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    Ion-Transfer Electrochemistry at Arrays of Nanointerfaces between Immiscible Electrolyte Solutions Confined within Silicon Nitride Nanopore Membranes

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    Authors
    Scanlon, M.
    Strutwolf, J.
    Blake, A.
    Iacopino, D.
    Quinn, A.
    Arrigan, Damien
    Date
    2010
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Scanlon, Micheal D. and Strutwolf, Jorg and Blake, Alan and Iacopino, Daniela and Quinn, Aidan J. and Arrigan, Damien W.M. 2010. Ion-Transfer Electrochemistry at Arrays of Nanointerfaces between Immiscible Electrolyte Solutions Confined within Silicon Nitride Nanopore Membranes. Analytical Chemistry. 82 (14): pp. 6115-6123.
    Source Title
    Analytical Chemistry
    DOI
    10.1021/ac1008282
    ISSN
    00032700
    Faculty
    Nanochemistry Research Institute (NRI)
    Faculty of Science and Engineering
    School
    Nanochemistry Research Institute (Research Institute)
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/36915
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Ion transfer across interfaces between immiscible liquids provides a means for the nonredox electrochemical detection of ions. Miniaturization of such interfaces brings the benefits of enhanced mass transport. Here, the electrochemical behavior of geometrically regular arrays of nanoscale interfaces between two immiscible electrolyte solutions (nanoITIES arrays) is presented. These were prepared by supporting the two electrolyte phases within silicon nitride membranes containing engineered arrays of nanopores. The nanoITIES arrays were characterized by cyclic voltammetry of the interfacial transfer of tetraethylammoniumcation (TEA+) between the aqueous phase and the gelled organic phase. Effects of poreradius, pore center-to-center separation, and number of pores in the array were examined. The ion transfer produced apparent steady-state voltammetry on the forward and reverse sweeps at all experimentally accessible scan rates and at all nanopore array designs. However, background-subtraction of the voltammograms revealed the evolution of a peak-shaped response on the reverse sweep with increasing scan rate, indicative of pores filled with the organic phase to acertain extent. The steady-state voltammetric behavior at the nanoITIES arrays on the forward sweep for arrays with significant diffusion zone overlap between adjacent nanoITIES is indicative of the dominance of radial diffusion to interfaces at the edge of the arrays over linear diffusion to interfaces within the arrays. This implies that nanoITIES arrays, which occupy an overall area of micrometer dimensions, behave like a single μITIES of corresponding area to the nanoITIES array.

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