Towards Membrane-Free Amperometric gas sensors: a microelectrode array approach

Room temperature ionic liquids (RTILs) have been applied to a microelectrode array,and been demonstrated to form effective, membrane-free amperometric gas sensors. Determining the RTIL [P6,6,6,14][FAP] as the most appropriate choice for extended use, the amperometric quantification of oxygen has bee...

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Autores: Huang, Xing-Jiu, Aldous, Leigh, O'Mahony, Aoife, Campo García, Francisco Javier del, Compton, Richard G.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/24095
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/24095
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:líquidos iónicos
Ionic liquids
microelectrodos
microelectrode arrays
sensor de gas
Gas sensor
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Sumario:Room temperature ionic liquids (RTILs) have been applied to a microelectrode array,and been demonstrated to form effective, membrane-free amperometric gas sensors. Determining the RTIL [P6,6,6,14][FAP] as the most appropriate choice for extended use, the amperometric quantification of oxygen has been demonstrated. The response of the sensor was quantified by both cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry. A range of O2 contents (2 to 13 % v/v) and RTIL layer thicknesses (from ca. 6 to 125 μm) have been investigated. The combination of microelectrode array and RTIL, as well as the absence of membrane and volatile solvent, results in an elegant, easy to calibrate gas sensor with potential utility in standard and non-standard conditions.