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    Voltammetric Determination of L-Dopa on Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)-Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Composite Modified Microelectrodes

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    In the present communication, it is shown that platinum microelectrodes electrochemically coated with a composite of poly(3,4-)ethylenedioxythiophene and single-walled carbon nanotubes (PEDOT/SWNT) enable determinations of 3,4-dihydroxy-l-phenylalaines (L-dopa) in neutral phosphate buffer solutions containing an excess of ascorbic acid. The interpenetrated networked nanostructure of the composite was characterized by scanning electron microscope (SEM) and Raman spectroscopy. It is shown that the presence of the composite gives rise to an increase in the electroactive area of an order of magnitude in compared to the area for the bare microelectrodes. The composite film- coated microelectrode, which yielded reversible cyclic voltammograms for the ferro/ferricyanide redox couple for scan rates between 0.01 and 0.10 V s 1, also gave rise to two well-resolved oxidation peaks for l-dopa and ascorbic acid (AA). The latter effect, which was not seen in the absence of the composite, enabled differential pulse voltammetric determinations of l-dopa in the concentration range between 0.1 to 20 μM with a detection limit of 100 μM.</p

    Synthesis of Nitrogen Doped Carbon and Its Enhanced Electrochemical Activity towards Ascorbic Acid Electrooxidation

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    Nitrogen doped carbon, synthesized by a novel way of carbonizing polyaniline in an inert atmosphere at a constant temperature of 800°C, exhibits several unique features. The carbon: nitrogen ratio is found to increase with the treatment duration up to 120 minutes and a mass reduction of 60 wt% is observed with an interesting observation of the retention of the bulk polymer morphology, surprisingly, even after the carbonization process. The electrochemical activity evaluated with potassium hexacyanoferrate and hexamine ruthenium redox systems at a regular time interval helps to tune the catalytic activity. This type of nitrogen doped carbon prepared from polyaniline base exhibits excellent electrocatalytic activity as illustrated by the oxidation of ascorbic acid in neutral medium
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