Issue 20, 2022

Dual-potential electrochemiluminescent film constructed from single AIE luminogens for the sensitive detection of malachite green

Abstract

Exploiting efficient electrochemiluminescent (ECL) luminogens is crucial for the development of high-performance ECL sensors. Herein, a kind of efficient luminogen (BTPEBT) consisting of benzothiadiazole (BTD) as an electron acceptor and tetraphenylethylene (TPE) as an electron donor was facilely synthesized through a one-step Suzuki reaction. BTPEBT showed typical aggregation-induced emission (AIE) effects with a high solid-state quantum yield of 69.8%. The fabricated solid-state ECL film that is based on single AIE luminogens presented unique dual-potential ECL properties for the first time. The bright ECL of this film could be observed by the naked eye with a satisfactory ECL efficiency of 22.8%. The dense ECL film showed a low electron-transfer resistance, which favors electron transfer among AIE luminogens, electrolytes and the electrode, giving rise to bright ECL emission. The bright ECL film was developed as an ECL sensor for the sensitive and selective detection of malachite green (MG) in a broad linear range from 10−10 to 10−5 M. The limit of detection (LOD) was as low as 7.6 × 10−11 M. Moreover, the ECL sensing platform was further employed to detect MG in a real fish tissue sample with high sensitivity and good specificity. More importantly, the recycled BTPEBT film had good reproducibility for MG detection. The novel dual-potential ECL film constructed from single AIE luminogens provides a promising platform for the sensitive detection of MG in the food industry.

Graphical abstract: Dual-potential electrochemiluminescent film constructed from single AIE luminogens for the sensitive detection of malachite green

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
21 Feb 2022
Accepted
18 Apr 2022
First published
19 Apr 2022

Nanoscale, 2022,14, 7711-7719

Dual-potential electrochemiluminescent film constructed from single AIE luminogens for the sensitive detection of malachite green

Z. Li, Y. Zhou, Y. Cui and G. Liang, Nanoscale, 2022, 14, 7711 DOI: 10.1039/D2NR01009G

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