Preparation of Indium Tin Oxide Nanoparticle-modified 3-Aminopropyltrimethoxysilane-functionalized Indium Tin Oxide Electrode for Electrochemical Sulfide Detection

Md Abdul Aziz*, Wael Mahfoz, M. Nasiruzzaman Shaikh, Md Hasan Zahir, Abdul Rahman Al-Betar, Munetaka Oyama, Demetrios Theleritis, Zain Hassan Yamani

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1683-1690
Number of pages8
JournalElectroanalysis
Volume29
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2017

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Keywords

  • ITO-nanoparticle-modified ITO
  • amperometry
  • chronocoulometry
  • electrocatalytic properties
  • sulfide sensor

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Electrochemistry

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