Jiaxing Chang, Zhinan Zhang, Chulin Qu, Qingzhi Han, Li Xu
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Abstract
We report a strategy based on pyridyl-anchored organic small-molecule fluorescent probes to develop a dual-signal sensing platform. The strategy accomplishes an intelligent integration of fluorescence analysis with photoelectrochemical (PEC) sensing, thereby enabling rapid and precise detection of hypochlorite. In this work, the natural dye chromone was selected as the fluorophore for generating fluorescent signals. Meanwhile, by using phenothiazine (PTZ) as the specific recognition group and pyridine as the anchoring moiety, we designed and synthesized a novel organic small-molecule fluorescent probe. The obtained probe was used as a photosensitive material anchored to the TiO2 surface via N → Ti bonds, to form an FTO/TiO2/FPTZ-1 heterostructure-based dual-signal sensing platform for the detection of hypochlorite. This sensing platform has the characteristics of high specificity, sensitivity, and ease of preparation, enabling rapid qualitative fluorescence readout and quantitative photoelectrochemical readout of hypochlorite, with a limit of detection of 0.288 μM for fluorescence and 1.37 nM for PEC.
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Analytical Chemistry, a peer-reviewed research journal, focuses on disseminating new and original knowledge across all branches of analytical chemistry. Fundamental articles may explore general principles of chemical measurement science and need not directly address existing or potential analytical methodology. They can be entirely theoretical or report experimental results. Contributions may cover various phases of analytical operations, including sampling, bioanalysis, electrochemistry, mass spectrometry, microscale and nanoscale systems, environmental analysis, separations, spectroscopy, chemical reactions and selectivity, instrumentation, imaging, surface analysis, and data processing. Papers discussing known analytical methods should present a significant, original application of the method, a notable improvement, or results on an important analyte.