Issue 1, 2016

Measurement of sample and plasma properties in solution-cathode glow discharge and effects of organic additives on these properties

Abstract

Solution-cathode glow discharge was studied in an attempt to further elucidate the processes involved in the plasma. Spectroscopic and electrical properties were measured with and without the influence of three organic modifiers: formic acid, acetic acid, and ethanol. Degradation products (CO, C2, and CH) of the modifiers were detected in the plasma spectroscopically. Properties of solutions before and after exposure to the discharge were compared. The effects of organic additives on these solution properties were measured. A single, simple mechanism was not consistent with the data, so a multi-part mechanism is proposed for solution and analyte transport into the plasma. Evaporation from the cathode surface, droplet generation, and chemical generation of volatile species may each play a role.

Graphical abstract: Measurement of sample and plasma properties in solution-cathode glow discharge and effects of organic additives on these properties

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
29 јун. 2015
Accepted
27 јул. 2015
First published
27 јул. 2015

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2016,31, 311-318

Measurement of sample and plasma properties in solution-cathode glow discharge and effects of organic additives on these properties

C. G. Decker and M. R. Webb, J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2016, 31, 311 DOI: 10.1039/C5JA00243E

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