TY - JOUR
T1 - Functionalized carbon nanoparticles, blacks and soots as electron-transfer building blocks and conduits
AU - Lawrence, Katherine
AU - Baker, Charlotte L.
AU - James, Tony D.
AU - Bull, Steven D.
AU - Lawrence, Ruth
AU - Mitchels, John M.
AU - Opallo, Marcin
AU - Arotiba, Omotayo A.
AU - Ozoemena, Kenneth I.
AU - Marken, Frank
PY - 2014/5
Y1 - 2014/5
N2 - Functionalized carbon nanoparticles (or blacks) have promise as novel active high-surface-area electrode materials, as conduits for electrons to enzymes or connections through lipid films, or as nano-building blocks in electroanalysis. With previous applications of bare nanoblacks and composites mainly in electrochemical charge storage and as substrates in fuel cell devices, the full range of benefits of bare and functionalized carbon nanoparticles in assemblies and composite (bio)electrodes is still emerging. Carbon nanoparticles are readily surface-modified, functionalized, embedded, or assembled into nanostructures, employed in bioelectrochemical systems, and incorporated into novel electrochemical sensing devices. This focus review summarizes aspects of a rapidly growing field and some of the recent developments in carbon nanoparticle functionalization with potential applications in (bio)electrochemical, photoelectrochemical, and electroanalytical processes. Soots to Suit! Functionalized carbon nanoparticles are proving to be very customizable, with a wide range of applications due to their high surface area, conductivity, easily modified surfaces, and ability to form composites. Their potential and uses in (bio)electrochemical, photoelectrochemical, and electroanalytical processes are reviewed.
AB - Functionalized carbon nanoparticles (or blacks) have promise as novel active high-surface-area electrode materials, as conduits for electrons to enzymes or connections through lipid films, or as nano-building blocks in electroanalysis. With previous applications of bare nanoblacks and composites mainly in electrochemical charge storage and as substrates in fuel cell devices, the full range of benefits of bare and functionalized carbon nanoparticles in assemblies and composite (bio)electrodes is still emerging. Carbon nanoparticles are readily surface-modified, functionalized, embedded, or assembled into nanostructures, employed in bioelectrochemical systems, and incorporated into novel electrochemical sensing devices. This focus review summarizes aspects of a rapidly growing field and some of the recent developments in carbon nanoparticle functionalization with potential applications in (bio)electrochemical, photoelectrochemical, and electroanalytical processes. Soots to Suit! Functionalized carbon nanoparticles are proving to be very customizable, with a wide range of applications due to their high surface area, conductivity, easily modified surfaces, and ability to form composites. Their potential and uses in (bio)electrochemical, photoelectrochemical, and electroanalytical processes are reviewed.
KW - biosensors
KW - carbon dots
KW - fluorescence
KW - layered compounds
KW - nanostructures
KW - voltammetry
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84899436613&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1002/asia.201301657
DO - 10.1002/asia.201301657
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84899436613
SN - 1861-4728
VL - 9
SP - 1226
EP - 1241
JO - Chemistry - An Asian Journal
JF - Chemistry - An Asian Journal
IS - 5
ER -