Journal
NANOMATERIALS
Volume 12, Issue 10, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/nano12101741
Keywords
boron-doped diamond electrodes; gold nanoparticles; electrochemical analysis; As(III)
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- AIST
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Electrochemical analysis plays a significant role in environmental monitoring, with sensor sensitivity and signal reliability depending on electrode characteristics, particularly in the precise control of high-density nanomaterials. This study successfully utilized boron-doped diamond electrodes to coat a dense layer of gold nanoparticles at high potential for arsenic detection.
Owing to its simplicity and sensitivity, electrochemical analysis is of high significance in the detection of pollutants and highly toxic substances in the environment. In electrochemical analysis, the sensitivity of the sensor and reliability of the obtained signal are especially dependent on the electrode characteristics. Electrodes with a high density of nanomaterials, which exhibit excellent activity, are useful as sensor substrates for pollutant detection. However, the effective placement of high-density nanomaterials requires a high degree of control over the particle size, particle shape, and distance between the particles on the substrate. In this study, we exploited the properties of boron-doped diamond (BDD) electrodes, which have a wide potential window, and succeeded in coating a highly dense layer of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) at high potential. The AuNP-modified BDD (AuNP-BDD) electrodes comprising less than 100 nm AuNPs at a density of 125 particles/mu m were electrochemically synthesized over a short period of 30-60 s. The AuNP-BDD electrodes were applied for detecting arsenic, which is one of the most abundant elements, and exhibited a limit of detection of 0.473 ppb in solution.
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