RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Improving the performance of electrochemical sensors by means of synergy. Combinations of gold nanoparticles and phthalocyanines A1 Rodríguez Méndez, María Luz A1 Ruiz Carmuega, Ana Isabel A1 Sastre Santos, Ángela A1 Ortiz, Javier A1 García Hernández, Celia A1 García Cabezón, Ana Cristina K1 Electrochemical sensor K1 Phthalocyanine K1 Gold nanoparticle K1 Catechol K1 23 Química K1 2303 Química Inorgánica AB Voltammetric sensors chemically modified with combinations of two electrocatalytic materials: tetraoctylammonium bromide capped gold nanoparticles (AuNPNBr) and a sulphur containing zinc phthalocyanine derivative (ZnPcRS) are reported. The electrocatalytic effects in the detection of catechol have been analyzed in sensors obtained by direct mixing (AuNPNBr/ZnPcRS) and in sensors modified with an adduct where both components are linked covalently (AuNPNBr-S-ZnPcR). Results demonstrate that the nature of the interaction between both components modifies the electrocatalytic properties. The AuNPNBr/ZnPcRS mixture improves the electron transfer rate of the catechol reduction, with limits of detection of 10−6 M. The covalent adduct AuNPNBr-S-ZnPcR enhances the response rate of the oxidation of the catechol with limits of detection of 10−7 M. PB MDPI YR 2017 FD 2017 LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/56799 UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/56799 LA eng NO Proceedings, 2017, vol.1, n. 4, p. 413 NO Producción Científica DS UVaDOC RD 21-may-2024