A NiO film photocathode with a signal-weakening photoresponse for hexavalent chromium detection

Wenxiang Lu; Lu Ma; Shengchen Ke; Rouxi Zhang; Weijian Zhu; Linling Qin; Shaolong Wu

doi:10.1117/12.2684053

31 May 2023 A NiO film photocathode with a signal-weakening photoresponse for hexavalent chromium detection

Wenxiang Lu, Lu Ma, Shengchen Ke, Rouxi Zhang, Weijian Zhu, Linling Qin, Shaolong Wu

Proceedings Volume 12711, Third Optics Frontier Conference (OFS 2023); 127110J (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2684053
Event: Third Optics Frontier Conference (OFS 2023), 2023, Fuyang, China

Abstract

Photoelectrochemical (PEC) sensors have the advantages of high sensitivity, low background noise, and fast response time, and are suitable for environmental monitoring, biomedical, and chemical industries. In this work, a photocathode whose photoresponses weaken with increasing concentration of the substance is proposed and used for Cr(VI) sensing, and a wide concentration range (0.04−16 µM) for Cr(VI) can be detected by just using one NiO film, with a sensing sensitivity of 0.69 lgC µAµM^-1 cm^-2 (where C is the concentration) and a low detection limit of 0.01 µM. The successful detection of Cr(VI) was achieved through the signal-weakening photoelectrochemical responses, as evidenced by the decrease in the photocathode signal with increasing Cr(VI) concentration. This can be attributed to the steric hindrance effect caused by the in-situ formation of Cr(OH)₃ precipitates. Our proposed scheme can be successfully used for the monitoring of Cr(VI) in drinking water, as the world health organization requirement of 0.96 µM is included in the linear detection range.

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Wenxiang Lu, Lu Ma, Shengchen Ke, Rouxi Zhang, Weijian Zhu, Linling Qin, and Shaolong Wu "A NiO film photocathode with a signal-weakening photoresponse for hexavalent chromium detection", Proc. SPIE 12711, Third Optics Frontier Conference (OFS 2023), 127110J (31 May 2023); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2684053

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