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Hydrophobic ionic liquid-modified graphene via fluid-dynamic process for ion-to-electron transducers for all-solid-state potentiometric sensors

  • Carbon Letters
  • Abbr : Carbon Lett.
  • 2023, 33(6), pp.1561-1569
  • DOI : 10.1007/s42823-023-00521-3
  • Publisher : Korean Carbon Society
  • Research Area : Natural Science > Natural Science General > Other Natural Sciences General
  • Received : March 14, 2023
  • Accepted : April 24, 2023
  • Published : October 1, 2023

Yoon Eun Seop 1 Park Hong Jun 1 Yoon Jo Hee 1 Choi Bong Gill 1

1Department of Energy Resources and Chemical Engineering, Kangwon National University, Samcheok, 25913, Republic of Korea

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ABSTRACT

Owing to the great demand for portable and wearable chemical sensors, the development of all-solid-state potentiometric ion sensors is highly desirable considering their simplicity and stability. However, most ion sensors are challenged by the penetration of water and gas molecules into ion-selective membranes, causing unstable and undesirable sensing performances. In this study, a hydrophobic ionic liquid-modified graphene (Gr) sheet was prepared using a fluid dynamics-induced exfoliation and functionalization process. The high hydrophobicity and electrical double-layer capacitance of Gr make it a potential solid-state ion-to-electron transducer for the development of potentiometric sodium-ion (Na+) sensors. The as-prepared Na+ sensors effectively prevented the formation of the water layer and penetration of gas species, resulting in stable and high sensing performances. The Na+ sensors showed a Nernstian sensitivity of 58.11 mV/[Na+] with a low relative standard deviation (0.46), fast response time (5.1 s), good selectivity (K < 10−4), and good durability. Furthermore, the Na+ sensor demonstrated its feasibility in practical applications by measuring accurate and reliable ion concentrations of artificial human sweat and tear samples, comparable to a commercial ion meter.

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This paper was written with support from the National Research Foundation of Korea.