Recent Advances in Photoelectrochemical Sensors for Analysis of Toxins and Abused Drugs in the Environment
Toxic pollutants in the environment, such as toxins and abused drugs, have posed a major threat to human health and ecosystem security. It is extremely desirable to develop simple, low-cost, sensitive, and reliable techniques for the detection of these pollutants in the environment. As a booming ana...
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| description | Toxic pollutants in the environment, such as toxins and abused drugs, have posed a major threat to human health and ecosystem security. It is extremely desirable to develop simple, low-cost, sensitive, and reliable techniques for the detection of these pollutants in the environment. As a booming analytical method, photoelectrochemical (PEC) sensors possess low background noise and high sensitivity. The performances of PEC sensors are fundamentally related to the photoelectric conversion efficiency, which mainly depends on the properties of photoactive materials. This review aims to summarize the engineered photoactive materials, i.e., semiconductors and semiconductor-based heterojunctions, as well as their actual applications, with emphasis on sensing mechanisms in PEC sensors for the analysis of toxins and abused drugs in the environment. Finally, the future research perspectives in this field are also discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5f953c9f13ac43fa9f901dc9789065822023-11-18T18:47:57ZengMDPI AGChemosensors2227-90402023-07-0111741210.3390/chemosensors11070412Recent Advances in Photoelectrochemical Sensors for Analysis of Toxins and Abused Drugs in the EnvironmentYan Mao0Xiaoxin Liu1Yu Bao2Li Niu3Center for Advanced Analytical Science, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Sensing Materials and Devices, Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center for Photoelectric Sensing Materials and Devices, c/o School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, ChinaCenter for Advanced Analytical Science, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Sensing Materials and Devices, Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center for Photoelectric Sensing Materials and Devices, c/o School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, ChinaCenter for Advanced Analytical Science, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Sensing Materials and Devices, Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center for Photoelectric Sensing Materials and Devices, c/o School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, ChinaCenter for Advanced Analytical Science, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Sensing Materials and Devices, Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center for Photoelectric Sensing Materials and Devices, c/o School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, ChinaToxic pollutants in the environment, such as toxins and abused drugs, have posed a major threat to human health and ecosystem security. It is extremely desirable to develop simple, low-cost, sensitive, and reliable techniques for the detection of these pollutants in the environment. As a booming analytical method, photoelectrochemical (PEC) sensors possess low background noise and high sensitivity. The performances of PEC sensors are fundamentally related to the photoelectric conversion efficiency, which mainly depends on the properties of photoactive materials. This review aims to summarize the engineered photoactive materials, i.e., semiconductors and semiconductor-based heterojunctions, as well as their actual applications, with emphasis on sensing mechanisms in PEC sensors for the analysis of toxins and abused drugs in the environment. Finally, the future research perspectives in this field are also discussed.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9040/11/7/412photoelectrochemical sensorstoxinsabused drugssemiconductor heterojunction |
| spellingShingle | Yan Mao Xiaoxin Liu Yu Bao Li Niu Recent Advances in Photoelectrochemical Sensors for Analysis of Toxins and Abused Drugs in the Environment Chemosensors photoelectrochemical sensors toxins abused drugs semiconductor heterojunction |
| title | Recent Advances in Photoelectrochemical Sensors for Analysis of Toxins and Abused Drugs in the Environment |
| title_full | Recent Advances in Photoelectrochemical Sensors for Analysis of Toxins and Abused Drugs in the Environment |
| title_fullStr | Recent Advances in Photoelectrochemical Sensors for Analysis of Toxins and Abused Drugs in the Environment |
| title_full_unstemmed | Recent Advances in Photoelectrochemical Sensors for Analysis of Toxins and Abused Drugs in the Environment |
| title_short | Recent Advances in Photoelectrochemical Sensors for Analysis of Toxins and Abused Drugs in the Environment |
| title_sort | recent advances in photoelectrochemical sensors for analysis of toxins and abused drugs in the environment |
| topic | photoelectrochemical sensors toxins abused drugs semiconductor heterojunction |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9040/11/7/412 |
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