PMID- 28335500 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE DCOM- 20180216 LR - 20181113 IS - 1424-8220 (Electronic) IS - 1424-8220 (Linking) VI - 17 IP - 3 DP - 2017 Mar 19 TI - Comparison of Two Types of Overoxidized PEDOT Films and Their Application in Sensor Fabrication. LID - 10.3390/s17030628 [doi] LID - 628 AB - Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) films were prepared by electro-oxidation on Au microelectrodes in an aqueous solution. Electrolyte solutions and polymerization parameters were optimized prior to overoxidation. The effect of overoxidation time has been optimized by cyclic voltammetry (CV) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), which results in the film overoxidized for 45 s at 1.35 V presenting a strong adsorption. The other one-step overoxidation film prepared by direct CV ranging from -0.6 V to 1.35 V was polymerized for comparison. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) analysis and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy were used for monitoring morphological changes and the evolution of functional groups. Both of them indicate increased abundant oxygen functional groups and roughness, yet the products exhibit dendritic morphology and piles of spherical protrusions, respectively. Moreover, double-step overoxidized film showed better electrochemical performance toward lead ion sensing. These characterizations highlight some novel properties that may be beneficial for specific sensing applications. FAU - Hui, Yun AU - Hui Y AD - State Key Laboratory of Transducer Technology, Institute of Electronics Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China. huiyunccc@126.com. AD - School of Electronic, Electrical, and Communication Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China. huiyunccc@126.com. FAU - Bian, Chao AU - Bian C AD - State Key Laboratory of Transducer Technology, Institute of Electronics Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China. cbian@mail.ie.ac.cn. FAU - Wang, Jinfen AU - Wang J AD - CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, China. wangjinfen@nanoctr.cn. FAU - Tong, Jianhua AU - Tong J AD - State Key Laboratory of Transducer Technology, Institute of Electronics Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China. jhtong@mail.ie.ac.cn. FAU - Xia, Shanhong AU - Xia S AD - State Key Laboratory of Transducer Technology, Institute of Electronics Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China. shxia@mail.ie.ac.cn. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20170319 PL - Switzerland TA - Sensors (Basel) JT - Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) JID - 101204366 PMC - PMC5375914 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Au microelectrode OT - EIS OT - FTIR OT - SEM OT - overoxidized PEDOT OT - oxygenic functional groups OT - roughness COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2017/03/25 06:00 MHDA- 2017/03/25 06:01 PMCR- 2017/03/01 CRDT- 2017/03/25 06:00 PHST- 2017/01/18 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/03/16 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2017/03/17 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/03/25 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/03/25 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/03/25 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2017/03/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - s17030628 [pii] AID - sensors-17-00628 [pii] AID - 10.3390/s17030628 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Sensors (Basel). 2017 Mar 19;17(3):628. doi: 10.3390/s17030628.