Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes for Chemical Sensing: Electrochemical Detection of Hydrogen Isotopes

Autor: Ioan Stamatin, Stefan Marian Iordache, Arcadie Sobetkii, Cristiana Eugenia Ana Grigorescu, Nicolae Catalin Zoita, Eusebiu Ilarian Ionete, Ana-Maria Iordache
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Coatings, Vol 11, Iss 968, p 968 (2021)
Coatings
Volume 11
Issue 8
ISSN: 2079-6412
DOI: 10.3390/coatings11080968
Popis: In this study, we propose a palladium-functionalized CNT composite working as a sensitive material to evaluate the deuterium concentration in aqueous samples. The sensitive material was prepared by the deposition of Pd nanoparticles onto MWCNT–OH by the micellization process. A modified electrode was prepared by drop casting 60 μL of Pd-decorated MWCNT suspension on a clean glassy carbon electrode surface. The sensing behavior was investigated in a series of deuterium-enriched solutions ranging from 25 to 10,000 ppm. We performed cyclic voltammetry and impedance spectroscopy studies on the samples. The process is quasi-reversible with the reduction curve more pronounced than the oxidation curve, which indicates a low tendency to desorption for the hydrogen atoms.
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