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A new polymeric mercury thin‐film electrode
Author(s) -
Wallace G. G.,
Imisides M. D.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
electroanalysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 128
eISSN - 1521-4109
pISSN - 1040-0397
DOI - 10.1002/elan.1140040118
Subject(s) - mercury (programming language) , anodic stripping voltammetry , dithiocarbamate , electrode , dropping mercury electrode , saturated calomel electrode , inorganic chemistry , electrochemistry , cadmium , thin film , materials science , copper , working electrode , polymer , cyclic voltammetry , anode , chemistry , nanotechnology , metallurgy , composite material , computer science , programming language
A chemically modified mercury thin‐film electrode (MTFE) is presented that employs an electrochemically generated nonconducting polymer (poly‐ N ‐ethyltyramine), which has been derivatized with surface dithiocarbamate groups. Mercury is deposited chemically onto the electrode by complexation and, following electrochemical reduction of the mercury, is used as a substrate for anodic stripping voltammetry (ASV) of cadmium, lead, and copper. The properties of a conventional MTFE are compared with the modified electrode.