A comparison on the performance of zinc oxide and hematite nanoparticles for highly selective and sensitive detection of para-nitrophenol

Journal of Applied Electrochemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 253-261

  Singh, Kulvinder ^a   Kaur, Appanjeet ^a   Umar, Ahmad ^b   Chaudhary, G R ^a   Singh, Sukhjinder ^a   Mehta, S K ^a  

^a PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NAJRAN UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Amperometry; Cyclic voltammetry; Detection limit; Para nitrophenol; Selectivity

Indexed keywords

CATALYST SELECTIVITY; ELECTROCATALYSTS; HEMATITE; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; NANOPARTICLES; PHENOLS; REDOX REACTIONS; ZINC OXIDE;

AMPEROMETRY; DETECTION LIMITS; DIFFERENTIAL PULSE VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTIONS; ELECTROCHEMICAL RESPONSE; PARA-NITROPHENOL; REVERSIBLE REDOX REACTIONS; THREE DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES;

CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY;

EID: 84925498210     PISSN: 0021891X     EISSN: 15728838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10800-014-0762-3     Document Type: Article

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