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Zhao Y, Descamps J, Léger Y, Sojic N, Loget G. Light Conversion by Electrochemiluminescence at Semiconductor Surfaces. Acc Chem Res 2024; 57:2144-2153. [PMID: 39014959 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.4c00273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/18/2024]
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ConspectusElectrochemiluminescence (ECL) is the electrochemical generation of light. It involves an interfacial charge transfer that produces the excited state of a luminophore at the electrode surface. ECL is a powerful readout method that is widely employed for immunoassays and clinical diagnostics and is progressively evolving into a microscopy technique. On the other hand, photoelectrochemistry at illuminated semiconductors is a field of research that deals with the transfer of photogenerated charge carriers at the solid-liquid interface. This concept offers several advantages such as a considerable lowering of the onset potential required for triggering an electrochemical reaction as well as light addressable chemistry, via the spatial confinement of redox reactions at locally illuminated semiconductor electrodes. The combination of ECL with photoelectrochemistry at illuminated semiconductors is termed photoinduced ECL (PECL). It deals with the triggering of an ECL reaction through the transfer of photogenerated minority charge carriers at the illuminated solid/liquid interface. PECL results in the conversion of incident photons (λexc), that are absorbed by the semiconductor photoelectrode to emitted photons (λPECL), produced by the ECL reaction. Although demonstrated in the 1970s by Bard et al. in ultradry organic solvents, PECL remained unexplored until the last five years. Nowadays, as a result of the considerable progress achieved in semiconductor photoelectrodes and ECL systems, a large variety of PECL systems can be designed by combining photoelectrode materials with ECL luminophores, making it a versatile tool for light conversion in aqueous media.In this Account, we introduce the fundamentals of ECL and photoelectrochemistry at illuminated semiconductors and review the recent developments in PECL. We discuss the two main PECL light conversion schemes: downconversion (where λexc < λPECL) and upconversion (where λexc > λPECL). Besides, PECL can be used to simplify considerably the common electrochemical setups employed for ECL. Indeed, by engineering the photoelectrode material and carefully considering the reactivity involved for ECL and its counter-reaction, PECL enables the ultimate concept of all-optical ECL (AO-ECL), i.e., ECL generation at an illuminated monolithic device immersed into the electrolyte solution. As discussed in this Account, AO-ECL is an important breakthrough that allows the simplest ECL experimental configuration ever reported, eliminating constraints such as an electrical power supply, wires, electrodes, connections, and specific electrochemical knowledge. As shown at the end of this Account, due to the robustness of recently manufactured PECL systems, several applications can already be envisioned for microscopy, elucidation of solar conversion mechanisms, near-infrared imaging, and bioanalysis.
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- Y Zhao
- Univ Rennes, CNRS, ISCR (Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes) - UMR 6226, Rennes 35000, France
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- University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux INP, ISM, UMR CNRS 5255, Pessac 33607, France
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- Univ Rennes, INSA Rennes, CNRS, Institut FOTON - UMR 6082, F-35000 Rennes, France
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- University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux INP, ISM, UMR CNRS 5255, Pessac 33607, France
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- University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux INP, ISM, UMR CNRS 5255, Pessac 33607, France
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Li H, Cai Q, Wang Y, Jie G, Zhou H. Spatial-Potential-Color-Resolved Bipolar Electrode Electrochemiluminescence Biosensor Using a CuMoOx Electrocatalyst for the Simultaneous Detection and Imaging of Tetracycline and Lincomycin. Anal Chem 2024; 96:7073-7081. [PMID: 38663374 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.4c00388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2024]
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A spatial-potential-color-resolved bipolar electrode electrochemiluminescence biosensor (BPE-ECL) using a CuMoOx electrocatalyst was constructed for the simultaneous detection and imaging of tetracycline (TET) and lincomycin (LIN). HOF-101 emitted peacock blue light under positive potential scanning, and CdSe quantum dots (QDs) emitted green light under negative potential scanning. CuMoOx could catalyze the electrochemical reduction of H2O2 to greatly increase the Faradic current of BPE and realize the ECL signal amplification. In channel 1, CuMoOx-Aptamer II (TET) probes were introduced into the BPE hole (left groove A) by the dual aptamer sandwich method of TET. During positive potential scanning, the polarity of BPE (left groove A) was negative, resulting in the electrochemical reduction of H2O2 catalyzed by CuMoOx, and the ECL signal of HOF-101 was enhanced for detecting TET. In channel 2, CuMoOx-Aptamer (LIN) probes were adsorbed on the MXene of the driving electrode (DVE) hole (left groove B) by hydrogen-bonding and metal-chelating interactions. LIN bound with its aptamers, causing CuMoOx to fall off. During negative potential scanning, the polarity of DVE (left groove B) was negative and the Faradic current decreased. The ECL signal of CdSe QDs was reduced for detecting LIN. Furthermore, a portable mobile phone imaging platform was built for the colorimetric (CL) detection of TET and LIN. Thus, the multiple mode-resolved detection of TET and LIN could be realized simultaneously with only one potential scan, which greatly improved detection accuracy and efficiency. This study opened a new technology of BPE-ECL sensor application and is expected to shine in microchips and point-of-care testing (POCT).
