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Electrochemical detection of copper ion using a modified copolythiophene electrode

  • Sungkyunkwan University

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Abstract

This paper studies the detection of copper ions by using an iminodiacetatic acid (IDA) modified conducting copolymer electrode. The copolymer film comprising 3-methyl thiophene (3MT) and 3-thiophene acetic acid (3TA) was chosen as the selective metal cation sensing electrode. The carboxylic group of the copolymer was modified to produce IDA group for metal ion capture. The modified electrode was used for the electrochemical analysis of trace copper ions by square wave voltammetry (SWV) technique. The electrode was found to be highly selective to Cu2+ in the range of 0.1-10 μM. The modified electrode offered an excellent way, with a high stability and reusability, for selective determination of Cu2+ in a solution of mixed metal ions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7012-7017
Number of pages6
JournalElectrochimica Acta
Volume54
Issue number27
DOIs
StatePublished - 30 Nov 2009

Keywords

  • Copper ion
  • Iminodiacetatic acid
  • Polythiophene
  • Square wave voltammetry
  • Voltammetric sensors

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