Snizhko D. The concept of construction of sensor systems using nanophotonic and nanoelectrochemical technologies

Українська версія

Thesis for the degree of Doctor of Science (DSc)

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0521U101588

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Specialization

  • 05.27.06 - Технологія, обладнання та виробництво електронної техніки

12-05-2021

Specialized Academic Board

Д 64.052.04

Kharkiv National University Of Radio Electronics

Essay

The dissertation contains the results of theoretical and experimental researches directed on development of the concept of technological bases to use nanophotonic and nanoelectrochemical technologies for sensor system design. Their application allows to improve the analytical characteristics of the systems, to expand the functionality, which includes increasing the range of objects, substances that can be studied. For the first time the concept of construction of ultrafast potentiostat for realization of high-speed methods of electrochemical analysis with using micro-, ultra-micro- and nanoelectrodes as sensors is offered, which is based on the principles of intra-stage connections, ohmic drop compensation in current-to-voltage amplifier stage, introduction high frequencies compensation feedback to switch on the amplifier in repeater mode to control the counter electrode of the sensor. The method of ultrafast voltammetry was further developed, which includes research of the use of microelectrodes and nanoelectrodes for electrochemical assays. Optical signal detection instrumentation including devices for ultra-weak light registration were analyzed. It was verified that the metrological characteristic of modern photomultiplier tubes in counting mode stays significant for sensor system, however, the role of CMOS photodetector is increasing in portable and miniature sensor systems. The design and fabrication method of a microelectrode were proposed for the first time, that includes the sleeve as a technological element that pro-vides a combination of conductors in the electrode case. The design and fabrication method of ultramicroelectrode were proposed for the first time, which includes an additional technological process of the electrode end shaping to obtain the working electrode surface of submicron and nanometer level by pulling the working end, which is molten. Samples of microelectrodes with Ø6 μm glassy carbon material, with Ø25 μm gold working disk electrode surface, and Ø500 nm gold ultramicroelectrodes were fabricated accordingly to proposed fabrication methods. The method of chemiluminescence received further development that includes the development of new chemical compositions and sonication actuators to conduct the analytical reaction in the sensor system. For the first time the concept of building a sensor system on the principle of "point-of-care testing", which includes the use of nanotechnological piezoelectric actuator of the analytical chemiluminescent reaction. It allows to development of new analytical chemiluminescent technologies for determining the biologically significant components of liquid samples, such as ascorbic acid, superoxide dismutase, hemin, tyrosinase. The prospects of electrogenerated chemiluminescence analysis using sensor systems have been demonstrated, which includes the development of a physicochemical model of the interaction of ethyl formate co-reagent with electrochemiluminophore - ruthenium bi-pyridine complex, which describes the mechanism of analytical signal generation. The use of the diamond-like film dopped by nitrogen as electrode material in the technology of electrogenerated chemiluminescence has shown to improve the signal-to-noise ratio for the known ECL composition of the ruthenium bipyridine complex more than 8 times. The new sensor technology for electrode functionalization was developed that is based on carbon nanotubes bonding to substrate by intermediate sub-stance lipoic acid. Perspectives of formation sensitive layer of carbon nanotubes are shown. The experimental sensor system for electrochemical and electrochemiluminescent studies with ultramicroelectrodes was tested in high-speed polarization modes. The use of Langmuir-Blodget technology made it possible to create modified electrodes with binary systems containing luminophore such as ruthenium bipyridyl complex or rubrene. The use of water-insoluble luminophore in aqueous solutions by immobilization of reagent on the electrode for aqueous solution assays is shown. The optimal content of water-insoluble rubrene in the PMMA matrix in the ratio 1: 5 (in recalculation to monomer), 20% take more stable film is maximum of ECL signal generation. The design of several instruments for light detection with different principals were done for application in sensor systems that including colorimeter “C 1001”, apparatus “Spark” for photomultiplier tube (PMT) integration to a measurement system, fast pulse counter “Pulsar” to control operation of PMT in counting mode and propose interface to different measurement system with analog and digital data transfer, analyzer “ELAN-3D” for electrogenerated chemiluminescent analysis. The recommendations for the development of tools for nanophotonic and nanoelectrochemical sensor systems are presented.

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