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Graphene oxide-assisted synthesis of bismuth nanosheets for catalytic stripping voltammetric determination of iron in coastal waters

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The article describes the synthesis of bismuth nanosheets (BiNSs) in the presence of a small quantity of graphene oxide (GO) which is helpful for the formation of two-dimensional BiNSs and improves dispersity. The material, when placed on a glassy carbon electrode (GCE), is shown to enable catalytic stripping voltammetric determination of total dissolved iron without the need for adding a complexing agent. The average thickness and length of the BiNSs are 3 to 4 nm and 100 to 200 nm, respectively. The unique nanostructure of the BiNSs, the ability of Bi to form alloys with metal, and the current amplification of the catalytic system make the modified GCE an excellent choice for electrochemical determination of Fe(III). Under the optimal conditions, the electrode has a linear response to Fe(III) in the 0.01 to 20 μM concentrations range, with a lower detection limit of 2.3 nM. The electrode was successfully applied to the sensitive determination of Fe(III) in coastal waters.

Bismuth nanosheets were prepared by graphene oxide-assisted synthesis and utilized for catalytic stripping voltammetric determination of trace Fe(III) in coastal waters.

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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (41276093), the Youth Innovation Promotion Association (2011170) and Outstanding Young Scientists of CAS.

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  1. Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research (YIC), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes, Yantai, Shandong, 264003, People’s Republic of China

    Xueping Hu, Dawei Pan, Mingyue Lin & Haitao Han

  2. Department of Earth, Ocean and Ecological Sciences, School of Environmental Science, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 3GP, UK

    Dawei Pan

  3. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, People’s Republic of China

    Xueping Hu & Mingyue Lin

  4. College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, Shandong, 250014, People’s Republic of China

    Fei Li

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Hu, X., Pan, D., Lin, M. et al. Graphene oxide-assisted synthesis of bismuth nanosheets for catalytic stripping voltammetric determination of iron in coastal waters. Microchim Acta 183, 855–861 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00604-015-1733-z

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