Abstract:To realize the on-line detection of pH value of heterogeneous systems and provide stable reference potential, the polydopamine modified Ag/AgCl solid film reference electrode was developed by magnetron sputtering deposition of silver film and chlorination of NaClO solution to obtain AgCl layer and dopamine deposition modification film. The stability, reversibility and cyclic voltammetry characteristics of polydopamine modified electrodes with deposition times of 4, 8, 12 and 16 h were compared in phosphate buffered saline(PBS) solution. The results show that the standard deviation of response potential of reference electrode in PBS solution is about 1.00 mV. It can recover to relatively stable potential in different pH buffer solutions, and the deviation of the reference electrode is less than 5.00 mV with good reversibility. The response potential drift is small in 50 cyclic voltammetry tests. According to the sensitivity of the reference electrode ranging from 2.00 to 2.50 mV/pCl, the polydopamine modified electrode is not sensitive to chloride ion concentration, which confirms that the polydopamine modified reference electrode is feasible. The reference electrode with deposition time of 12 h has the best comprehensive performance in various tests. The application tests illuminate that the reference electrode is more suitable for the detection of pH of cultivation substrate.
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