Application of impedance spectroscopy to the study of dithiocarbamate species on Au surfaces: Effects of aqueous Cu²⁺ and Mg²⁺ ions

<p>Self-assembled monolayers (SAM) of dithiocarbamate ligands were formed on the Au surface of an interdigitated electrode (IDE) array by reaction of amines with CS₂ in H₂O/CH₃OH solutions. Impedance spectroscopy was used to probe for the presence of each SAM as they were individually applied to the surface of the IDE by examining differences in collected impedance data after each step of the chemical application sequence. The impedance behavior of the SAM’s were then studied in the presence of aqueous Cu²⁺ and Mg2+ ions. A treated IDE array would, in theory, be able to preferentially detect lower concentrations of Cu²⁺(aq) by complexing with that specific ion, thus concentrating it within the capacitance field. Cupric ion chelating groups anchored to the gold surface by the dithiocarbamate group included morpholine or 5-amino-1,10-phenanthroline. A sensitive determination of the amount of Cu²⁺ leaching from anti-fouling marine hull coatings into water would be a useful example of practical applications of impedance-based sensors for heavy metal ions. Results of this work indicate that the SAM-treated IDE arrays differed in their impedance behavior relative to untreated IDE arrays. The SAM-treated IDE arrays detected 1.00 μM Cu²⁺ concentrations with confidence, while untreated IDE arrays only detected as low as 50.0 μM Cu²⁺ with confidence. ii</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science (MS)

Level thesis:degree_level

Open Access Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Chemistry

Year

2008

Author dc:creator

• Riha, Tom

Contributors dc:contributor

• Donald Snyder, PhD, Chair
• Timothy Friebe, PhD, Committee Member
• Larry Kolopaijlo, PhD, Committee Member

• Impedance spectroscopy
• Electrochemical analysis
• Chemistry

Repository record dc:identifier

https://commons.emich.edu/theses/201

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:commons.emich.edu:theses-1200