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Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy as a nanostructured bioelectrodes characterization method
Vrbová, Eva ; Urbánková, Kateřina (referee) ; Hrdý, Radim (advisor)
Diploma thesis deals of nanostructured surfaces, nanoparticles and electrochemical characterization methods such as cyclic voltammetry, differential pulse voltammetry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The aim of this thesis is a theoretical research issues of production and characterization nanostructured modified electrodes. The practical part is the production of biomodified nanostructured electrodes by anodi- zation W/Al layers with galvanic deposition of gold or deposition of mercury, a modifi- cation of the electrodes by 11-mercaptoundecanoic acid and by bovine serum albumin (BSA). The thesis includes SEM images of nanostructured electrodes contact angle mea- surements of these electrodes and form an electrical circuit with subsequent simulation waveforms.
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Study of Electrochemical Behaviour of Gold Nanostructured Surfaces
Kynclová, Hana
Recently, nanostructured surfaces have been extensively studied due to their possibility to use them in construction of electrochemical sensors and biosensors. We have prepared tungsten working electrode modified with gold nanocolumns via galvanic deposition of gold ions through anodic alumina nanoporous template. This nanostructured surface was subsequently electrochemically characterized by cyclic voltammetry using K3[Fe(CN)6]/K4[Fe(CN)6] probe and compared with the results measured on a flat gold electrode. The electroactive areas for both types of electrodes were evaluated and compared. It was found that the nanostructured area affected the response on lower scan rates (up to 25 mV.s-1) and increased the response at higher scan rates (higher than 50 mV.s-1) which is probably related to penetration of electrolyte solution among nanocolumns. Nevertheless, this fact can help in speed of analyses of huge amount of samples.
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Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy as a nanostructured bioelectrodes characterization method
Vrbová, Eva ; Urbánková, Kateřina (referee) ; Hrdý, Radim (advisor)
Diploma thesis deals of nanostructured surfaces, nanoparticles and electrochemical characterization methods such as cyclic voltammetry, differential pulse voltammetry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The aim of this thesis is a theoretical research issues of production and characterization nanostructured modified electrodes. The practical part is the production of biomodified nanostructured electrodes by anodi- zation W/Al layers with galvanic deposition of gold or deposition of mercury, a modifi- cation of the electrodes by 11-mercaptoundecanoic acid and by bovine serum albumin (BSA). The thesis includes SEM images of nanostructured electrodes contact angle mea- surements of these electrodes and form an electrical circuit with subsequent simulation waveforms.
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Electrochemical propertiesand thermal stability of cup-like shape gold nanostructures
Kynclová, H.
Nanostructured surfaces are useful in enlargement of electroactive area of sensing electrodes. The electrodes are very sensitive with maintaining small electrode geometry. In this study, surfaces modified by cup-like gold nanoparticles were fabricated by electrochemical methods. Subsequently, electrochemical properties and thermal stability of fabricated nanostructured electrodes were studied. Thereafter, the electrochemical results were compared with unmodified flat gold layer and contribution of nanostructuring was evaluated. Stability of nanoparticles after thermal vacuum and air pressure treatment was studied using scanning electron microscope. These results are useful for subsequent research of nanostructured sensors.
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