Voltammetric response of a glassy carbon electrode modified by a Langmuir–Blodgett film of a thiomacrocyclic compound

A Langmuir–Blodgett (LB) film of a thiomacrocyclic (ThM) compound was deposited on the surface of a glassy carbon electrode (GCE) sheet, from a subphase containing Cu(II) ions. The study of the voltammetric response of this modified GCE when the ThM was bonded to Cu2+, showed that the films had the behaviour of confined species of an electrode surface, and that the current density of the voltammograms increased with the number of LB layers deposited. On the other hand, a LB film of the ThM compound was deposited on the surface of a GCE sheet from a subphase of pure water. When the voltammetric response of the GCE–ThM electrode was studied in a Cu 2 + – SO 4 2 - solution, it was found that a membrane model applies to describe the effect of the LB film on the GCE surface.