The electrochemical applications of rare earth-based nanomaterials

As a series of important metal materials, rare earth elements and their related derivative compounds have received significant attention because of their narrow emission bands, noncytotoxicity, excitation of multiple fluorescence colors and electrochemical properties. These unique properties endow r...

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Published inAnalyst (London) Vol. 144; no. 23; pp. 6789 - 6811
Main Authors Huang, Haiping, Zhu, Jun-Jie
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Royal Society of Chemistry 18.11.2019
Subjects
Biomolecules
Chemical sensors
Electrochemical analysis
Fluorescence
Hydrogen evolution reactions
Nanomaterials
Photovoltaic cells
Properties (attributes)
Rare earth elements
Solar cells
Supercapacitors
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Summary:As a series of important metal materials, rare earth elements and their related derivative compounds have received significant attention because of their narrow emission bands, noncytotoxicity, excitation of multiple fluorescence colors and electrochemical properties. These unique properties endow rare earth-based nanomaterials with great potential for application in various fields such as in supercapacitors, batteries, sensors, devices and solar cells. This review presents a general description of the electrochemical properties of rare earth-based nanomaterials. The developments and improvements of their electrochemical applications in electrochemical sensors for the detection of small biomolecules and DNA, supercapacitors, batteries and electrochemical catalysis towards the hydrogen evolution reaction have also been discussed. This review presents a general description of the synthesis and electrochemical properties of rare earth-based nanomaterials and their electrochemical applications.
Bibliography:Haiping Huang received his B. Sc. in 2003 from Southwest University and his M. Sc. in 2006 from Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences. In 2009, he obtained his Ph. D. from Nanjing University under the supervision of Prof. Jun-Jie Zhu. Currently, he is an associate professor at Jiangxi University of Science and Technology. His general research interests include the synthesis, characterization and electrochemical applications of rare earth-related nanomaterials.
Jun-Jie Zhu is a Professor of Chemistry at Nanjing University, China. He received his BS (1984) and PhD (1993) degrees in Chemistry from Nanjing University. After this, he started his academic career at Nanjing University in 1993. From 1998 to 1999, he was a postdoctoral fellow at Bar-Ilan University, Israel. He mainly studies bioanalytical chemistry, including DNA nanotechnology-based electrochemical and fluorescent biosensors and drug delivery. He is also interested in the synthesis of biofunctional nanoparticles as well as the biological and biomedical applications of nanoparticles.
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ISSN:0003-2654
1364-5528
1364-5528
DOI:10.1039/c9an01562k