Performance Comparison of Solid Lead Ion Electrodes with Different Carbon-Based Nanomaterials as Electron-Ion Exchangers

Carbon-based nanomaterials with carboxylation or chemical modification are widely used as electron-ion exchangers of solid electrodes. For reducing the complexity and dangerousness of the intermediate layer preparation, different original carbon-based nanomaterials are dispersed in deionized water. They are applied in the fabrication of Pb2+-selective electrodes. Because the contact angle of graphene reached 132.5°, the Pb2+-selective electrode of graphene used as an electron-ion exchanger showed excellent performance with a low detection limit of 3.4 × 10−8M and a fast average response time of 42.6 s. The Nernstian response slope could reach 26.8 mV/decade, and the lifetime lasted for a month. Therefore, graphene suspension without any treatment can be used as the intermediate layer of solid-state electrodes, providing a reference for the preparation of other ion-selective electrodes.Keywords:Pb2+selective electrode;graphene;multi-walled carbon nanotube;fullerene