A simple method for fabrication of sole composition nickel hexacyanoferrate modified electrode and its application

Nickel hexacyanoferrate film modified gold electrode was prepared by a simple chemical deposition procedure from a fresh prepared solution containing ferricyanide, Ni2+, and sodium nitrate. The resultant films have solo composition and are significantly stable as compared to the electrochemically deposited NiHCF films. For different concentrations of Na+ in the solution, the formal potential values of NiHCF shift according to the Nernstian behavior with a slope of 48 mV in the range of 10(-4) to 1.0 M. The NiHCF film was also used for the electrocatalytic oxidation of ascorbic acid. The anodic peak current observed in cyclic voltammetry increased with the ascorbic acid concentration. At a fixed potential under hydrodynamic conditions, the calibration plot was linear over the ascorbic acid concentration range 0.1-12 mM. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.