The present invention discloses a photoelectrochemical sensor for the detection of
hexavalent chromium ions. The photoelectrochemical sensor is a modified ITO
glass electrode, and the modification material is a photosensitive
composite film with high-sensitive optoelectronic activity. Due to the strong
absorption effect of the photo
electron acceptor on the photo electrons generated by the photosensitive complex, the sensor can generate a strong cathodic photoelectrochemical
signal. By utilizing the enrichment performance of the photosensitive
composite film for
hexavalent chromium ions, and under the conditions of light illumination and an applied bias
voltage, weakly conductive reduction products can be generated on the surface of the photosensitive
composite film, which effectively reduces the
conductivity of the photosensitive composite film, inhibits the optoelectrochemical activity, hinders the transfer of photo electrons to the
electron acceptor, quenches the
photocurrent, and the quenched
photocurrent has a correlation with the content of
hexavalent chromium. In the present invention, the preparation of the sensor is simple, the cost is low, the response is fast, the sensitivity is high, the detectable range is wide, and the
detection limit is as low as 5 pM. The rapid determination of hexavalent
chromium in
environmental water bodies, drinking water and food can be realized.