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- Hongkun Li
- Key Laboratory of Optic-Electric Sensing and Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, MOE, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Optic-Electric Sensing and Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, MOE, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Optic-Electric Sensing and Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, MOE, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Optic-Electric Sensing and Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, MOE, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Optic-Electric Sensing and Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, MOE, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, P. R. China
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Zhao Y, Léger Y, Descamps J, Sojic N, Loget G. Off-Grid Electrogenerated Chemiluminescence with Customized p-i-n Photodiodes. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2308023. [PMID: 37988641 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202308023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 11/23/2023]
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Electrochemiluminescence (ECL) is the generation of light induced by an electrochemical reaction, driven by electricity. Here, an all-optical ECL (AO-ECL) system is developped, which triggers ECL by the illumination of electrically autonomous "integrated" photoelectrochemical devices immersed in the electrolyte. Because these systems are made using small and cheap devices, they can be easily prepared and readily used by any laboratories. They are based on commercially available p-i-n Si photodiodes (≈1 € unit-1), coupled with well-established ECL-active and catalytic materials, directly coated onto the component leads by simple and fast wet processes. Here, a Pt coating (known for its high activity for reduction reactions) and carbon paint (known for its optimal ECL emission properties) are deposited at cathode and anode leads, respectively. In addition to its optimized light absorption properties, using the commercial p-i-n Si photodiode eliminates the need for a complicated manufacturing process. It is shown that the device can emit AO-ECL by illumination with polychromatic (simulated sunlight) or monochromatic (near IR) light sources to produce visible photons (425 nm) that can be easily observed by the naked eye or recorded with a smartphone camera. These low-cost off-grid AO-ECL devices open broad opportunities for remote photodetection and portable bioanalytical tools.
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- Yiran Zhao
- Univ Rennes, CNRS, ISCR (Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes)-UMR6226, Rennes, F-35000, France
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- Univ Rennes, INSA Rennes, CNRS, Institut FOTON-UMR 6082, Rennes, F-35000, France
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- University of Bordeaux, INP, ISM, UMR CNRS 5255, Bordeaux, 33607, France
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- University of Bordeaux, INP, ISM, UMR CNRS 5255, Bordeaux, 33607, France
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- Univ Rennes, CNRS, ISCR (Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes)-UMR6226, Rennes, F-35000, France
- Institute of Energy and Climate Research, Fundamental Electrochemistry (IEK-9), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425, Jülich, Germany
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Zhao Y, Sépulveda B, Descamps J, Faye F, Duque M, Esteve J, Santinacci L, Sojic N, Loget G, Léger Y. Near-IR Photoinduced Electrochemiluminescence Imaging with Structured Silicon Photoanodes. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:11722-11729. [PMID: 38393292 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c19029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/25/2024]
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Infrared (IR) imaging devices that convert IR irradiation (invisible to the human eye) to a visible signal are based on solid-state components. Here, we introduce an alternative concept based on light-addressable electrochemistry (i.e., electrochemistry spatially confined under the action of a light stimulus) that involves the use of a liquid electrolyte. In this method, the projection of a near-IR image (λexc = 850 or 840 nm) onto a photoactive Si-based photoanode, immersed into a liquid phase, triggers locally the photoinduced electrochemiluminescence (PECL) of the efficient [Ru(bpy)3]2+-TPrA system. This leads to the local conversion of near-IR light to visible (λPECL = 632 nm) light. We demonstrate that compared to planar Si photoanodes, the use of a micropillar Si array leads to a large enhancement of local light generation and considerably improves the resolution of the PECL image by preventing photogenerated minority carriers from diffusing laterally. These results are important for the design of original light conversion devices and can lead to important applications in photothermal imaging and analytical chemistry.
