ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
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2024
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IF 18.5
Tao Jiang,Wenzhong Wang,Yue Bi,Yujie Liang,Junli Fu,Lijuan Wang,Qing Zhou
Photoelectrochemical (PEC) hydrogen evolution from water splitting of semiconductor photoanodes is intricately linked to their light-absorbing capacity, surface reaction kinetics, bulk charge carrier separation efficiency, and surface charge carrier injection efficiency. Harnessing the surface plasmon resonance effect of metals emerges as a promising approach to enhance PEC performance of semiconductor photoanodes. This work presents the first application of non-noble metal Al nanoparticles to sensitize a BiVO 4 nanoporous film (NPF) photoanode. This process significantly expedites the surface kinetics of water oxidation, and improves both bulk charge carrier separation and surface carrier injection efficiencies of BiVO 4 NPF photoanode. Additionally, the surface-formed Al 2 O 3 film effectively preserves the stability of photoanode, leading to a substantial improvement in PEC hydrogen evolution of BiVO 4 NPF photoanode in a three-electrode PEC cell with sulfite scavenger. The constructed BiVO 4 /Al NPF heterojunction photoanode exhibits a hydrogen evolution rate of 73.9 µmol cm⁻ 2 h⁻¹ at 1.23 V versus reversible hydrogen electrode, 1.68 times of BiVO 4 photoanode. Additionally, BiVO 4 /Al NPF photoanode exhibits excellent stability under long-time light irradiation of 8 h. This study provides valuable insights into the design of nonnoble-metal-based plasmonic photoanodes for efficient hydrogen generation through PEC cell from the perspectives of surface reaction kinetics, charge carrier injection, and separation.
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电化学
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Nanoscale
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2022
·Vol. 14
·期 39
·14520-14528
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IF 8.307
Weiwei Xu,Ningbo Fan,Shiji Xu,Linxing Meng,Bin Xu,Min Zhou,Wei Tian,Liang Li
Introducing suitable interfacial chemical bonds into heterojunctions can increase the charge carrier density, propel the charge separation, and facilitate interfacial charge extraction in photoanodes for photoelectrochemical (PEC) water oxidation. However, tuning chemical bonds at heterojunction interfaces and elucidating their influences on band alignment and the associated evolution of PEC performance remain elusive. Herein, Bi–S bonds were introduced into the interface of a CdIn2S4 (CIS)/Bi2WO6 (BWO) heterojunction. In situ irradiated X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and electron spin resonance signals confirm that the Bi–S bond transforms the band alignment from type II to the direct Z-scheme, significantly enhancing the carrier separation efficiency. Theoretical calculations show that the Bi–S bond not only acts as an atomic-level charge transfer channel, but also changes the migration pathway and distance within the heterojunction. As a result, the optimized CIS/BWO photoanode exhibits a relatively high PEC performance of 4.25 mA cm−2 at 1.23 V vs. RHE (VRHE) and a low onset potential of 0.30 VRHE. This work presents a new avenue to construct comprehensively improved photoanodes by tuning the interfacial structures at the atomic level.
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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
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2024
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IF 9.4
Yunong Qin,Chengrun Liu,Xin Peng,Zhixin Ma,Ling Li,Song Chen,Wenming Zhang
For the first time, we constructed a band-matched ZnO/NiO staggered p-n heterojunction photoelectrochemical (PEC) catalyst with superior charge separation and transfer efficiency to optimize the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) kinetics demands of a photo-enhanced zinc-air battery (PZAB). The ingenious design of heterojunction architecture effectively stimulates an internal self-built electric field (BEF), thus accelerating charge separation and migration during PEC catalysis. Upon illumination, the photocathode not only endows a promoted PEC catalytic competence to drive ORR and OER, but also reduces the charge–discharge voltage gap of PZAB. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations further disentangled the PEC catalysis activity origins by substantiating the strongly decreased Gibbs free energy potently for generating the essential intermediates *OH and *OOH during ORR and OER, respectively, and visualized the charge densities in photocathode to illustrate the authentic separation of photogenerated carriers. Remarkably, our work experimentally and theoretically sheds lights on engineering innovative and efficient bifunctional PEC catalysts to drive PZABs with photo-enhancement.
