Electrophoretic assembly of Sn-Bi film for the voltammetric determination of Cd(II) and Pb(II)

Abstract In this work, a Sn-Bi film was successfully fabricated via the electrophoretic deposition (EPD) of nano-Sn powders and nano-Bi powders in an ethanol dispersion medium. Study on film composition showed that a coefficient of proportionality between the mass ratio in the deposited film and that in the suspension was observed for the EPD of Sn-Bi, which controlled the composition of the Sn-Bi film. Therefore, Sn-Bi films with different mass ratios were designed with this linear relationship for the codetection of Cd(II) and Pb(II). Square-wave anodic stripping voltammetry (SWASV) measurements using an in-situ plating strategy were performed after the electrochemical oxidation of Sn and Bi at 0.3 V for 120 s, and the results indicated that the Sn-Bi film with a mass ratio of 0.75 had the best determination ability.