Abstract
We report on the synthesis of cobalt dihydroxide [Co(OH)2] nanorods and their deposition on a 3-dimensional graphene network via chemical bath deposition. The structural characterization reveals deposited Co(OH)2 to consist of flower-like nanorods on a 3-dimensional graphene foam. The nanocomposite was used for glucose sensing by electrocatalytic oxidation of glucose in 1 M KOH solution. Cyclic voltammetry and amperometric studies revealed a high sensitivity for glucose (3.69 mA mM−1 cm−2) and a 16 nM detection limit. The nanocomposite offers a large effective surface (11.4 cm2) and is very selective for glucose over potentially interfering materials such as dopamine, ascorbic acid, lactose, fructose and urea, not the least due to a relatively low working potential of 0.6 V (vs. Ag/AgCl). The high sensitivity, low detection limit and very good selectivity of free-standing nanocomposite electrodes are attributed to the synergistic effect of (a) the good electrocatalytic activity of the NRs, and (b) the large surface area with high conductivity offered by the 3D graphene foam. [Figure not available: see fulltext.]
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2473-2479 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Microchimica Acta |
Volume | 183 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2016 Aug 1 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was partially supported by the Priority Research Centers Program (2009–0093823), the Korean Government (MSIP) (No. 2015R1A5A1037668) through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MEST), and the Korea Research Fellowship Program funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning through the National Research Foundation of Korea (2015-11-1063).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2016, Springer-Verlag Wien.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Analytical Chemistry