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材料科学
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电化学
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催化
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能源存储与转换
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APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
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2025
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IF 6.9
Xing Cao,Qianxi Dang,Huanhui Chen,Yubin Zhao,Ya Liu,Junrong Zeng,Qing Ma,Liubiao Zhong,Dayou Wang,Yejun Qiu
To address the severe carrier recombination in BiVO 4 -based Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting, we developed Fe-doped Ni nanocrystals (Fe:Ni NCs) through an organic liquid phase synthesis as an efficient cocatalyst. Through a dip-coating and annealing modification process, the optimized Fe:Ni/BiVO 4 photoanode achieved a remarkable photocurrent density of 4.72 mA/cm 2 at 1.23 V vs. RHE, representing a 4.07-fold enhancement over pristine BiVO 4 . In-situ Raman characterization revealed that Fe:Ni NCs on BiVO 4 underwent in-situ surface reconstruction to form a unique Fe:Ni@Fe:NiOOH core–shell structure during PEC reaction. The presence of Fe accelerated the conversion of Ni to active NiOOH at lower potential (0.25 V vs. RHE) compared to pure Ni NCs modified BiVO 4 photoanode (0.30 V vs. RHE). Mechanistic studies identified a dual activation pathway involving both applied potential and BiVO 4 valence band oxidation. Meanwhile, Fe:Ni NCs cores with high conductivity accelerated the migration and accumulation of holes into Fe:NiOOH shells, resulting in improved carrier injection efficiency and water oxidation kinetics. This work not only elucidates fundamental differences between PEC and electrocatalytic water splitting mechanisms but also provides a reference for designing high-performance PEC photoanodes.
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材料科学
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纳米技术
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电化学
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能量转换
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OPTICAL MATERIALS
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2021
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IF 3.08
Gengcheng Liao,Hui Qiao,Zongyu Huang,Siwei Luo,Yuan Ji,Yundan Liu,Xiang Qi
Designing a Z-scheme heterojunction is of great significance to achieve high separation of photogenerated carriers and strong photo-redox properties of two semiconductor materials . In photosynthesis, the effects of photocatalytic electrolytes (adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH)) on chemical energy has attracted numerous interests. In this case, developing photocatalytic electrolytes with more active site and efficient charge extraction and separation would be beneficial for superior photocatalytic activity in Z-scheme system. Herein, we synthesized a Black/Red (BP/RP) phosphorus Z-scheme hybrid via a feasible two-steps sonochemical method, and the adding photocatalytic electrolytes ATP and NADPH in KOH solution endow the system with new vitality in photocatalysis . Consequently, photoelectrochemical (PEC) tests demonstrated the as-prepared BP/RP Z-scheme hybrid exhibits enhanced photocurrent of 9 μA/cm 2 at 0.5 V compared to the sole RP, while adding NADPH and ATP, the photocurrent of BP/RP Z-scheme hybrid shows dramatic increment of 30 μA cm −2 at a bias potential of 0.6 V. The improved photocatalytic activity is ascribed to the abundant active sites, higher carrier mobility of the BP/RP Z-scheme system, as well as the efficient photogenerated carrier separation and the prolonged lifetime of photocatalytic electrolytes. This work demonstrated the photocatalytic electrolytes can meet the unity of coordination and efficiency of achieving efficient PEC catalytic in the Z-Scheme system, and provides positive ideas for the possibility and superiority for other 2D materials in the field of ultrafast Photonics , photodetectors , etc.
