Complex graphene electrode fabrication protocols including conventional chemical vapor deposition and graphene transfer techniques as well as more recent solution‐phase printing and postprint annealing methods have hindered the wide‐scale implementation of electrochemical devices including solid‐state ion‐selective electrodes (ISEs). Herein, a facile graphene ISE fabrication technique that utilizes laser induced graphene (LIG), formed by converting polyimide into graphene by a CO2laser and functionalization with ammonium ion (NH4+) and potassium ion (K+) ion‐selective membranes, is demonstrated. The electrochemical LIG ISEs exhibit a wide sensing range (0.1 × 10−3–150 × 10−3
- Award ID(s):
- 1706343
- PAR ID:
- 10388665
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Environmental Science: Nano
- Volume:
- 9
- Issue:
- 6
- ISSN:
- 2051-8153
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 2149 to 2160
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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