Surface passivation suppression in Zn-MOF for enhanced ECL sensing.

Mikrochim Acta

National Engineering Research Center for Carbohydrate Synthesis, Key Lab of Fluorine and Silicon for Energy Materials and Chemistry of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, 330022, People's Republic of China.

Published: July 2025


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Zinc-based metal-organic framework (Zn-MOF), has been demonstrated to be a promising electrochemiluminescence (ECL) luminophore, owing to its tunable structures and functional versatility. It exhibited voltage-dependent ECL enhancement, however, repeated high-potential cycling induced progressive signal instability due to conductive band electron accumulation, which reduced electron-hole recombination efficiency and accelerated electrode passivation. Herein, SnS QDs (quantum dots) decorated Zn-MOF (SnS QDs@Zn-MOF) was synthesized and employed as the efficient luminophore. SnS QDs, serving as electron acceptors, effectively trap over-injected electrons to prevent electrode passivation. Upon target binding, the ECL signal was quenched by dopaminequinone (DQ), which is the electro-oxidation product of dopamine. The resulting biosensor exhibited a broad linear range from 0.1 nM to 100 μM and an ultralow detection limit of 0.072 nM. Overall, this work provides a promising strategy for the development of high-performance ECL biosensors.

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