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光化学
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光子学
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ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
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2019
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IF 5.383
Zhonghua Yu,Lingting Huang,Jialun Chen,Ying Tang,Biyun Xia,Dianping Tang
This work designed a new photoelectrochemical (PEC) immunoassay for the ultrasensitive detection of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) based on the flower-like β-In 2 S 3 @carbon dots (CDs). The photocurrent of the as-prepared heterogeneous nanostructure was enhanced significantly under ultraviolet (UV), visible (Vis) and near-infrared (NIR) irradiation thanks to the more generation of carriers and less electron-hole pairs recombination with CDs. The three-layer sandwich-like immunocomplex would be formed upon the target AFP existed, the ascorbic acid 2-phosphate (AA2P) was subsequently transformed into ascorbic acid (AA) owing to the catalysis of alkaline phosphatase-conjugated rabbit polyclonal anti-human AFP (ALP-Ab2). Without additional applied voltage, the photocurrent of the β-In 2 S 3 @CDs-modified electrode was positively correlated with the increasing AA level in the detection cell. Under optimal conditions, the developed PEC immunosensing platform exhibited good reproducibility and high sensitivity for the determination of target AFP within a dynamic working range from 0.5 to 50 ng mL −1 at a detection limit of 37.9 pg mL −1 . In addition, the method accuracy relative to human AFP ELISA kit was evaluated by analyzing human serum specimens, and a good match between two methods was obtained. Such the increasing photocurrent through full-spectrum responsive mode gives a new horizon to develop highly sensitive PEC immunoassay in early clinical diagnosis by monitoring disease-related biomarkers.
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SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL
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2024
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IF 8
Lili Zhao,Jiawei Zhou,Peipei Li,Shu Huang,Xiaohua Zhu,Youyu Zhang,Meiling Liu,Shouzhuo Yao
Human immunoglobulin G (HIgG) plays a significant role in diagnosing infections and monitoring autoimmune diseases. However, the development of sensitive and reliable sensing platforms remains a challenge. Based on the Ag 2 S/SnO 2 composites, a dual-mode sensing platform was developed using multifunctional CoOOH nanoflakes for the sensitive detection of HIgG through photoelectrochemistry (PEC) and colorimetry. In the PEC mode, Ag 2 S QDs boost the PEC activity of SnO 2 NFs and facilitate the subsequent antibody immobilization. Ascorbic acid (AA) captures holes in Ag 2 S/SnO 2 to enhance the photocurrent. CoOOH, acting as a secondary antibody label, forms a sandwich structure with the electrode. The loading of HIgG and CoOOH-Ab2 due to specific recognition of antigen-antibody, leads to the quenching of PEC signal. Various amounts of HIgG will bind with different amounts of CoOOH-Ab2, displaying a linear response within the range of 100 pg/mL∼10 μg/mL, with the detection limit of 2.2 pg/mL. In the colorimetric mode, CoOOH efficiently catalyzes the oxidation of 3,3′,5,5′-tetramethylbenzidine (TMB), and various amount of the sandwich biocomplexes formed with different HIgG levels lead to distinct color changes for visual detection. The linear response range is 500 pg/mL∼9.375 μg/mL with a lower detection limit of 0.29 ng/mL. The two independent modes with different mechanisms, based on the same PEC electrode, can validate each other and provide more scientific and reliable results in response to the targets. Thus, this dual-mode sensing platform for targets-induced signaling changes presents a novel strategy for bioanalysis and detection.
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免疫学
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SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL
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2021
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IF 7.46
Jia Ding,Fei Liu,Chunling Qi,Yunlei Zhou,Huanshun Yin,Shiyun Ai
A novel photoelectrochemical (PEC) biosensor was constructed for DNA hydroxymethylation detection based on Bi 4 NbO 8 Cl/PTC-NH 2 heterojunction and Fe-MIL-88NH 2 , where Bi 4 NbO 8 Cl/PTC-NH 2 was employed as photoactive material and Fe-MIL-88NH 2 was adopted as artificial hydrogen peroxide mimic enzyme. Based on the structure of hydroxymethylated cytosine in DNA sequence, 5-hydroxymethyl-2’-deoxycytidine (5hmdC) was employed as detected target molecule for the first time using PEC technique. After Bi 4 NbO 8 Cl/PTC-NH 2 heterojunction was modified on the substrate electrode, thioglycolic acid (TGA) was captured by forming amide bond, where the sulfhydryl group (-SH) of TGA was employed as the specific recognition of 5hmdC. Under M. HhaI catalysis, the −CH 2 OH of 5hmdC reacted selectively with the –SH. Finally, Fe-MIL-88NH 2 was modified on the electrode based on the crosslinker of 4-formylphenylboronic acid (FPBA), where FPBA possessed two active groups of formyl and boronic acid group, reacting with glycosyl of 5hmdC and amino of Fe-MIL-88NH 2 . Under the catalysis effect of Fe-MIL-88NH 2 , the insoluble substance was produced on the surface of electrodes, resulting in distinct lessening of PEC response. Under optimal conditions, the photocurrent shows a linear relationship with the logarithm value of 5hmdC concentration from 0.01-100 nM with a low detection limit of 6.48 pM. More importantly, this method can be applied to investigate the influence of exogenous phytohormone on 5hmdC content in the genomic DNA of rice seedling roots and leaves.
