title: Ruthenium oxide modified nickel electrode for ascorbic acid detection.
abstract: Electrodes of ruthenium oxide modified nickel were prepared by a thermal decomposition method. The stoichiometry of the modifier, RuOx, was quantitatively determined to be a meta-stable phase, RuO5. The electrodes were employed to sense ascorbic acid in alkaline solution with a high sensitivity, 296 μAcm-2mM-1, and good selectivity for eight kinds of disturbing reagents. We found that the ascorbic acid was oxidized irreversibly in solution. To match with the variation of the morphology, the sensitivity reached a maximum when the RuOxsegregated with a nano-crystalline feature. We find that the substrate oxidized as the deposited RuOxgrew thicker. The feature of the deposited RuOxchanged from nano-particles to small islands resulting from the wetting effect of the substrate oxide, NiO; meanwhile the sensitivity decreased dramatically. The endurance of the RuOx/Ni electrode also showed a good performance after 38 days of successive test.
authors.affiliation: Department of Automation Engineering and Institute of Mechatronoptic Systems, Chien-Kuo Institute of Technology, Changhua 50094, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Yuan-Gee
authors.initials: YG
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department Chemical Engineering, Feng Chia University, Taichung 40724, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Bo-Xuan
authors.initials: BX
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.affiliation: Department Chemical Engineering, Feng Chia University, Taichung 40724, Taiwan. Electronic address: ycwneg@fcu.edu.tw.
authors.forename: Yu-Ching
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Weng
mesh_terms: D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000032:analysis*; D004566:Electrodes; D009532:Nickel / Q000737:chemistry*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010087:Oxides / Q000737:chemistry*; D012428:Ruthenium / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D010087:Oxides; D009532:Nickel; D012428:Ruthenium; D001205:Ascorbic Acid
keywords: Ascorbic acid; Nano-crystalline; Sensor; Thermal decomposition; Wetting effect