TY - JOUR
T1 - Electrode modified with a composite film of ZnO nanorods and Ag nanoparticles as a sensor for hydrogen peroxide
AU - Lin, Chia Yu
AU - Lai, Yi Hsuan
AU - Balamurugan, A.
AU - Vittal, R.
AU - Lin, Chii Wann
AU - Ho, Kuo Chuan
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was sponsored by the National Research Council of Taiwan, the Republic of China , under grant number NSC 98-EC-17-A-02-S2-0125 .
Copyright:
Copyright 2018 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2010/6/30
Y1 - 2010/6/30
N2 - A conducting fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) electrode, first modified with zinc oxide nanorods (ZnONRs) and subsequently attached with photosynthesized silver nanoparticles (AgNPs), designated as AgNPs/ZnONRs/FTO electrode, was used as an amperometric sensor for the determination of hydrogen peroxide. The first layer (ZnONRs) was obtained by chemical bath deposition (CBD), and was utilized simultaneously as the catalyst for the photoreduction of Ag ions under UV irradiation and as the matrix for the immobilization of AgNPs. The aspect ratio of ZnONRs to be deposited was optimized by controlling the number of their CBDs to render enough surface area for Ag deposition, and the amount of AgNPs to be attached was controlled by adjusting the UV-irradiation time. The immobilized AgNPs showed excellent electrocatalytic response to the reduction of hydrogen peroxide. The resultant amperometric sensor showed 10-fold enhanced sensitivity for the detection of H2O2, compared to that without AgNPs, i.e., only with a layer of ZnONRs. Amperometric determination of H 2O2 at -0.55 V gave a limit of detection of 0.9 μM (S/N = 3) and a sensitivity of 152.1 mA M-1 cm-2 up to 0.983 mM, with a response time (steady-state, t95) of 30-40 s. The selectivity of the sensor was investigated against ascorbic acid (AA) and uric acid (UA). Energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) analysis, transmission electron microscopic (TEM) image, X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns, cyclic voltammetry (CV), and scanning electron microscopic (SEM) images were utilized to characterize the modified electrode. Sensing properties of the modified electrode were studied both by CV and amperometric analysis.
AB - A conducting fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) electrode, first modified with zinc oxide nanorods (ZnONRs) and subsequently attached with photosynthesized silver nanoparticles (AgNPs), designated as AgNPs/ZnONRs/FTO electrode, was used as an amperometric sensor for the determination of hydrogen peroxide. The first layer (ZnONRs) was obtained by chemical bath deposition (CBD), and was utilized simultaneously as the catalyst for the photoreduction of Ag ions under UV irradiation and as the matrix for the immobilization of AgNPs. The aspect ratio of ZnONRs to be deposited was optimized by controlling the number of their CBDs to render enough surface area for Ag deposition, and the amount of AgNPs to be attached was controlled by adjusting the UV-irradiation time. The immobilized AgNPs showed excellent electrocatalytic response to the reduction of hydrogen peroxide. The resultant amperometric sensor showed 10-fold enhanced sensitivity for the detection of H2O2, compared to that without AgNPs, i.e., only with a layer of ZnONRs. Amperometric determination of H 2O2 at -0.55 V gave a limit of detection of 0.9 μM (S/N = 3) and a sensitivity of 152.1 mA M-1 cm-2 up to 0.983 mM, with a response time (steady-state, t95) of 30-40 s. The selectivity of the sensor was investigated against ascorbic acid (AA) and uric acid (UA). Energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) analysis, transmission electron microscopic (TEM) image, X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns, cyclic voltammetry (CV), and scanning electron microscopic (SEM) images were utilized to characterize the modified electrode. Sensing properties of the modified electrode were studied both by CV and amperometric analysis.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.talanta.2010.04.047
DO - 10.1016/j.talanta.2010.04.047
M3 - Article
C2 - 20685476
AN - SCOPUS:77955426819
SN - 0039-9140
VL - 82
SP - 340
EP - 347
JO - Talanta
JF - Talanta
IS - 1
ER -