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Research Article

Rapid CO2-laser scribing fabrication of an electrochemical sensor for the direct detection of Pb2+ and Cd2+

Guanglei Chu1,2,6Yanyan Zhang2Zhongrui Zhou2Weixuan Zeng1Dongfei Chen3Siping Yu1,5Jiemin Wang4Yemin Guo2Xia Sun2( )Ming Li1,2( )
Hunan Agricultural Equipment Research Institute, Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changsha 410125, China
School of Agriculture Engineering and Food Science, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255049, China
School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
Hunan Rice Research Institute, Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changsha 410125, China
Longping Branch, College of Biology, Hunan University, Changsha 410125, China
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, No. 21 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119077, Singapore
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This study reports a scheme for the rapid preparation of electrochemical sensors using laser-induced graphene, enabling the rapid detection of Pb2+ and Cd2+ without the use of toxic reagents and additional modification steps.

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Laser-induced graphene (LIG) is a highly promising preparation material for electrochemical sensors; however, its preparation speed and nanomaterial modification steps significantly limit its mass production. Herein, this study proposed a new laser printing strategy that considerably improved the preparation speed of LIG with excellent electrochemical performance. Using the optimal parameters (laser power of 1%, scribing spacing of 0.12 mm, and scribing speed of 100 mm·s−1), it took only 14.2 s to complete the preparation of the detection electrode. Thus, we successfully detected Cd2+ and Pb2+ without any toxic reagents or electrode modification steps. The limits of detection of the sensor were 0.914 and 0.916 μg·L−1 for Cd2+ and Pb2+, respectively, which are significantly lower than the required values for drinking-water quality, according to the World Health Organization guidelines. This study provides a novel approach for the rapid detection of heavy-metal ions.

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Chu G, Zhang Y, Zhou Z, et al. Rapid CO2-laser scribing fabrication of an electrochemical sensor for the direct detection of Pb2+ and Cd2+. Nano Research, 2023, 16(5): 7671-7681. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-023-5471-y
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Received: 10 November 2022
Revised: 22 December 2022
Accepted: 03 January 2023
Published: 13 March 2023
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