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Hydrazine sensors development based on a glassy carbon electrode modified with a nanostructured TiO2 films by electrochemical approach

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The authors describe a selective hydrazine sensor that is based on the use of a film of TiO2 nanoparticles faceted predominantly at the 101 and 001 sides. The hydrazine (Hyd) sensor was fabricated by depositing the nanoparticles in 5% concentration in a nafion matrix on a glassy carbon electrode (GCE). The sensor exhibits a fast response, excellent sensitivity and good selectivity over 1.0 nM to 10.0 mM. The sensor responds linearly to the logarithm of the concentration of dissolved hydrazine in the range from 1.0 nM to 10.0 mM, with a sensitivity of 35.04 μA.mM−1.cm−2. The detection limit is 28.8 ± 0.2 pM (at an S/N ratio of 3) is extremely low. In our perception, this approach emerges as an effective technique for develo** efficient chemical sensors for environmental pollutants.

Schematic presentation of a hydrazine sensor based on TiO2 nanoparticles placed on a glassy carbon electrode with 5% Nafion for the selective and efficient detection of hydrazine in environmental water samples.

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Acknowledgements

This project was funded by the Deanship of Scientific Research (DSR) at King Abdulaziz University, under grant No HiCi/2-130-36. The authors, therefore, acknowledge with thanks DSR for technical and financial support. We wish to thank the 42TEK S.L. (www.42tek.es) for furnishing us with the relevant titanium dioxide samples needed for this analysis. This work was supported by Generalitat Valenciana project PROMETEO/2014/020. VGA ackkowledges project NASCENT, ENE2014-56237-C4-3-R, from MINECO of Spain for finantial support. Serveis Central d’Instrumentació Científica (SCIC) from Universitat Jaume is acknowledged for AFM, TEM and DRX measurements.

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  1. Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80203, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia

    Mohammed M. Rahman, Juan Bisquert, Abdullah M. Asiri, Abdelmohsen A. Alshehri & Hassan A. Albar

  2. Institute of Advanced Materials, Universitat Jaume I, 12006, Castelló de la Plana, Spain

    Valero G. Alfonso, Francisco Fabregat-Santiago & Juan Bisquert

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Rahman, M.M., Alfonso, V.G., Fabregat-Santiago, F. et al. Hydrazine sensors development based on a glassy carbon electrode modified with a nanostructured TiO2 films by electrochemical approach. Microchim Acta 184, 2123–2129 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00604-017-2228-x

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