“…Electrochemiluminescence resonance energy transfer (ECL-RET) is a spectroscopy method that is caused by the energy transfer between ECL donor and acceptor at the nanometer-scale. − At large distances, typically over 12 nm, the ECL-RET using the SPR structures as ECL acceptor could increase the emission intensity of the ECL donor, which was reported as “plasmon-enhanced ECL” in the previous literature. , At small distances, typically less than 10 nm, the ECL-RET mainly manifested as the quenching to the ECL signal. , Because of the unique advantages of ECL-RET, such as no interference from the scattering light, low cost, and high sensitivity, ECL-RET has attracted growing attention in the detection of proteins, DNA, and small molecules. − However, challenges exist in the system, including the electrochemical instability of acceptor and the difficulty to find a well-overlapped ECL donor–acceptor pair. In recent decades, plasmonic nanoparticles (Au, Ag, and Pt nanoparticles) have been widely investigated as the acceptor in the ECL-RET system for their easy preparation and favorable electrochemical stability. , As a typical plasmonic nanostructure, gold nanospheres could exhibit high energy transfer efficiency to the ECL donor, for example, semiconductor nanocrystals, in the ECL-RET biosensors due to their strong plasmon absorption .…”