Electrochemical sensor based on a Co(Ⅱ)-based metal-organic framework for the detection of Cd2+ and Pb2+
- Corresponding author: Tingting GUO, guotingting@tyu.edu.cn
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Wei GUO, Zhuoyi GUO, Xiaoxin LI, Wei ZHANG, Juanzhi YAN, Tingting GUO. Electrochemical sensor based on a Co(Ⅱ)-based metal-organic framework for the detection of Cd2+ and Pb2+[J]. Chinese Journal of Inorganic Chemistry,
;2025, 41(9): 1889-1902.
doi:
10.11862/CJIC.20250097
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Symmetry codes: #1: 1+x, 1+y, -1+z; #2: -x, 1-y, -z; #3: -x, -y-1, 1-z.