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- Yiran Zhao
- Univ Rennes, CNRS, ISCR (Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes)-UMR 6226, Rennes 35000, France
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- Instituto de Microelectrónica de Barcelona (IMB-CNM, CSIC), Barcelona 08193, Spain
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- University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux INP, ISM, UMR CNRS 5255, Pessac 33607, France
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- INSA Rennes, CNRS, Institut FOTON-UMR6082, Univ Rennes, Rennes F-35000, France
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- Instituto de Microelectrónica de Barcelona (IMB-CNM, CSIC), Barcelona 08193, Spain
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- Instituto de Microelectrónica de Barcelona (IMB-CNM, CSIC), Barcelona 08193, Spain
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- University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux INP, ISM, UMR CNRS 5255, Pessac 33607, France
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- Univ Rennes, CNRS, ISCR (Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes)-UMR 6226, Rennes 35000, France
- University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux INP, ISM, UMR CNRS 5255, Pessac 33607, France
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- INSA Rennes, CNRS, Institut FOTON-UMR6082, Univ Rennes, Rennes F-35000, France
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Descamps J, Zhao Y, Goudeau B, Manojlovic D, Loget G, Sojic N. Infrared photoinduced electrochemiluminescence microscopy of single cells. Chem Sci 2024; 15:2055-2061. [PMID: 38332811 PMCID: PMC10848722 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc05983a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2023] [Accepted: 12/07/2023] [Indexed: 02/10/2024] Open
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Electrochemiluminescence (ECL) is evolving rapidly from a purely analytical technique into a powerful microscopy. Herein, we report the imaging of single cells by photoinduced ECL (PECL; λem = 620 nm) stimulated by an incident near-infrared light (λexc = 1050 nm). The cells were grown on a metal-insulator-semiconductor (MIS) n-Si/SiOx/Ir photoanode that exhibited stable and bright PECL emission. The large anti-Stokes shift allowed for the recording of well-resolved images of cells with high sensitivity. PECL microscopy is demonstrated at a remarkably low onset potential of 0.8 V; this contrasts with classic ECL, which is blind at this potential. Two imaging modes are reported: (i) photoinduced positive ECL (PECL+), showing the cell membranes labeled with the [Ru(bpy)3]2+ complex; and (ii) photoinduced shadow label-free ECL (PECL-) of cell morphology, with the luminophore in the solution. Finally, by adding a new dimension with the near-infrared light stimulus, PECL microscopy should find promising applications to image and study single photoactive nanoparticles and biological entities.