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材料科学
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分析化学
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生物传感器
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基因组学
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ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
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2017
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IF 4.798
Xiaoqiang Liu,Xiaohe Huo,Peipei Liu,Yunfei Tang,Jun Xu,Xiuhua Liu,Yanmei Zhou
In the present work, MoS 2 nanosheets were composited with TiO 2 nanorods to obtain a heterostructure with improved photoelectrochemical (PEC) performance. TiO 2 nanorods were initially prepared using a hydrothermal method, and then MoS 2 nanosheets were synthesized using TiO 2 nanorods as the substrates. Various spectroscopic and microscopic methods were used to investigate the morphology and composition of the composite. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy was also conducted to demonstrate the excellent electrical conductivity of the composite. The bioactivity of glucose oxidase (GOx) to glucose was validated with cyclic voltammetry in air-saturated solution. Finally, a PEC biosensor was fabricated by immobilizing GOx on MoS 2 nanosheet-TiO 2 nanorod composite modified ITO electrode. Owing to the high specific surface area, good conductivity, excellent biocompatibility and small band gap associated with this composite, the PEC glucose biosensor exhibited a dynamic range of 0.1–10.5 mM, sensitivity of 0.81 μA mM −1 , and a detection limit of 0.015 mM within the visible spectrum.
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材料科学
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纳米技术
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生物传感器
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Journal of Materials Chemistry B
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2022
·Vol. 10
·期 21
·4031-4039
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IF 7.571
Xu Li,Kang Cui,Mingzhen Xiu,Chenxi Zhou,Li Li,Jing Zhang,Shiji Hao,Lina Zhang,Shenguang Ge,Yizhong Huang,Jinghua Yu
In this work, novel dual-mode lab-on-paper devices based on in situ grown WO3/BiVO4 heterojunctions onto cellulose fibers, as signal amplification probes, were successfully fabricated by the integration of photoelectrochemical (PEC)/colorimetric analysis technologies into a paper sensing platform for the ultrasensitive detection of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP). Specifically, to achieve an impressive PEC performance of the lab-on-paper device, the WO3/BiVO4 heterojunction was in situ grown onto the surface of cellulose fibers assisted with Au nanoparticle (Au NP) functionalization for enhancing the conductivity of the working zone of the device. With the target concentration increased, more immune conjugates could be captured by the proposed paper photoelectrode, which could lead to a quantitative decrease in the photocurrent intensity, eventually realizing the accurate PEC signal readout. To meet the requirement of end-user application, a colorimetric signal readout system was designed for the lab-on-paper device based on the color reaction of 3,3′5,5′-tetramethylbenzidine (TMB) oxidized by WO3/BiVO4 nanoflowers in the presence of H2O2. Noticeably, it is the first time that the WO3/BiVO4 heterojunction is in situ grown onto cellulose fibers, which enhances the sensitivity in view of both their PEC activity and catalytic ability. By controlling the conversion process of hydrophobicity and hydrophilicity on the lab-on-paper device combined with diverse origami methods, the dual-mode PEC/colorimetric signal output for the ultrasensitive AFP detection was realized. Under optimal conditions, the proposed dual-mode lab-on-paper device could enable the sensitive PEC/colorimetric diagnosis of AFP in the linear range of 0.09–100 ng mL−1 and 5–100 ng mL−1 with the limit of detection of 0.03 and 1.47 ng mL−1, respectively.
