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Understanding the ECL interaction of luminol and Ru(bpy)32+ luminophores by spectro-electrochemiluminescence
David Ibáñez1, María Begoña González-García, David Hernández-Santos
1Metrohm DropSens, S. L. Vivero Ciencias de la Salud, C/Colegio Santo Domingo de Guzmán s/n, 33010 Oviedo, Asturias, Spain. david.ibanez@metrohm.com pablo.fanjul@metrohm.com.
Abstract:
A detailed analysis of the ECL interaction between luminol and tris(2,2'-bipyridyl)dichlororuthenium(ii) (Ru(bpy)32+) is required before using them in ECL systems for multianalyte detection purposes. Spectro-electrochemiluminescence demonstrates that not only must the emission properties be considered, but also their additional optical characteristics are involved in the explanation of the interaction mechanism between these luminophores.
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