Title
On the Electroanalytical Detection of Zn Ions by a Novel Schiff Base Ligand-SPCE Sensor
Abstract
A novel bidentate Schiff base (L) is here proposed for the detection of Zn ions in water. The structure of the synthesized Schiff base L was characterized by FT-IR, H-1 NMR and C-13 NMR. Optical characteristics were addressed by UV-Visible spectroscopy and Photoluminescence (PL) measurements. PL demonstrated that L displays a "turn-off" type fluorescence quenching in the presence of Zn2+ ion in aqueous solution, indicating its ability to preferentially coordinate this ion. Based on these findings, an L-M (where M is a suitable membrane) modified screen-printed carbon electrode (SPCE) was developed to evaluate the electrochemical behavior of the Schiff base (L) with the final objective of undertaking the electroanalytical determination of Zn ions in water. Using various electrochemical techniques, the modified L-M/SPCE sensor demonstrates high sensitivity and selectivity to Zn ions over some common interferents ions, such as Ca2+, Mg2+, K+, Ni++ and Cd++. The potentiometric response of the L-M/SPCE sensor to Zn ions was found to be linear over a relatively wide concentration range from 1 mu M to 100 mM.
Year
DOI
Venue
2022
10.3390/s22030900
SENSORS
Keywords
DocType
Volume
Schiff base, fluorescence, electrochemical sensors, heavy metals, trace analysis of pollutants and contaminants
Journal
22
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
3
1424-8220
0
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
0
7