TY - JOUR
T1 - A paper-based inkjet-printed PEDOT:PSS/ ZnO sol-gel hydrazine sensor
AU - Beduk, Tutku
AU - Bihar, Eloise
AU - Surya, Sandeep Goud
AU - Robles, Aminta Naidili Castillo
AU - Inal, Sahika
AU - Salama, Khaled N.
N1 - KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2020-10-01
Acknowledgements: The authors would like to acknowledge the financial support of funding from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia.
PY - 2019/12/6
Y1 - 2019/12/6
N2 - Hydrazine is widely used in industries as a precursor for blowing agents, pharmaceuticals, and pesticides. It is a highly toxic compound; therefore, it is of paramount interest to develop new analytical methods for the detection and control of hydrazine exposure. In this work, we describe the fabrication of an all inkjet-printed paper sensor composed of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrene sulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) electrode functionalized with zinc oxide (ZnO) and encapsulated in a Nafion matrix for the amperometric determination of low concentrations of hydrazine. The electrochemical properties of the fully inkjet-printed PEDOT:PSS/Nafion and PEDOT:PSS/ZnO/Nafion sensors are compared in the presence and absence of different concentrations of hydrazine. The stability and sensitivity of these electrodes are significantly enhanced after modification with ZnO particles. The layer-by-layer deposition of the materials on the electrode surface is characterized by SEM, XRD, and AFM. The printed sensor exhibits a linear response in the 10 to 500 μM hydrazine concentration range and a ∼5 μM detection limit (at S/N = 3). The electrochemical sensitivity is 0.14 µA·µM-1 cm-2, and the best working voltage is 0.5 V. The developed sensor was applied successfully for the determination of hydrazine content in tap, sea, and mineral water samples validating the accuracy of this sensor.
AB - Hydrazine is widely used in industries as a precursor for blowing agents, pharmaceuticals, and pesticides. It is a highly toxic compound; therefore, it is of paramount interest to develop new analytical methods for the detection and control of hydrazine exposure. In this work, we describe the fabrication of an all inkjet-printed paper sensor composed of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrene sulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) electrode functionalized with zinc oxide (ZnO) and encapsulated in a Nafion matrix for the amperometric determination of low concentrations of hydrazine. The electrochemical properties of the fully inkjet-printed PEDOT:PSS/Nafion and PEDOT:PSS/ZnO/Nafion sensors are compared in the presence and absence of different concentrations of hydrazine. The stability and sensitivity of these electrodes are significantly enhanced after modification with ZnO particles. The layer-by-layer deposition of the materials on the electrode surface is characterized by SEM, XRD, and AFM. The printed sensor exhibits a linear response in the 10 to 500 μM hydrazine concentration range and a ∼5 μM detection limit (at S/N = 3). The electrochemical sensitivity is 0.14 µA·µM-1 cm-2, and the best working voltage is 0.5 V. The developed sensor was applied successfully for the determination of hydrazine content in tap, sea, and mineral water samples validating the accuracy of this sensor.
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10754/660528
UR - https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0925400519317381
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85076238803&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.snb.2019.127539
DO - 10.1016/j.snb.2019.127539
M3 - Article
SN - 0925-4005
VL - 306
SP - 127539
JO - Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical
JF - Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical
ER -