Issue 8, 2008

Fullerene-based electrochemical buffer layer for ion-selective electrodes

Abstract

In this work, C60fullerene is used as an electrochemical mediator for the development of an all-solid-state ISE. The unique electrochemical characteristics of the fullerenes allow for the facile ion-to-electron transduction across the ionically active polymeric ion-selective membrane and the electrochemically active glassy carbon transducer. The interfacial ion-to-electron charge transfer was investigated by Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy. The study of the analytical characteristics of a model potassium-selective electrode, together with the EIS studies, reveals that, indeed, the interfacial C60 electrochemically active layer facilitates the ion-to-electron transduction, providing a stable and reversible solid-state ISE system. This finding is a significant contribution to the efforts aiming at overcoming one of the most significant drawbacks of the solid-state ISEs, that is the potential drift observed during continuous measurements, and could lead to the development of both cation- and anion-sensitive systems.

Graphical abstract: Fullerene-based electrochemical buffer layer for ion-selective electrodes

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
04 Jan 2008
Accepted
24 Apr 2008
First published
16 May 2008

Analyst, 2008,133, 1072-1075

Fullerene-based electrochemical buffer layer for ion-selective electrodes

M. Fouskaki and N. Chaniotakis, Analyst, 2008, 133, 1072 DOI: 10.1039/B719759D

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