Sheela, B. and Arivukkodi, S. and Yegnaraman, V. (2000) Self-assembled monolayers of 2-mercaptobenzimidazole on gold: stripping voltammetric determination of Hg(II). Electrochemistry Communications, 2. pp. 226-229. ISSN 1388-2481

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Abstract

Monomolecular level modification of electrode surfaces through a self-assembly approach is, of late, gaining importance in view of its many functional applications in areas such as molecular electronics, molecular recognition, electron transfer studies and electroanalysis. Selfassembled monolayer (SAM) modification of a gold electrode with 2-mercaptobenzimidazole (MBI) has been achieved. On this modified electrode, anodic stripping voltammetric determination of mercury at ppm/sub-ppm level concentrations has been successfully attempted. Pre-concentration, prior to stripping, has been effected through a non-electrolytic process involving chemical interactions between MBI and Hg(II). The results are described and discussed with a plausible scheme.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	2-Mercaptobenzimidazole; Self-assembled monolayer; Mercury(II); Anodic stripping voltammetry
Subjects:	Electrodics and Electrocatalysis
Divisions:	UNSPECIFIED
Depositing User:	ttbdar CECRI
Date Deposited:	25 Mar 2012 16:37
Last Modified:	25 Mar 2012 16:37
URI:	http://cecri.csircentral.net/id/eprint/1004

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