Probing the interfaces of electrochemical sensors

铁、汞和镉电化学传感器的纳米结构表面将通过使用一系列最先进的表面分析技术来表征。 虽然电化学传感器在监测水环境中的痕量金属方面非常有价值，但系统的表面化学物理知识对于扩大其在分析/环境化学中的应用至关重要。该项目将推导出电化学传感器表面化学和物理的通用模型，使环境科学家能够开发独特的传感器方法，用于研究上述对环境重要的痕量金属的形态。

The nanostructured surfaces of electrochemical sensors for iron, mercury and cadmium will be characterised by using a range of state-of-the-art surface analysis techniques. Whilst electrochemical sensors are extremely valuable in monitoring of trace metals in the aquatic environment, a knowledge of the surface chemical physics of the systems is vital in order to widen their use in analytical/environmental chemistry. This project will derive a universal model for the surface chemistry and physics of electrochemical sensors, enabling environmental scientists to develop unique sensor methods for studying the speciation of environmentally important trace metals such as those mentioned above.