RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Synergistic electrocatalytic effect of nanostructured mixed films formed by functionalised gold nanoparticles and bisphthalocyanines. A1 Medina Plaza, Cristina A1 Furini, Leonardo Negri A1 Constantino, Carlos José Leopoldo A1 Saja Sáez, José Antonio de A1 Rodríguez Méndez, María Luz AB A synergistic electrocatalytic effect was observed in sensors where two electrocatalytic materials (functionalized gold nanoparticles and lutetium bisphthalocyanine) were co-deposited using the Langmuir–Blodgett technique. Films were prepared using a novel method where water soluble functionalised gold nanoparticles [(11-mercaptoundecyl)tetra(ethylene glycol)] (SAuNPs) were inserted in floating films of lutetium bisphthalocyanine (LuPc2) and dimethyldioctadecylammonium bromide (DODAB) as the amphiphilic matrix. The formation of stable and homogeneous mixed films was confirmed by π-A isotherms, BAM, UV–vis and Raman spectroscopy, as well as by SEM and TEM microscopy. The synergistic effect towards hydroquinone of the electrodes modified with LuPc2:DODAB/SAuNP was characterised by an increase in the intensity of the redox peaks and a reduction of the overpotential. This synergistic electrocatalytic effect arose from the interaction between the SAuNPs and the phthalocyanines that occur in the Langmuir–Blodgett films and from the high surface area provided by the nanostructured films. The sensitivity increased with the amount of LuPc2 and SAuNPs inserted in the films and limits of detection in the range of 10−7 mol L−1 were attained. PB Elsevier SN 0003-2670 YR 2014 FD 2014 LK http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/30601 UL http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/30601 LA eng NO Analytica Chimica Acta Volume 851, 3 December 2014, Pages 95–102 NO Producción Científica DS UVaDOC RD 30-abr-2024