Issue 21, 2012
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Analyst

A simultaneous voltammetric temperature and humidity sensor

Linhongjia Xiong,a   Ai M. Fletcher,b   Stephen G. Davies,b   Sarah E. Norman,c   Christopher Hardacrec  and  Richard G. Compton*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QZ, UK
E-mail: richard.compton@chem.ox.ac.uk
Fax: +44 (0)1865 275 410
Tel: +44 (0)1865 275 413

b Department of Chemistry, Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, UK

c School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, QUILL Centre, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT9 5AG, UK

Abstract

We report the simultaneous measurement of temperature and humidity by analysing square wave voltammetric responses of two ferrocene derivatives, decamethylferrocene (DmFc) and 1,2-diferrocenylethylene (bisferrocene, BisFc) in 1-(2-methoxyethyl)-1-methyl-pyrrolidinium tris(pentafluoroethyl)trifluorophosphate ([Moepyrr][FAP]). These two molecules produce three peaks in square wave voltammetry. Through study of the peak potentials of BisFc/BisFc+ (vs. DmFc/DmFc+) and BisFc+/BisFc2+ (vs. DmFc/DmFc+) over a temperature range of 298 K to 318 K and humidity range of 1% to 50% using square wave voltammetry, the temperature and humidity dependences of the relative peak potentials were investigated. A reliable method to calculate the humidity and temperature based on the voltammetric experiment is characterised and demonstrated.

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Article information

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C2AN35939A
Article type
Paper
Submitted
10 Jul 2012
Accepted
12 Sep 2012
First published
13 Sep 2012

Analyst, 2012,137, 4951-4957

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A simultaneous voltammetric temperature and humidity sensor

L. Xiong, A. M. Fletcher, S. G. Davies, S. E. Norman, C. Hardacre and R. G. Compton, Analyst, 2012, 137, 4951 DOI: 10.1039/C2AN35939A

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