Electrochemical Sensor for Sensitive Determination of Capsaicin Using Pd Decorated Reduced Graphene Oxide

In this work, the reduced graphene oxide functionalized with poly dimethyl diallyl ammonium chloride (PDDA) modified palladium nanoparticles (PDDA‐rGO/Pd) had been facile synthesized and used as the sensing layer for sensitive determination of capsaicin. The prepared composite was characterized by transmission electron microscopy, UV‐visible absorption spectroscopy. The image demonstrated that Pd nanoparticles were uniformly distributed on the graphene surface. The electrochemical properties of the prepared sensor were investigated by cyclic voltammetry (CV) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The results showed that the nanocomposite exhibits attractive electrocatalytic activity towards the oxidation of capsaicin. This attributed to the synergistic action of the excellent properties of Pd nanoparticles and graphene nanosheets. Under optimized conditions, the electrochemical sensor possessed a dynamic linear range from 0.32 μM to 64 μM with a detection limit of 0.10 μM (S/N=3) for capsaicin detection. Moreover, the cost‐effective and simple fabrication procedure, good reproducibility and stability as well as acceptable accuracy for capsaicin determination in actual samples are also the main advantages of this method, which might have broad application in other amide alkaloid detection.     

Cauliflower‐like Platinum Particles Decorated Reduced Graphene Oxide for Sensitive Determination of Acetaminophen

Over the past years, the development of electrochemical sensing platforms for the sensitive detection of drug molecules have received great interests. In this research study, we introduced cauliflower‐like platinum particles decorated reduced graphene oxide modified glassy carbon electrode (Pt?RGO/GCE) as an electrochemical sensing platform for highly sensitive determination of acetaminophen (ACTM). The sensor was prepared via a simple and environmentally friendly two‐step electrodeposition method at room temperature. The combination of conductive RGO nanosheets and unique structured Pt particles (average 232 nm in diameter) provided an efficient interface with large effective surface area which greatly facilitated the electron transfer of ACTM. The experimental conditions that might affect the drug detection were studied in detail and optimized for best performance. The Pt?RGO/GCE was able to detect ACTM up to the limit of 2.2 nM with a linear concentration range from 0.01 to 350 μM. With its high reproducibility, excellent stability and selectivity, the as‐fabricated sensor was successfully applied to the ACTM content measurement in commercial tablets.     

Determination of Platinum with Thiosemicarbazide by Catalytic Adsorptive Stripping Voltammetry (AdSV)

This work describes a very sensitive and selective voltammetric procedure for the determination of platinum. Instead of commonly used hydrazine, thiosemicarbazide as a component of supporting electrolyte was applied. The method is based on adsorption of platinum‐thiosemicarbazone complex, formed in situ in voltammetric cell from thiosemicarbazide and formaldehyde, coupled with a hydrogen catalytic reaction at a hanging mercury drop electrode. The linear relation between platinum concentration and height of analytical signal was observed up to 1.5×10^?9 mol L^?1 with the detection limit calculated as 1.5×10^?13 mol L^?1 (3 s of the blank) after 50 s of accumulation time. The effect of various interferences from other ions was studied. Described method was applied for platinum determination in hydroponically cultivated plants after microwave decomposition.     

Ex Situ Prepared Antimony Film Electrode for Electrochemical Stripping Measurement of Heavy Metal Ions

The antimony film electrode (SbFE) was prepared ex situ for anodic and adsorptive stripping voltammetric measurement of selected heavy metal ions. The electrode revealed good linearity for Cd(II) and Pb(II) in a nondeaerated solution of 0.01 M HCl in the examined concentration range from 25 to 80 μg L^?1 with limits of detection of 1.1 μg L^?1 for Cd(II) and 0.3 μg L^?1 for Pb(II) and an excellent reproducibility. The preplated SbFE was also preliminary tested for measuring low levels of Ni(II) using adsorptive stripping voltammetry exhibiting good linearity and sensitivity in combination with only a 30 s deposition step.     

Simultaneous Determination of Antimony(III) and Molybdenum(VI) by Adsorptive Stripping Voltammetry Using Quercetin as Complexing Agent

A sensitive and selective voltammetric method for simultaneous determination of Sb(III) and Mo(VI) using Quercetin (Q) as complexing agent is described. Optimal conditions were found to be: pH 3.7, C_Q=6.0 µmol L^?1 and E_acc=?0.10 V. The LOD (3σ) for Sb(III) are 0.076 and 0.040 µg L^?1, whereas for Mo(VI) are 0.086 and 0.048 µg L^?1 with t_acc of 60 and 120 s, respectively. The method was validated using synthetic sea water (ASTM D665) and was applied to the determination of Sb(III) and Mo(VI) in natural waters with satisfactory results.     

Electrochemical Detection of Alloxan on Reduced Graphene Oxide Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode

Alloxan is a toxic reagent that strongly induces the diabetes by destroying insulin‐producing β‐cells in the pancreas of living organisms. The reduction product of alloxan is dialuric acid, which is responsible for the intracellular generation of ROS to enhance the stress in living cells to cause kidney disease or diabetic nephropathy. Herein, we studied for the first time the electrochemical properties of alloxan on reduced graphene oxide modified glassy carbon electrode (rGO/GCE) in 0.1 M phosphate buffer solution (PBS) at pH 7. The obtained results were compared with graphene oxide modified GCE (GO/GCE) and bare GCE surfaces. The modified rGO/GCE showed well defined redox couple with 10 fold increase in both reduction as well as oxidation peak current for alloxan than that of GO/GCE and bare GCE. Differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) technique shows the linear increase in both oxidation and reduction peak current of alloxan in the range of 30 μM to 3 mM with LOD of 1.2 μM. An amperometric signal of alloxan is also increases with respect to each addition of 50 μM of alloxan on rGO/GCE at constant potential of ?0.05 V. The linear range of alloxan is observed between 50 μM to 750 μM (S/N=3). This kind of rGO/GCE surface is more suitable platform or sensor matrix for estimating unknown concentration of alloxan molecule in the real biological systems.     

