List of Contents
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION.. 1
1.1. Effect of Alkyl Chain Length in Pyridinium-based Ionic Liquids on Electrochemical Behavior of Carbon Ionic Liquid Electrode. 2
1.1.1. Carbon Electrodes. 2
1.1.1.1. Carbon Paste Electrodes. 3
1.1.2 Ionic Liquid. 4
1.1.2.1 Application of ILs as Electrolyte in Electrochemistry. 4
1.1.2.2. Ionic Liquids as Electrode Modifier 5
1.1.2.3. ILs as Binder for Construction of Carbon Paste Electrodes. 6
1.1.3. Carbon Ionic Liquid Electrodes. 6
1.1.4. Contact Angle and Wetting Properties. 7
1.1.5. Four-Point Probe Measurement of Semiconductor Sheet Resistance. 9
1.2. Spectrofluorimetric Determination of Doxy-cycline in Honey Based on the Plasmonic Interaction between its Europium Complex and Silver Nanoparticles. 12
1.2.1. Lanthanide-Sensitized Fluorescence. 12
1.2.2. Optical Properties of Metal Nanoparticles. 13
1.2.3. Metal-Enhanced Fluorescence (MEF) 14
1.2.4. Surface Plasmon-Enhanced Luminescence. 15
1.2.4.1.Lanthanide Complex Enhanced Luminescence by Silver Nanoparticles. 15
1.2.5. Doxycycline hyclate. 17
CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW… 20
2.1. Effect of Alkyl Chain Length in Pyridinium-based Ionic Liquids on Electrochemical Behavior of Carbon Ionic Liquid Electrode. 21
2.2. Spectrofluorimetric Determination of Doxycycline in Honey Based on the Plasmonic Interaction between its Europium Complex and Silver Nanoparticles. 24
2.2.1. Lanthanide Complexes as Fluorescent Probes. 24
2.2.2. Enhanced Fuorescence by Silver Nanomaterials. 28
2.2.3. Determination of Doxycycline. 28
2.2.3. Objective. 29
CHAPTER THREE EXPERIMENTAL. 30
3.1. Effect of Alkyl Chain Length in Pyridinium-based Ionic Liquids on Electrochemical Behavior of Carbon Ionic Liquid Electrode. 31
3.1.1. Materials. 31
3.1.2. Apparatus and Software. 31
3.1.3. Synthesis of Ionic Liquids. 33
3.1.4. Electrode Preparation. 35
3.2. Spectrofluorimetric Determination of Doxy-cycline in Honey Based on the Plasmonic Interaction between its Europium Complex and Silver Nanoparticles. 36
3.2.1. Chemicals. 36
3.2.2. Apparatus. 36
3.2.3. Solutions. 37
3.2.4. General Analytical Procedure. 38
3.2.5. Assay Procedure for Honey Sample. 39
CHAPTER FOUR RESULTS AND DISCUSSION.. 40
4.1. Effect of Alkyl Chain Length in Pyridinium-based Ionic Liquids on Electrochemical Behavior of Carbon Ionic Liquid Electrode. 41
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1. 1. Selection of Ionic Liquid. 41
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1. 2. Physical Characteristics of Carbon Ionic Liquid Electrode (CILE) 42