Direct electrochemical detection mechanism of ammonia in aqueous solution using Cu-decorated Si microelectrodes

Short communication

Authors

  • Alfredo Emmanuel Hench-Cabrera Institute of Physics, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, 72570 Puebla, Mexico https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0554-8938
  • Enrique Quiroga-González Institute of Physics, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, 72570 Puebla, Mexico https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1650-0862

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5599/jese.1843

Keywords:

ammonia detection, electrochemical sensing, copper nanoparticles, silicon nanowalls, porous silicon, copper complex

Abstract

Most of the reports on electrochemical ammonia detection with copper electrodes have been performed at pH 10 or higher. However, according to phase diagrams, no reactions take place between copper and ammonia under those conditions, qualifying such detec­tion of ammonia as indirect. This short paper deals with the detection of ammonia concen­tration in the micromolar range through a direct mechanism at pH 9, using a Cu-decorated microstructured Si electrode. The reaction mechanism is thoroughly studied.

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Direct electrochemical detection mechanism of ammonia in aqueous solution using Cu-decorated Si microelectrodes : Short communication. (2023). Journal of Electrochemical Science and Engineering, 13(6), 949-957. https://doi.org/10.5599/jese.1843