Strategies for Surface Modification with Ag-Shaped Nanoparticles: Electrocatalytic Enhancement of Screen-Printed Electrodes for the Detection of Heavy Metals
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Reagents and Solutions
2.2. Electrodes
2.3. Nanoparticle Synthesis
2.3.1. Preparation of Ag Nanoseeds
2.3.2. Preparation of Ag Nanoprisms
2.4. Electrode Modification
2.4.1. Drop-Casting Methodology
2.4.2. Spin-Coating Methodology
2.4.3. In situ Nanoparticle Synthesis on the Electrode Surface
2.5. Characterization of the Ag-Nanoparticles and of the Screen-Printed Carbon Nanofiber Electrode Surface
2.5.1. UV/VIS Spectroscopy
2.5.2. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
2.5.3. Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM)
2.6. Electrochemical Characterization of Ag-Nanoparticle–Screen-Printed Carbon Nanofiber Electrodes
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. UV/VIS Spectroscopy Characterization
3.2. Electron Microscopy Characterization
3.2.1. Characterization of Ag-Nanoparticles by Transmission Electron Microscopy and Scanning Electron Microscopy
3.2.2. Electrode Characterization by Scanning Electron Microscopy
3.3. Electrochemical Characterization of the Electrodes
3.3.1. Preliminary Studies of the SPCNFE Modification with Ag-Nanoparticles
3.3.2. Study of Ag-NS–SPCNFE Electrodes Obtained by Either Drop-casting (DC) or Spin-Coating (SC) Methodologies
3.3.3. Study of Ag-NPr–SPCNFEs, Prepared by Either Drop-casting (DC) or Spin-coating (SC) Methodologies
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Pb(II) | Cd(II) | |||||
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Deposition Ag-NPs | LOD (µg·L−1) (RSD%) * | Linear Range (µg·L−1) | R2 | LOD (µg·L−1) (RSD%) * | Linear Range (µg·L−1) | R2 |
DC Ag-NS | 3.3 (1.6) | 10.9–99.6 | 0.9990 | 3.7 (2.1) | 12.2–73.4 | 0.9923 |
SC Ag-NS | 2.8 (1.3) | 9.4–99.6 | 0.9990 | 2.4 (1.3) | 8.1–73.4 | 0.9976 |
DC Ag-NPr | 3.1(5.6) | 10.3–18.3 | 0.9840 | 2.2 (1.3) | 7.4–73.4 | 0.9980 |
SC Ag-NPr | 3.4(3.0) | 11.3–50.3 | 0.9911 | 2.1 (1.3) | 6.9–73.4 | 0.9976 |
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Torres-Rivero, K.; Torralba-Cadena, L.; Espriu-Gascon, A.; Casas, I.; Bastos-Arrieta, J.; Florido, A. Strategies for Surface Modification with Ag-Shaped Nanoparticles: Electrocatalytic Enhancement of Screen-Printed Electrodes for the Detection of Heavy Metals. Sensors 2019, 19, 4249. https://doi.org/10.3390/s19194249
Torres-Rivero K, Torralba-Cadena L, Espriu-Gascon A, Casas I, Bastos-Arrieta J, Florido A. Strategies for Surface Modification with Ag-Shaped Nanoparticles: Electrocatalytic Enhancement of Screen-Printed Electrodes for the Detection of Heavy Metals. Sensors. 2019; 19(19):4249. https://doi.org/10.3390/s19194249
Chicago/Turabian StyleTorres-Rivero, Karina, Lourdes Torralba-Cadena, Alexandra Espriu-Gascon, Ignasi Casas, Julio Bastos-Arrieta, and Antonio Florido. 2019. "Strategies for Surface Modification with Ag-Shaped Nanoparticles: Electrocatalytic Enhancement of Screen-Printed Electrodes for the Detection of Heavy Metals" Sensors 19, no. 19: 4249. https://doi.org/10.3390/s19194249