Glassophor GY850030) electrophoresis 6min under the 100V DC voltage with German BASF AG produces toasts 30min down at 180 ℃ then, forms the Au nano-electrode.With Ru (NH3)62+/ Ru (NH3)63+Oxidation-reduction reaction is a probe reaction, estimates that by dome-type electrode limiting current formula I=2 π nFDC its effective radius is 40nm.The Au layer that the about 150nm of vacuum sputtering is thick is sealed through polymethylstyrene and to be placed on 0.05mol dm-3In the HCl solution, be auxiliary electrode with Pt, (100ns 1.2V), can separate front-end A u layer with disc electrode, obtain the ring electrode that effective radius is about 800nm to apply 2 ultrashort pulses.The effective radius that obtains the Au disc electrode at last is that the effective radius of 40nm, Au ring electrode is the Au ring-Au disc electrode of 800nm.With Ru (NH3)62+/ Ru (NH3)63+Oxidation-reduction reaction is that the electrochemical Characterization of probe reaction shows that the collection efficiency of ring was 75% (as shown in Figure 4).
Embodiment 3
The Pt-Ir silk that is 0.25mm with the about 15mm diameter of a segment length carries out galvanic corrosion, etchant solution consist of saturated lime chloride 20ml, water 60ml, the mixed solution of acetone 20ml.Under the alternating voltage of 10V, 50Hz, corrode, obtain the Pt-Ir needle point.Electrophoretic paint (Glassophor GY850030) electrophoresis 3min under the 80V DC voltage with German BASF AG produces toasts 30min down at 170 ℃ then, forms the Pt-Ir nano-electrode.With Ru (NH3)62+/ Ru (NH3)63+Oxidation-reduction reaction is a probe reaction, estimates that by dome-type electrode limiting current formula I=2 π nFDC its effective radius is 200nm.The Au layer that the about 100nm of vacuum sputtering is thick is sealed through nail polish and to be placed in the 0.01mol/L HCl solution, is auxiliary electrode with Pt, apply 5 ultrashort pulse (100ns, 1.2V), front-end A u layer can be separated with disc electrode, obtain the Au ring electrode that effective radius is about 600nm.The effective radius that obtains the Pt-Ir disc electrode at last is that the effective radius of 200nm, Au ring electrode is the Au ring-Pt-Ir disc electrode of 600nm.
Embodiment 4
In volume ratio is fuming hydrochloric acid: in the etchant solution of absolute ethyl alcohol=1: 1, be that the Au silk of 0.25mm obtains the Au needle point with 2.1V DC voltage corrosion diameter.Electrophoretic paint (Glassophor GY850030) electrophoresis 3min under the 100V DC voltage with German BASF AG produces toasts 30min down at 170 ℃ then, forms the Au nano-electrode.With Ru (NH3)62+/ Ru (NH3)63+Oxidation-reduction reaction is a probe reaction, estimates that by dome-type electrode limiting current formula I=2 π nFDC its effective radius is 150nm.The Au layer that the about 150nm of vacuum sputtering is thick is sealed through nail polish and to be placed in the 0.02mol/L HCl solution, is auxiliary electrode with Pt, apply 8 ultrashort pulse (100ns, 1.2V), front-end A u layer can be separated with disc electrode, obtain the ring electrode that effective radius is about 900nm.The effective radius that obtains the Au disc electrode at last is that the effective radius of 150nm, Au ring electrode is the Au ring-Au disc electrode of 900nm.