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Tomoya Yoshii¹, Fuka Nishitsugu¹, Kazuki Kikawada¹

¹Institute of Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 2-24-16, Nakacho, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8588, Japan.

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Keywords:

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Area of Science:

Environmental Science
Materials Science
Analytical Chemistry

Background:

Rapid detection of heavy metals in solution is crucial for human health and environmental safety.
Conventional methods often detect heavy metal ions, but many exist as compounds due to low ionization.
Developing sensors for heavy metal compounds is essential for comprehensive environmental monitoring.

Purpose of the Study:

To propose and demonstrate a proof-of-concept sensor device for identifying specific heavy metal compounds.
To utilize graphene and chelating agents for sensitive and selective heavy metal compound detection.
To develop an array-based sensing technique for distinguishing between different cadmium compounds.

Main Methods:

Fabrication of pristine graphene and chelator-modified graphene-based sensors.
Testing sensor response to three types of cadmium compounds at concentrations from 50 to 1000 μM.
Operating a sensor array composed of three distinct graphene sensors on a single substrate for compound identification.

Main Results:

Successful detection of cadmium compounds within a 5-minute timeframe.
Graphene-based sensors exhibited differential responses to various cadmium compounds, indicating compound-specific detection.
The sensor array effectively identified different cadmium compounds, demonstrating the feasibility of the proposed technique.

Conclusions:

Graphene-based sensors can be tailored to detect heavy metal compounds, not just ions.
A sensor array approach enables the identification of specific heavy metal compounds in solution.
This technology offers a promising advancement for environmental heavy metal monitoring and human health protection.