scholarly journals Electrografting of 4-Carboxybenzenediazonium on Glassy Carbon Electrode: The Effect of Concentration on the Formation of Mono and Multilayers

Molecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (19) ◽  
pp. 4575
Author(s):  
Sereilakhena Phal ◽  
Kenichi Shimizu ◽  
Daniel Mwanza ◽  
Philani Mashazi ◽  
Andrey Shchukarev ◽  
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Grafting of electrodes with diazonium salts using cyclic voltammetry (CV) is a well-established procedure for surface modification. However, little is known about the effect of the concentration of the diazonium salt on the number of layers grafted on the electrode surface. In this work, the impact of concentration on the grafting of 4-carboxybenzenediazonium (4-CBD) onto a glassy carbon electrode (GCE) is elucidated. The number of layers grafted on the GCE was linearly dependent on the concentration of 4-CBD and varied between 0.9 and 4.3 when the concentration was varied between 0.050 and 0.30 mmol/L at 0.10 V.s−1. Characterization of modified glassy carbon surface with X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) confirmed the grafting of carboxyphenyl layer on the surface. Grafting with 0.15 mmol/L 4-CBD (1 CV cycle) did not form a detectable amount of carboxyphenyl (CP) moieties at the surface, while a single scan with higher concentration (2.5 mmol/L) or multiple scans (22 cycles) gave detectable signals, indicating formation of multilayers. We also demonstrate the possibility of removing the thin layer grafted on a glassy carbon electrode by applying high oxidation potential +1.40 V.

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pattan-Siddappa Ganesh ◽  
Ganesh Shimoga ◽  
Seok-Han Lee ◽  
Sang-Youn Kim ◽  
Eno E. Ebenso

Abstract Background A simple and simultaneous electrochemical sensing platform was fabricated by electropolymerization of allura red on glassy carbon electrode (GCE) for the interference-free detection of dihydroxy benzene isomers. Methods The modified working electrode was characterized by electrochemical and field emission scanning electron microscopy methods. The modified electrode showed excellent electrocatalytic activity for the electrooxidation of catechol (CC) and hydroquinone (HQ) at physiological pH of 7.4 by cyclic voltammetric (CV) and differential pulse voltammetric (DPV) techniques. Results The effective split in the overlapped oxidation signal of CC and HQ was achieved in a binary mixture with peak to peak separation of 0.102 V and 0.103 V by CV and DPV techniques. The electrode kinetics was found to be adsorption-controlled. The oxidation potential directly depends on the pH of the buffer solution, and it witnessed the transfer of equal number of protons and electrons in the redox phenomenon. Conclusions The limit of detection (LOD) for CC and HQ was calculated to be 0.126 μM and 0.132 μM in the linear range of 0 to 80.0 μM and 0 to 110.0 μM, respectively, by ultra-sensitive DPV technique. The practical applicability of the proposed sensor was evaluated for tap water sample analysis, and good recovery rates were observed. Graphical abstract Electrocatalytic interaction of ALR/GCE with dihydroxy benzene isomers.


RSC Advances ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (17) ◽  
pp. 8431-8438 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sadegh Khazalpour ◽  
Davood Nematollahi

Electrochemical behaviour of resazurin in aqueous buffered solutions and ionic liquid was studied. The orientation of adsorbed resazurin was estimated. It is found that, the orientation of the adsorbed resazurin at glassy carbon surface is edgewise.


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