Boron-doped conductive diamond electrode showed a high response to Pb
2+/PbO
2 redox system in HNO3 aqueous solution. A cathodic current peak due to the reduction of PbO
2 to Pb
2+ was clearly observed on the diamond electrode in the cathodic potential scan after the anodic oxidation at 1.80V vs. saturated calomel electrode (SCE) for 10min in the solution containing Pb
2+ ions. A linear relation between the magnitude of cathodic current peak and the concentration of Pb
2+ (1-10μmo·dm
-3) was obtained without interference of other metal ions (Cu
2+, Fe
3+, Ni
2+, Mn
2+) coexisting.
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