Team:Calgary/Notebook/Protocols/Process25

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<p>For the electrodes we used the Screen printed Carbon Electrodes from Pine Instruments. These electrodes needed to be plated in zinc phthalocyanine for our purposes.</p><br>
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<li>Dissolve 100µg of zinc phthalocyanine in 10mL of DMF.</li>
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<li>Dissolve 0.2629g of NiSO<sub>4</sub> in 10mL of nanopure water.</li>
<li>Stir until dissolved.</li>
<li>Stir until dissolved.</li>
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<li>Dip only the working electrode (outer electrode) into the solution, and hold it there for 5 seconds.</li>
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<li>Place the electrode in the solution and apply a voltage of 1V for 20 seconds.</li>
<li>Let the electrode air dry until there is no more solution present on the electrode.</li>
<li>Let the electrode air dry until there is no more solution present on the electrode.</li>
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<p><b>NOTE</b>: This should be performed in a fume hood due to the toxic nature of DMF</p><br>
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Electrode Plating

For the electrodes we used the Screen printed Carbon Electrodes from Pine Instruments. These electrodes needed to be plated in NiSO4 for our purposes.


  1. Dissolve 0.2629g of NiSO4 in 10mL of nanopure water.
  2. Stir until dissolved.
  3. Place the electrode in the solution and apply a voltage of 1V for 20 seconds.
  4. Let the electrode air dry until there is no more solution present on the electrode.

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