Abstract
Electrochemiluminescence (ECL) is a vital analytical technique widely used in immunosensing and emerging applica-tions in biological imaging. Traditional ECL simulations rely on finite element methods, which provide valuable insights into reaction dynamics and spatial distribution of species. However, such methods are limited in mesoscopic environ-ments where stochastic effects become significant. Here, I present a novel approach using ChatGPTo1 to generate a Py-thon-based stochastic simulation for ECL reactions in a nanofluidic channel, incorporating diffusion, electrochemical and chemical reactions, and photon emission. The simulation successfully replicates results from finite element models while offering additional insights into time-dependent behaviors and enabling noise analysis for simulated luminescence traces. The iterative development of this simulation using ChatGPT was rapid, requiring minimal coding expertise while leveraging the model’s "reasoning" capabilities to implement physical principles, verify calculations, and optimize per-formance. This work demonstrates that large language models (LLMs) can serve as effective co-intelligence tools, facili-tating the development of complex simulations in electrochemistry. AI-driven tools/LLMs have a promising role in ad-vancing electrochemistry research, though careful validation remains essential to ensure scientific accuracy.
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Python script of stochastic electrochemiluminescence
Description
Python script for the simulation of stochastic electrochemiluminescence (ECL) generated by prompting ChatGPT o1-preview. Particles are undergoing a random walk and chemical and electrochemical reactions in a two-dimensional geometry. When stepping over specific boundary of the geometry, they transform into different molecules (thus undergoing oxidation and reduction, respectively). Ions generated at these opposing borders diffuse back in to the center of the two-dimensional geometry, where they react with one another to generate an ECL radical, which emits a photon.
The script generates figures of the, final position of different particle types in the 2D geometry, concentration profiles of particles types across the geometry/nanochannel, time-evolution of these concentrations, and time-evolution of generated photons.
The autocorrelation functions and corresponding power spectral densities are determined and plotted for the number of particles in between the reaction boundaries as a function of time, and the number of generated photons over time.
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