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The development and analytical applications of electrochemical sensors based on antimony tin oxide (ATO)–Prussian blue (PB) screen-printed electrode (SPE) and PEDOT-PB modified glassy carbon electrode are presented. The ATO-PB electrode was successfully applied in the electrochemical detection of K+ ions. The detection and quantification limits value of 1.1 mM and of 3.7 mM, respectively, have been obtained. A high sensitivity of 0.035 A M−1 cm−2 has been also obtained. In addition, a sensing material based on poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) and PB has been developed by a sinusoidal voltage electrochemical procedure and tested toward the potassium ion detection. The PEDOT-PB sensing material displayed the characteristic redox wave of the PB component and good analytical performance toward potassium ion detection. These results demonstrate the utility of the novel electrode materials in the development of electrochemical sensors for electroinactive analytes.
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This work was supported by a grant of the Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitization, CNCS/CCCDI – UEFISCDI, project number PN-III-P2-2.1-PED-2021-3693, within PNCDI III. JdC gratefully acknowledges funding from the Spanish Research Agency, AEI, (Project number PID2020-113154RB-C22). A part of this work was carried out within the research program “Electrode processes, corrosion and materials for electrochemical systems” of the “Ilie Murgulescu” Institute of Physical Chemistry, Romanian Academy.
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Sorina Alexandra Leau: Investigation, Formal Analysis, Data curation, Writing—original draft. Cecilia Lete: Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Investigation, Formal analysis, Writing—original draft, Writing—review & editing. Mariana Marin: Formal analysis, Data curation. Francisco Javier del Campo: Conceptualization, Investigation, Writing—review & editing. Ioana Diaconu: Formal analysis, Data curation, Writing—review & editing. Stelian Lupu: Supervision, Conceptualization, Methodology, Validation, Investigation, Data curation, Formal analysis, Resources, Writing—original draft, Writing—review & editing.
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Leau, S.A., Lete, C., Marin, M. et al. Electrochemical sensors based on antimony tin oxide-Prussian blue screen-printed electrode and PEDOT-Prussian blue for potassium ion detection. J Solid State Electrochem 27, 1755–1766 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-023-05392-2
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