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Developing Modified Graphene Oxide Based Sensor for Lead Ions Detection in Water
Author(s) -
Wang Xiaozhou,
Jia Baoping,
Zhang Wei,
Lin Bencai,
Wang Qiuze,
Ding Jianning
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
chemistryselect
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 34
ISSN - 2365-6549
DOI - 10.1002/slct.201600376
Subject(s) - graphene , oxide , materials science , metal ions in aqueous solution , ion , selectivity , coating , fabrication , nanotechnology , metal , leaching (pedology) , inorganic chemistry , chemical engineering , chemistry , metallurgy , catalysis , environmental science , organic chemistry , medicine , alternative medicine , engineering , pathology , soil science , soil water
Blade coating method was employed to fabricate the pure graphene oxide sensors, whose sensitivity turned out to be about 10 −9 M for detection of lead ions (Pb 2+ ). To improve its ability to detect Pb 2+ at much lower concentration, modification with 50–200 nm Au nanoparticles (AuNPs) was performed on graphene oxide based on the fact that Pb 2+ could accelerate the leaching rate of AuNPs on the surface of graphene by S 2 O 3 2− and 2‐mercaptoethanel (2‐ME), leading to the sensitivity improved over 2 order magnitude, as well as excellent selectivity toward lead ions over a wide range of other metal ions. The approach and findings presented in this paper could also be extended to the fabrication of other heavy metal ions sensors and the improvement of their performances.