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    Catalytic Adsorptive Stripping Voltammetric Determination of Germanium Employing the Oxidizing Properties of V(IV)-HEDTA Complex and Bismuth-Modified Carbon-Based Electrodes

    Year: 2021

    Journal: Membranes, Volume 11, JUL

    Authors: Krolicka, Agnieszka; Zarebski, Jerzy; Bobrowski, Andrzej

    Organizations: Ministry of Education and Science for the AGH University of Science and Technology in Krakow [16.16.160.557]

    Keywords: germanium determination; vanadium(IV)-HEDTA complex; catalytic adsorptive stripping voltammetry (CAdSV); bismuth film; glassy carbon; screen-printed electrodes

    An efficient procedure that may be used to determine germanium traces and combines the advantages of catalytic adsorptive stripping voltammetry (CAdSV) with the convenience of screen-printed electrodes was developed. To induce the CAdSV response of the germanium(IV)-catechol complex, the vanadium(IV)-HEDTA compound was employed in combination with various bismuth-modified homogeneous (glassy carbon, gold coated with a bismuth layer via physical vapor deposition) and heterogeneous (screen-printed carbon, mesoporous carbon, graphene and reduced graphene oxide, polymer-encapsuled carbon fiber) electrodes. This solution had never before been implemented for this purpose. To achieve the most favorable performance of the working electrode, the parameters of bismuth deposition were optimized using a central composite design methodology. SEM imaging and contact angle measurements confirmed the long-term stability and high chemical resistance of the electrodes against the oxidizing action of V(IV)-HEDTA. Under optimized conditions, the method made it possible to detect nanomolar concentrations of germanium with favorable detection limits, high sensitivity, and a wide linear range of 5-90 nM of Ge(IV).
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