Carbon nanocoatings: A new approach to recording mass spectra of low-molecular compounds using surface-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry
- Authors: Kosyakov D.S.1, Sorokina E.A.1, Ul’yanovskii N.V.1, Varakin E.A.1, Chukhchin D.G.1, Gorbova N.S.1
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Affiliations:
- Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M.V. Lomonosov
- Issue: Vol 71, No 13 (2016)
- Pages: 1221-1227
- Section: Articles
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/1061-9348/article/view/182207
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S1061934816130086
- ID: 182207
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Abstract
A simple and rapid approach to obtaining target plates for the investigation of low-molecularweight compounds by surface-assisted laser desorption/ionization (SALDI) mass spectrometry is proposed. It consists in the vacuum sputtering of a carbon layer with a thickness of about 50 nm onto a metal surface. The resulting coatings are characterized by homogeneity, hydrophobicity, and high mechanical strength, which eliminates a possibility of mass spectrometer contamination. A comparison of the SALDI mass spectra of test compounds recorded using conventional carbon materials and carbon nanocoatings demonstrates advantages of the last named materials, such as high spectral resolution and the absence of spectral interferences at low m/z values.
About the authors
D. S. Kosyakov
Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M.V. Lomonosov
Author for correspondence.
Email: d.kosyakov@narfu.ru
Russian Federation, nab. Severnoi Dviny 17, Arkhangelsk, 163002
E. A. Sorokina
Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M.V. Lomonosov
Email: d.kosyakov@narfu.ru
Russian Federation, nab. Severnoi Dviny 17, Arkhangelsk, 163002
N. V. Ul’yanovskii
Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M.V. Lomonosov
Email: d.kosyakov@narfu.ru
Russian Federation, nab. Severnoi Dviny 17, Arkhangelsk, 163002
E. A. Varakin
Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M.V. Lomonosov
Email: d.kosyakov@narfu.ru
Russian Federation, nab. Severnoi Dviny 17, Arkhangelsk, 163002
D. G. Chukhchin
Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M.V. Lomonosov
Email: d.kosyakov@narfu.ru
Russian Federation, nab. Severnoi Dviny 17, Arkhangelsk, 163002
N. S. Gorbova
Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M.V. Lomonosov
Email: d.kosyakov@narfu.ru
Russian Federation, nab. Severnoi Dviny 17, Arkhangelsk, 163002