A glassy carbon electrode(GCE) modified with 2.2':5',2''-Terthiophene by a spin coating has been used for the sensitive and selective analysis of trace amoung of Hg(Ⅱ)ion. Mercury was chemically deposited on modified glassy carbon electrode by simpl...
A glassy carbon electrode(GCE) modified with 2.2':5',2''-Terthiophene by a spin coating has been used for the sensitive and selective analysis of trace amoung of Hg(Ⅱ)ion. Mercury was chemically deposited on modified glassy carbon electrode by simple immersion in a Hg(Ⅱ)solution, and the resulting surface were characterized by an anodic stripping linear sweep and differential pulse voltammetry. Various parameters such as r.p.m, pH, deposition time, spin coating concentration, deposition temperature that affect the sensitivity were optimized. We also have examined possible interference for the analysis Hg(Ⅱ) ion by other metal and no dircet response was observed for Bi(Ⅱ),Pb(Ⅱ),Cu(Ⅱ),Fe(Ⅱ),Cd(Ⅱ),Ti(Ⅱ),Ni(Ⅱ),Co(Ⅱ),Mg(Ⅱ),Al(Ⅲ),Sb(Ⅲ),Mn(Ⅲ),and Zn(Ⅲ) except Ag(Ⅰ). For a 15 min deposition time, a linear calibration curve is obtained for Hg(Ⅱ) cncentrations range from 1×10^(-7)M to 1×10^(-9)M, and the detection limit of Hg(Ⅱ)ion was 8×10^(-10)M by anodic stripping differential pulse voltammetry.