|
Abstract
|
In this study, poly(P-phenylenediamine/ZnO) (PpPD/ZnO) nanocomposite (NC) under ultrasonic conditions was synthesized and characterized. The presence of zinc oxide nanoparticles changed the morphology of PpPD considerably as confirmed by SEM observations. Hydrazine electrooxidation at novel modified carbon paste electrodes (CPE) with supported NC was investigated by cyclic voltammetry (CV), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), and chronoamperometry (CA) techniques. Obtained results showed that the NC increases the surface catalytic activity of CPE toward hydrazine electrooxidation. The electrocatalytic current density increased linearly with hydrazine concentration, and the detection limit and sensitivity are determined to be 24 μM and 0.172 mA cm−2 mM−1, respectively. As revealed by the EIS measurements, the increased conductivity and decreased Rct are owing to the presence of ZnONPs in the PpPDmatrix. The CAresults indicated that hydrazine electrooxidation results in higher steady-state current density on CPE/PpDP/ZnO electrode system compared to the CPE/PpDP and CPE electrodes.
|