20.8
Summary and Perspectives
The current efforts on electrochemistry with nanoparticles have been reviewed
with a certain bias towards the contemporary areas of research namely, electrochemical charging, sensors and the use of spectroelectrochemical methods. There
are many outstanding issues that require the attention of electrochemists in the
years to come. Understanding the biological processes, bioassays and the stability
of biomolecules under potential control is an area that is of immediate relevance.
Mirkin and co-workers [10b] and Alivisatos and co-workers [9, 10a] have made
significant contributions in the bioassembly of nanoparticles and their optical
properties. The electrochemistry is still not well explored. Potential-dependent
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
Pd
Pd
Pd
Pd
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
H
2
2
2
2
2+
+
+
+
N
Ru
2
N
N
N
N
N
N
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
N
N
N
N
N
N
Zn
N
N
N
N
N
O
O
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O
O
CH
2
(
)
11
2
(
)
11
N
N
+
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
NH 2
NH 2
NH 2
H 2
N
N
H 2
N H
2
H 2
N
NH 2
NH 2
Scheme 20.5.
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