Fig. 3. Schematic illustration of the ethylene sensing mechanism. Adapted from [
51]. Copyright 2011, American Chemical Society. In this mechanism, ethylene molecules dissolve within a thin layer of ionic liquid that covers a gold working electrode. Upon application of a suitably high potential E to the working electrode, ethylene undergoes oxidation, leading to the generation of a Faradaic current
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