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Journal of Materials Chemistry C
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2020
·Vol. 9
·期 2
·508-516
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IF 7.059
Haiguo Hu,Yonghong Zeng,Shan Gao,Rui Wang,Jinlai Zhao,Kaixi You,Yufeng Song,Quanlan Xiao,Rui Cao,Jianqing Li,Zhitao Lin,Jia Guo,Yiqing Shu,Zhinan Guo,Dianyuan Fan
Tellurene, as a typical non-layered two-dimensional (2D) material, has attracted a lot of attention due to its superior properties such as fast photoconductivity, high thermoelectricity, large piezoelectricity, and excellent nonlinear optical response. Here, a unique, simple, and rapid solution method for the synthesis of high-quality hexagonal Te nanosheets with large area has been proposed. In the presence of polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) as a surfactant, the raw material, i.e., tellurium sodium hydride (NaHTe) was rapidly oxidized by O2 in ethanol solution to obtain the hexagonal Te nanosheets with a size of 5–11 μm and a thickness of 50–170 nm. In addition, the experimental results demonstrated that the prepared hexagonal Te nanosheets possessed good optical absorption and exhibited good photoresponse and stability as a photoanode material in a photoelectrochemical (PEC)-type photodetector. Meanwhile, this material also showed excellent nonlinear absorption properties, and the erbium-doped fiber ring laser with the Te nanosheets as a saturated absorption material successfully achieved mode-locking operation at 1550 nm. This work provides new ideas for the preparation of hexagonal Te nanosheets and their applications in optoelectronics and ultrafast photonics.
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光电子学
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超快光子学
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ANALYTICAL AND BIOANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
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2022
·Vol. 414
·期 24
·7277-7289
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IF 4.478
Wang Min,Hou Li,Chen Xiaoyu,Lin Tianran
A simple homogeneous photoelectrochemical (PEC) sensing platform based on an alkaline phosphatase (ALP)–mediated pesticide assay was established for the sensitive detection of omethoate (OM). The Bi 2 S 3 @Bi 2 Sn 2 O 7 heterojunction was used as a photoactive material to provide stable background photocurrent signals. The inhibition of OM on ALP and PEC determination was carried out in the homogeneous system. In the absence of OM, dephosphorylation of L-ascorbic acid 2-phosphate trisodium salt (AAP) was catalyzed by ALP to produce the enzyme-catalyzed product (L-ascorbic acid, AA). AA, as an electron donor, could capture photogenerated holes on the Bi 2 S 3 @Bi 2 Sn 2 O 7 heterojunction, thus inhibiting the recombination of electron holes to achieve an increase of the photocurrent signal. When the OM was introduced, the enzyme activity of ALP was reduced due to the organophosphorus pesticides (OPs)–based enzyme inhibition, and the AA produced by catalytic hydrolysis was also reduced, thus reducing the photocurrent signal. Compared with the traditional PEC sensor for OPs, this homogeneous PEC sensor avoided immobilization procedures, covalent labeling, separation, and the steric hindrance effect caused by immobilized biomolecules, which achieved high recognition efficiency and caused a reduction in analysis time. Additionally, an ALP-mediated pesticide assay for the determination of OPs with a simplified experimental process further improved the stability and reproducibility of the PEC sensor. The PEC sensor showed high sensitivity to the target OM within a dynamic range of 0.05 ~ 500 ng mL −1 , and the detection limit was 0.0146 ng mL −1 . Additionally, the PEC biosensing system showed good selectivity and anti-interference ability, and exhibited a satisfactory result in spinach and mustard samples. Graphical abstract A homogeneous PEC biosensor based on ALP inhibition strategy was constructed for OM detection in vegetable samples via Bi 2 S 3 @Bi 2 Sn 2 O 7 heterojunction as the photoactive substrate material
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环境科学
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农药分析
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