Abstract

A highly concentrated, ring-shaped phase conversion (RSPC) method was developed for liquid sample analysis using the laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) technique. In this work, test samples were prepared by mixing the metal particles with polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) supporter in liquid phase. With heat, the PVA solution solidified inside a modified glass petri dish, forming a metal-enriched polymer ring film. Distinguished from other traditional liquid-to-solid conversing methods, the proposed new method takes advantage of enhanced homogeneity for the target elements inside the ring film. The modified glass petri dish was used to control the ring-shaped concentration. Due to the specially designed circular groove at the bottom of this dish, where the PVA solution and liquid sample mixture accumulated, the target elements were concentrated in this small ring, which is beneficial for enhancing and stabilizing the plasma signals compared to the direct liquid sample analysis using LIBS. The limits of detection for Ag, Cu, Cr, and Ba obtained with the RSPC-LIBS technology were $0.098\mathrm{\mu g}·{\mathrm{mL}}^{-1}$, $0.18\mathrm{\mu g}·{\mathrm{mL}}^{-1}$, $0.83\mathrm{\mu g}·{\mathrm{mL}}^{-1}$, and $0.046\mathrm{\mu g}·{\mathrm{mL}}^{-1}$, respectively, which provided greater improvement than the direct bulk liquid analysis using LIBS.

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