Abstract
A sulfide sensor based on an indium tin oxide nanoparticle (ITONP)-modified ITO electrode was developed. To prepare ITONP-modified ITO, various methods were tested. Drop-drying of ITONPs (aq.) on aminopropyltrimethoxysilane-functionalized ITO (APTMS/ITO) was found to be the best method on the basis of voltammetric analysis of the sulfide ion. ITONP-modified APTMS/ITO (ITONP/APTMS/ITO) yielded much better electrocatalytic properties toward sulfide electro-οxidation than did bare or APTMS/ITO electrodes. The ITONPs and ITONP-modified ITO were also characterized using transmission electron microscopy and field emission scanning electron microscopy, respectively. Optimization of the type of inert electrolyte and pH yielded an ITONP/APTMS/ITO detector whose amperometrically and chronocoulοmetrically determined limits of detection for sulfide were 3.0 μM and 0.90 μM, respectively. ITONP/APTMS/ITO electrodes displayed reproducible performance, were highly stable, and were not susceptible to interference by common contaminants. Thus, the developed electrode can be considered as a promising tool for sensing sulfide.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1683-1690 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Electroanalysis |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 2017 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2017 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim
Keywords
- ITO-nanoparticle-modified ITO
- amperometry
- chronocoulometry
- electrocatalytic properties
- sulfide sensor
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Analytical Chemistry
- Electrochemistry