Author, as appears in the article.: Rajendran, AA; Guo, KY; Alvarez-Fernandez, A; Gengenbach, TR; Velasco, MB; Fornerod, MJ; Shafique, K; Füredi, M; Formentín, P; Haji-Hashemi, H; Guldin, S; Voelcker, NH; Cetó, X; Prieto-Simón, B
Department: Enginyeria Electrònica, Elèctrica i Automàtica
URV's Author/s: Ambily Rajendran, Anandapadmanabhan / Formentín Vallés, Pilar / Haji Hashemi Varnosfaderani, Hedieh / Prieto Simón, Beatriz / Shafique, Kandeel
Keywords: Temperature Porous silicon Polyfurfuryl alcohol Oxygen reduction Label-free Hydrogen-terminated silicon Graphene Glassy-carbon electrodes Electrochemical transducer Electrical-properties Dna sensor Crystalline-structure Chemical-stability Carbon-stabilization Biosensors
Abstract: Carbon-based nanomaterials are key to developing high-performing electrochemical sensors with improved sensitivity and selectivity. Nonetheless, limitations in their fabrication and integration into devices often constrain their practical applications. Moreover, carbon nanomaterials-based electrochemical devices still face problems such as large background currents, poor stability, and slow kinetics. To advance towards a new class of carbon nanostructured electrochemical transducers, we propose the in-situ polymerization and carbonization of furfuryl alcohol (FA) on porous silicon (pSi) to produce a tailored and highly stable transducer. The thin layer of polyfurfuryl alcohol (PFA) that conformally coats the pSi scaffold transforms into nanoporous carbon when subjected to pyrolysis above 600 degrees C. The morphological and chemical properties of PFA-pSi were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, and Raman and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopies. Their stability and electrochemical performance were investigated by cyclic voltammetry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy in [Fe(CN)6] 3-/4-, [Ru(NH3)6] 2+/3+, and hydroquinone. PFA-pSi showed superior electrochemical performance compared to screen-printed carbon electrodes while also surpassing glassy carbon electrodes in specific aspects. Besides, PFA-pSi has the additional advantage of easy tuning of the electroactive surface area. To prove its potential for biosensing purposes, a DNA sensor based on quantifying the partial pore blockage of the pSi upon target hybridization was built on PFA-pSi. The sensor showed a limit of detection of 1.4 pM, outperforming other sensors based on the same sensing mechanism.
Thematic Areas: Mechanical engineering Materials science, multidisciplinary Materials science (miscellaneous) Materials science (all) General materials science
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Author's mail: kandeel.shafique@urv.cat beatriz.prieto-simon@urv.cat hedieh.hajihashemi@urv.cat kandeel.shafique@urv.cat anandapadmanabhan.ambily@estudiants.urv.cat anandapadmanabhan.ambily@estudiants.urv.cat pilar.formentin@urv.cat pilar.formentin@urv.cat
Author identifier: 0000-0001-8016-1565 0000-0002-1619-6912 0000-0002-1619-6912
Record's date: 2024-08-03
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Link to the original source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590049824000018
Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Papper original source: Materials Today Advances. 21 100464-
APA: Rajendran, AA; Guo, KY; Alvarez-Fernandez, A; Gengenbach, TR; Velasco, MB; Fornerod, MJ; Shafique, K; Füredi, M; Formentín, P; Haji-Hashemi, H; Guldin (2024). A new class of porous silicon electrochemical transducers built from pyrolyzed polyfurfuryl alcohol. Materials Today Advances, 21(), 100464-. DOI: 10.1016/j.mtadv.2024.100464
Article's DOI: 10.1016/j.mtadv.2024.100464
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2024
Publication Type: Journal Publications