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EMIMBF4-Assisted SnO2-Based Planar Perovskite Films for Label-Free Photoelectrochemical Sensing.

ABSTRACT: In this work, a photoelectrochemical (PEC) sensing system was developed for chemical detection without any tags. The system is based on methylammonium lead iodide chloride perovskite as the photoelectrochemical signal-generating molecule, tin oxide nanoparticles (SnO2) as the electron transport layer, and ionic liquid of 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate (EMIMBF4) as the stabilizer and electrolyte. The photosensitizer film is formed through spin-coating followed by low-temperature sintering. Upon irradiation with 473 nm light, an anodic photocurrent is generated in a blank electrolyte and changed significantly after addition of hemin into the electrolyte. The change of photocurrent after addition of hemin suggested that the chemicals participated in a photoelectrochemical process. Our work paves the way to developing analytical methods with perovskite.

SUBMITTER: Pei J

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6641884 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

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EMIMBF4-Assisted SnO2-Based Planar Perovskite Films for Label-Free Photoelectrochemical Sensing.

Pei Jianying J Wu Yiping Y Guo Xiaoyu X Ying Ye Y Wen Ying Y Yang Haifeng H

ACS omega 20170808 8

In this work, a photoelectrochemical (PEC) sensing system was developed for chemical detection without any tags. The system is based on methylammonium lead iodide chloride perovskite as the photoelectrochemical signal-generating molecule, tin oxide nanoparticles (SnO2) as the electron transport layer, and ionic liquid of 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate (EMIMBF4) as the stabilizer and electrolyte. The photosensitizer film is formed through spin-coating followed ...[more]

PMID: 31457726

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