@misc{VasjariShirshovSamoylovetal., author = {Vasjari, Majlinda and Shirshov, Yuri M. and Samoylov, Anton V. and Mirsky, Vladimir M.}, title = {SPR investigation of mercury reduction and oxidation on thin gold electrodes}, series = {Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry}, volume = {605}, journal = {Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry}, number = {1}, issn = {1572-6657}, doi = {10.1016/j.jelechem.2007.03.019}, pages = {73 -- 76}, abstract = {Mercury reduction and oxidation on ultrathin gold electrodes was investigated by simultaneous voltammetry and surface plasmon resonance (SPR). The angle dependencies of SPR signal were analyzed quantitatively. The results indicate partially reversible formation of amalgam with optical properties in between of optical properties of mercury and gold. Up to 12\% content of mercury in the gold layer is suggested.}, language = {en} } @incollection{VasjariMirsky, author = {Vasjari, Majlinda and Mirsky, Vladimir M.}, title = {Chemoresistor for determination of mercury vapor}, series = {Electrochemical Sensor Analysis}, booktitle = {Electrochemical Sensor Analysis}, editor = {Alegret, Salvador and Merkoci, Arben}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {Amsterdam}, isbn = {978-0-444-53053-0}, doi = {10.1016/S0166-526X(06)49058-9}, pages = {105 -- 109}, abstract = {This chapter presents a procedure to prepare and calibrate chemical sensor for mercury vapor and discusses application of the sensor for measurements of mercury vapor. The sensor is based on high affinity of gold to mercury and on chemoresistive properties of ultrathin gold layers: adsorption of mercury leads to increase in the surface resistance. However, this effect is not selective: similar changes are caused by adsorption of water vapor and sulfuric compounds. The use of monomolecular layer of alkylthiols as a filter excludes this interference completely. Sensor calibration is performed by thermoinjection of nanogram-amount of mercury quantitatively deposited by electrochemical reduction. It is found that the sensors display no sensitivity to such typical interferents of mercury chemoresistors based on uncoated gold as volatile thiols and water. Preliminary data demonstrate a possibility to measure Hg(0) even in aqueous solutions.}, language = {en} } @incollection{MirskyVasjari, author = {Mirsky, Vladimir M. and Vasjari, Majlinda}, title = {Chemical sensors for mercury vapour}, series = {Electrochemical Sensor Analysis}, booktitle = {Electrochemical Sensor Analysis}, editor = {Alegret, Salvador and Merkoci, Arben}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {Amsterdam}, isbn = {978-0-444-53053-0}, doi = {10.1016/S0166-526X(06)49012-7}, pages = {235 -- 251}, abstract = {A number of analytical methods were developed for determination of elemental mercury. They include traditional analytical techniques, such as atomic adsorption spectroscopy (AAS), atomic fluorescence spectroscopy (AFS), and atomic emission spectroscopy (AES). Other analytical methods include neutron-activation analysis and laser photo-acoustic spectroscopy (detection limit about 5 μg/l). To increase sensitivity and selectivity of these methods, a preconcentration of mercury is widely performed. This can be realized by exploring high affinity of mercury to gold. Mercury and its volatile compounds can easily be adsorbed on gold at normal temperatures and can be released quantitatively upon heating. Hence, gold has been used as an adsorbent for the accumulation of mercury to a concentration sufficient for further spectroscopic analyses. The main disadvantage of mercury sensors based on bare gold layers is their poor selectivity and applications of such sensors for real probes and makes necessary a pre-treatment of probes. Mercury sensors based on thin gold layers require regular calibrations. In ideal cases, the calibration should be performed before each measurement. Therefore, a calibration technique should be compatible with design and concept of the mercury vapor sensor.}, language = {en} }