Issue 3, 2003

Mercury film electrodes: developments, trends and potentialities for electroanalysis

Abstract

In this article, the field of mercury film electrodes (MFE’s) as electroanalytical devices is reviewed. Special emphasis is placed on the area of new materials as substrates for the mercury coating and the mercury plating process as well as on the developments related to the electrode modification used to achieve an increase in either the selectivity and/or the sensitivity of the analysis. Other topics discussed are microelectrodes, disposable electrodes and some novel, innovative or less well explored applications of electroanalytical methods using MFE’s. The future prospects, potential uses and alternatives for MFE’s in electroanalysis are finally discussed.

Article information

Article type
Tutorial Review
Submitted
24 Sep 2002
Accepted
21 Nov 2002
First published
05 Mar 2003

Analyst, 2003,128, 205-213

Mercury film electrodes: developments, trends and potentialities for electroanalysis

A. Economou and P. R. Fielden, Analyst, 2003, 128, 205 DOI: 10.1039/B201130C

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