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Photoelectrochemical sensing for hydroquinone based on gold nanoparticle-modified indium tin oxide glass electrode

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Gold nanoparticles (GNPs) were deposited directly onto the surface of indium tin oxide (ITO) thin film-coated glass by electrochemical method. It was used as a photoanode in a photoelectrochemical (PEC) cell for sensitive detection of hydroquinone (HQ) at an applied bias potential of 0.15 V vs. saturated calomel electrode. This heterostructure showed dramatically enhanced PEC properties due to the introduction of the Au/ITO interface. Under the irradiation, the marked photocurrent response was observed at the GNPs/ITO photoelectrode compared with bare ITO electrode. The anodic photocurrent could be further largely enhanced by HQ. A new PEC strategy for sensitive detection of HQ at a relative low potential was developed. The linear range for HQ determination was 0.25 to 150 μM, with a detection limit of 0.1 μM. The sensitivity on the GNPs/ITO electrode at the irradiation was ~ 3.3 times higher than that in dark. These results demonstrate that the simple GNPs/ITO electrodes have great potential for PEC analysis application.

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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21475092) and the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions.

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    Panpan Wang, Daodan Huang, Wenying Guo & Junwei Di

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Wang, P., Huang, D., Guo, W. et al. Photoelectrochemical sensing for hydroquinone based on gold nanoparticle-modified indium tin oxide glass electrode. J Solid State Electrochem 22, 123–128 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-017-3730-0

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