Detection of heavy metals using fully printed three electrode electrochemical sensor

Author

Avuthu, Sai Guruva Reddy ; Narakathu, Binu Baby ; Eshkeiti, Ali ; Emamian, Sepehr ; Bazuin, Bradley J. ; Joyce, Margaret ; Atashbar, Massood Z.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Western Michigan Univ., Kalamazoo, MI, USA

fYear

2014

fDate

2-5 Nov. 2014

Firstpage

669

Lastpage

672

Abstract

A flexible three electrode electrochemical sensor was successfully screen printed on a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film. Silver (Ag) ink, silver/silver chloride (Ag/AgCl) ink and carbon ink was used for the counter, reference and working electrodes, respectively. The feasibility of the fully printed sensor for detecting very low concentrations of toxic heavy metal ions was demonstrated. The electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) response of the printed sensor revealed a very high sensitivity at nano molar (nM) concentration levels of lead nitrate (Pb(NO₃)₂) and cadmium nitrate (Cd(NO₃)₂). A percentage change of 18 %, in impedance, was observed for the 1 nM concentration of Pb(NO₃)₂ when compared with DI water. The response of the electrochemical sensor is analyzed and presented in this paper.

Keywords

cadmium; carbon; chemical variables measurement; electrochemical electrodes; electrochemical impedance spectroscopy; electrochemical sensors; lead compounds; polymer films; silver; silver compounds; thick film sensors; toxicology; (Cd(NO₃)₂); (Pb(NO₃)₂); Ag-Ag-AgCl-C; EIS; electrochemical impedance spectroscopy; flexible three electrode electrochemical sensor; fully printed three electrode electrochemical sensor; nano molar concentration levels; polyethylene terephthalate film; screen printed film; toxic heavy metal ions concentration detection; Electrodes; Impedance; Ink; Ions; Radiation detectors; Silver;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

SENSORS, 2014 IEEE

Conference_Location

Valencia

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICSENS.2014.6985087

Filename

6985087