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- Julie Descamps
- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS UMR 5255, Bordeaux INP, Site ENSMAC 33607 Pessac France
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- Univ. Rennes, CNRS, ISCR (Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes)-UMR6226 Rennes F-35000 France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS UMR 5255, Bordeaux INP, Site ENSMAC 33607 Pessac France
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- Univ. Rennes, CNRS, ISCR (Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes)-UMR6226 Rennes F-35000 France
- Institute of Energy and Climate Research, Fundamental Electrochemistry (IEK-9), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH Jülich 52425 Germany
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS UMR 5255, Bordeaux INP, Site ENSMAC 33607 Pessac France
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Zhao Y, Descamps J, Sojic N, Loget G. All-Optical Electrochemiluminescence at Metal-Insulator-Semiconductor Diodes. J Phys Chem Lett 2024; 15:148-155. [PMID: 38149790 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c03220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2023]
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Pt/InGa/n-Si/SiOx/Pt devices were prepared by using standard chemical and sputtering processes. These systems are diodes comprising a frontside photoactive metal-insulator-semiconductor (MIS) n-Si/SiOx/Pt junction and a backside Pt/InGa/n-Si Ohmic contact. Pt/InGa/n-Si/SiOx/Pt was first characterized by dark-solid-state electrical and impedance measurements. Then, each side of the device was investigated by electrochemical means in the dark and under near-IR illumination at 850 nm in the luminol-H2O2 electrochemiluminescence (ECL) electrolyte. The results suggested the possibility of triggering an all-optical ECL (AO-ECL) at Pt/InGa/n-Si/SiOx/Pt. This was confirmed by studying AO-ECL at the monolithic, all-integrated Pt/InGa/n-Si/SiOx/Pt device, immersed in the ECL electrolyte. The conversion process can occur with good stability and the intensity of the visible emission (440 nm) depends on tunable parameters such as the illumination power density, O2 concentration, or the concentration of added H2O2. These results are important for the next developments of AO-ECL in sensing and microscopy.
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- Yiran Zhao
- Université Rennes, CNRS, ISCR (Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes)-UMR6226, F-35000 Rennes, France
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- University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux INP, ISM, UMR CNRS 5255, 33607 Pessac, France
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- University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux INP, ISM, UMR CNRS 5255, 33607 Pessac, France
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- Université Rennes, CNRS, ISCR (Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes)-UMR6226, F-35000 Rennes, France
- Institute of Energy and Climate Research, Fundamental Electrochemistry (IEK-9), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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Descamps J, Zhao Y, Le-Pouliquen J, Goudeau B, Garrigue P, Tavernier K, Léger Y, Loget G, Sojic N. Local reactivity of metal-insulator-semiconductor photoanodes imaged by photoinduced electrochemiluminescence microscopy. Chem Commun (Camb) 2023; 59:12262-12265. [PMID: 37753612 DOI: 10.1039/d3cc03702a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/28/2023]
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Localized photoinduced electrochemiluminescence (PECL) is studied on photoanodes composed of Ir microbands deposited on n-Si/SiOx. We demonstrate that PECL microscopy precisely imaged the hole-driven heterogeneous photoelectrochemical reactivity. The method is promising for elucidating the local activity of photoelectrodes that are employed in solar energy conversion.
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- Julie Descamps
- University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux INP, ISM, UMR CNRS 5255, Pessac 33607, France.
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- Univ Rennes, CNRS, ISCR (Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes)-UMR6226, Rennes F-35000, France.
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- Univ Rennes, INSA Rennes, CNRS, Institut FOTON-UMR 6082, F-35000, Rennes, France
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- University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux INP, ISM, UMR CNRS 5255, Pessac 33607, France.
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- University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux INP, ISM, UMR CNRS 5255, Pessac 33607, France.
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- Univ Rennes, INSA Rennes, CNRS, Institut FOTON-UMR 6082, F-35000, Rennes, France
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- Univ Rennes, INSA Rennes, CNRS, Institut FOTON-UMR 6082, F-35000, Rennes, France
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- Univ Rennes, CNRS, ISCR (Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes)-UMR6226, Rennes F-35000, France.
- Institute of Energy and Climate Research, Fundamental Electrochemistry (IEK-9), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich, 52425, Germany
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- University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux INP, ISM, UMR CNRS 5255, Pessac 33607, France.
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Upconversion Photoinduced Electrochemiluminescence of Luminol-H2O2 at Si/SiOx/Ni Photoanodes. Electrochim Acta 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2023.142013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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