All-solid-state nitrate-selective electrode and its application in drinking water

作者:Tang, Wenzhi; Ping, Jianfeng; Fan, Kai; Wang, Yixian; Luo, Xue; Ying, Yibin; Wu, Jian*; Zhou, Qingli
来源:Electrochimica Acta, 2012, 81: 186-190.
DOI:10.1016/j.electacta.2012.07.073

摘要

An all-solid-state nitrate-selective electrode with the implementation of graphene as the ion-to-electron transducer was reported. The charge-transfer process was examined by electrochemical impedance spectroscope and the hydrophobic nature of the graphene film was characterized via the potentiometric water layer test. The analytical performance of the nitrate-selective electrode was investigated by the determination of nitrate in drinking water. The obtained results showed that graphene can significantly facilitate the ion-to-electron transducer and prevent the formation of water layer between the ion-selective membrane and the graphene layer. The fabricated nitrate-selective electrode displayed a Nernstian slope of 57.9 mV per decade of nitrate concentration, a low detection limit of 3 x 10(-5) M and a rapid response time (within 10 s) for concentration upon 10(-4) M. The determination of real samples indicated that the constructed nitrate-selective electrode was capable of monitoring nitrate in drinking water, providing a handy alternative for routine analysis.