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A screen-printed carbon electrode modified with a bismuth film and gold nanoparticles for simultaneous stripping voltammetric determination of Zn(II), Pb(II) and Cu(II)

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The authors report on a disposable sensor for the differential pulse anodic stripping voltammetric (DPASV) determination of the ions Zn(II), Pb(II) and Cu(II). Simultaneous detection is accomplished by using a screen-printed carbon electrode (SPCE) co-modified with an in-situ plated bismuth (Bi)) film and gold nanoparticles (AuNPs). The synergistic effect of the Bi film, and the large surface and good electrical conductivity of the AuNPs strongly assist in the co-deposition of the three ions. Four well-defined and fully separated anodic stripping peaks, at 540 mV for Zn(II), 50 mV for Pb(II), 140 mV for Bi(III) and 295 mV for Cu(II), all vs. Ag/AgCl, can be seen. The modified SPCE was characterized by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, cyclic voltammetry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. Under the optimized conditions, the sensor has a good response to these ions. The detection limits (at an S/N ratio of 3) are 50 ng·L−1 for Zn(II), 20 ng·L−1 for Pb(II), and 30 ng·L−1 for Cu(II). The method was applied to the determination of the 3 ions in spiked lake water samples.

Schematic of screen-printed carbon electrode (SPCE) co-modified with a bismuth film and gold nanoparticles for electrochemical simultaneous determination of Zn(II), Pb(II) and Cu(II) by differential pulse anodic stripping voltammetric (DPASV).

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This work was supported by Guangzhou Science Technology and Innovation Commission (Project No. 201508020010).

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  1. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, People’s Republic of China

    Zhiwei Lu, Junjun Zhang, Wanlin Dai, Xueni Lin & Jianshan Ye

  2. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510006, People’s Republic of China

    Junjun Zhang

  3. Guangzhou Ingsens Sensor Technology Co., Ltd, Kaiyuan Road 11, Guangzhou, 510535, People’s Republic of China

    Jiaping Ye

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Lu, Z., Zhang, J., Dai, W. et al. A screen-printed carbon electrode modified with a bismuth film and gold nanoparticles for simultaneous stripping voltammetric determination of Zn(II), Pb(II) and Cu(II). Microchim Acta 184, 4731–4740 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00604-017-2521-8

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