Investigation and development of novel solid-state potentiometric pH sensors

Edith Cowan University, Australia

Updated: 9 months ago
Location: Mount Lawley, WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Deadline: ;

Project Outline:

Measurement of pH is an important parameter in environmental, industrial and biological processes. A glass electrode is the most accurate instrument for pH measurement, however, it is brittle, susceptible to matrix effects and not possible for miniturisation.To overcome these issues of glass electrodes, various metal oxides and metal nitrides have been investigated and proposed as potential electrode materials as pH sensors. Therefore, this project involves development and study of various novel metal oxides and metal nitrides thin films as an alternative to glass pH electrode.

Essential Skills: Completed major in chemistry or physics and Honours in chemistry or physics or equivalent

Desired skills: Experience with potentiostat instrument, RF magnetron sputtering system, Scanning Electron Microsope (SEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), pH meter, Excel and OneNote programs.

Project Area: Applied Chemistry

Supervisor(s):  Dr Magdalena Wajrak and Prof Kamal Alameh (ECU adjunct professor)

Project level: Masters , PhD

Funding: External industry funding maybe be available for this project from Prof Alameh or from Rowe Scientific Scholarship.

Start date: Semester 1, 2024

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