RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 UV/Vis spectroelectrochemistry as a tool for monitoring the fabrication of sensors based on silver nanoparticle modified electrodes A1 Fernández Blanco, Ana Cristina A1 Colina Santamaría, Álvaro A1 Heras Vidaurre, Aránzazu K1 UV-Vis spectroelectrochemistry K1 silver nanoparticles K1 screen-printed electrodes K1 electrochemistry K1 Química analítica K1 Chemistry, Analytic AB A new controlled current multipulse methodology has been developed to modify the screen-printed electrode surface with silver nanoparticles (AgNPs). Spectroelectrochemistry has provided not only information about the type of nanoparticles (NPs) deposited on the electrode surface, but also about the electrosynthesis process. Small NPs without plasmon band are initially generated. Next, these nuclei grow to form bigger NPs in the reduction pulses with a characteristic plasmon band centered at 400 nm. Most of the NPs are generated during the first reduction pulses and a linear growth of the absorbance at a lower reaction rate was obtained in the subsequent pulses. Oxidation pulses do not redissolve completely silver NPs but only partially, meaning that very stable NPs are generated. AgNPs-modified electrodes have been successfully used to determine hydrogen peroxide. Spectroelectrochemistry has also yielded very useful information to understand the voltammetric signal obtained during the reduction of H2O2 on silver modified electrodes. PB MDPI SN 1424-8220 YR 2013 FD 2013-05 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10259/4265 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10259/4265 LA eng NO Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (CTQ2010-17127) and Junta de Castilla y León (GR71, BU197A12-2) DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos RD 20-abr-2024