Electrochemical behavior of levodopa at multi-wall carbon nanotubes-quantum dots modified glassy carbon electrodes

Anal Sci. 2007 Nov;23(11):1321-4. doi: 10.2116/analsci.23.1321.

Abstract

A multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWNTs)-quantum dots (QDs) composite-modified glassy carbon electrode (GCE) was prepared. The complex was characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The electrochemical behavior of levodopa at MWNTs and QDs-modified GCEs (MWNTs-QDs/GCE) was studied by cyclic voltammetry (CV) and chronocoulometry (CC). It was found that its electrochemical behavior was a two-charge-two-proton process. The modified electrode had high electrocatalytic activity for levodopa with a standard heterogeneous rate constant of 0.595 cm s(-1), which was greatly increased compared with the values for bare GCE and individual MWNTs modified GCE. The better electrocatalytic activity for levodopa at MWNTs-QDs/GCE may due to a synergistic effect between MWNTs and QDs. This result provides a novel way to promote research on biomicromolecules at nano-dimensions.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Electrochemistry
  • Electrodes
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Levodopa / chemistry*
  • Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nanotubes, Carbon / chemistry*
  • Nanotubes, Carbon / ultrastructure
  • Oxidation-Reduction
  • Quantum Dots*

Substances

  • Nanotubes, Carbon
  • Levodopa