Electroanalytical overview: the use of sonoelectroanalysis

Abstract

The synergy of power ultrasound (20–100 kHz) with electrochemistry provides a powerful approach, termed “sonoelectrochemistry”. A useful method that overcomes the use of classical laboratory–based analytical instrumentation is the association of power ultrasound with electroanalytical chemistry, termed “sonoelectroanalysis”. In this overview, we explore the use of sonoelectroanalysis which builds upon Professor Frank Marken’s endeavours with Professor Richard G. Compton. We focus upon fundamental sonoelectrochemical approaches before reviewing the use of sonoelectroanalysis and its enhanced sensitivity and selectivity towards analytes, with an emphasis upon its use within difficult real-world media.