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Synthesis and characterization of silver nanoparticle-anchored amine-functionalized mesoporous silica for electrocatalytic determination of nitrite

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This work describes an easy and simple method for the synthesis of silver nanoparticles (Ag Nps) incorporated amine-functionalized silica (AFS) and its utilization in the construction of an electrochemical sensor. Ag Np-incorporated AFS (Ag-AFS) is characterized by several methods including UV-vis, infrared (IR), and electrochemical techniques. Further, Ag-AFS material is coated on glassy carbon (GC) electrode and utilized for the electrocatalytic oxidation of NO2 −. The oxidation current of NO2 − varies linearly from 1.0 to 16,000.0 μM, and the detection limit is 0.07 μM with the sensitivity of 0.43 μA μM−1 cm−2. This new material exhibits a broad linear range, low detection limit, high sensitivity, selectivity, and stability for NO2 − determination. Remarkably, the Ag-AFS is utilized for the quantitative determination of NO2 − in fresh spinach samples.

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Acknowledgments

Substantial funding from UGC and CSIR, New Delhi, India, is acknowledged. PKS gratefully acknowledges UGC for RGNF. We are grateful to Prof. ON Srivastava, Banaras Hindu University, for TEM analysis and Dr. SA John, Gandhigram Rural University, for SEM studies.

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Sonkar, P.K., Ganesan, V. Synthesis and characterization of silver nanoparticle-anchored amine-functionalized mesoporous silica for electrocatalytic determination of nitrite. J Solid State Electrochem 19, 2107–2115 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-014-2725-3

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