氮掺杂还原氧化石墨烯负载铂催化剂的制备及甲醇电氧化性能

采用高温热解聚苯胺修饰的氧化石墨烯（PANI-GO）,得到了氮掺杂的还原氧化石墨烯碳材料（N-RGO）,以其负载Pt 制备了Pt/N-RGO纳米结构电催化剂. 采用透射电镜（TEM）、X射线光电子能谱（XPS）、X 射线衍射（XRD）谱及拉曼光谱等技术对N-RGO和Pt/N-RGO的形貌及结构进行了表征,用循环伏安、计时电流等电化学技术研究了Pt/N-RGO电极催化剂对CO溶出反应和甲醇电氧化反应的催化性能. 结果表明：高温热解PANIGO可同时实现GO的还原及其氮掺杂的过程,氮掺杂引起还原氧化石墨烯碳材料表面缺陷结构和导电性的增加;与相应的未掺杂氮样品Pt/RGO相比较,Pt/N-RGO样品上Pt 颗粒的分散更均匀,显示出更强的抗CO毒化能力和更高的甲醇电氧化催化活性及稳定性.     

氮掺杂还原氧化石墨烯负载铂催化剂的制备及甲醇电氧化性能

采用高温热解聚苯胺修饰的氧化石墨烯(PANI-GO),得到了氮掺杂的还原氧化石墨烯碳材料(N-RGO),以其负载Pt制备了Pt/N-RGO纳米结构电催化剂.采用透射电镜(TEM)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)、X射线衍射(XRD)谱及拉曼光谱等技术对N-RGO和Pt/N-RGO的形貌及结构进行了表征,用循环伏安、计时电流等电化学技术研究了Pt/N-RGO电极催化剂对CO溶出反应和甲醇电氧化反应的催化性能.结果表明:高温热解PANIGO可同时实现GO的还原及其氮掺杂的过程,氮掺杂引起还原氧化石墨烯碳材料表面缺陷结构和导电性的增加;与相应的未掺杂氮样品Pt/RGO相比较,Pt/N-RGO样品上Pt颗粒的分散更均匀,显示出更强的抗CO毒化能力和更高的甲醇电氧化催化活性及稳定性.     

Octahedral Cuprous Oxide Decorated Flexible Reduced Graphene Oxide Paper for Food Sensing Application

This work presents a simple method to fabricate an octahedral cuprous oxide (Cu₂O) decorated two-dimensional (2D) flexible rGOP electrode with filtration and electrodeposition strategies. The characteristic of the Cu₂O/rGOP electrodes was recorded by SEM, EDX, XPS, XRD, and Raman spectroscopy. The results clearly showed that Cu₂O was successfully electrodeposited on the surface of rGOP by controlling the electrodeposition potential without the introduction of any template or surfactant. The electrochemical characterizations of the Cu₂O/rGOP exhibited high electrocatalytic activity toward the reduction of H₂O₂. The linear detection range for the Cu₂O/rGOP flexible sensor was 5.0 μM to 5.5 mM, with a limit of detection of 1.27 μΜ. Subsequently, the developed flexible rGOP sensor was extended for H₂O₂ detection in milk samples for avoiding milk spoilage_. Such judicial preparation of rGOP as a sensing device will certainly pave the way for various other sensing applications including environmental and biomedical applications.     

二氧化锆/石墨烯复合材料对亚硝酸盐的电化学传感研究

制备了一种二氧化锆/还原氧化石墨烯(ZrO2NPs/rGO)复合材料修饰电极的亚硝酸盐电化学传感器,并成功用于亚硝酸盐的检测.采用循环伏安法和电流-时间曲线考察了修饰电极的电化学行为.实验结果表明,ZrO2NPs/rGO复合材料修饰电极对亚硝酸盐具有良好的电流响应.在最优实验条件下,电流-时间曲线中的电流响应信号与亚硝酸盐浓度在3.0×10Symbolm@@_7～1.0×10Symbolm@@_6 mol/L和1.0×10Symbolm@@_6～6.0×10Symbolm@@_6 mol/L的范围内呈良好的线性关系,检测限为1.0×10Symbolm@@_7 mol/L(S/N 3).该传感器灵敏性高、稳定性和重现性好.使用此传感器检测实际样品香肠中的亚硝酸盐的回收率为93.7％～110.4％,相对标准偏差为1.6％～2.1％.     

正丁基氯化镁还原氧化石墨烯的表征

采用元素分析、红外光谱(FTIR)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)、拉曼光谱、X射线衍射(XRD)、固体¹³C核磁共振波谱(¹³C MAS NMR)、热失重分析(TGA)、导电率测试以及原子力显微镜(AFM)等手段对正丁基氯化镁还原的氧化石墨烯进行了系统的表征. 结果表明, 正丁基氯化镁可以有效还原氧化石墨烯, 随着其用量的增加, 氧化石墨烯还原程度增加, 碳/氧摩尔比升高, 片层间距减小, 热稳定性增强, 导电率增大(可达3.6×10² S/m). 还原后部分氧化石墨烯片层发生聚集.     

Simultaneous Determination of Platinum and Rhodium with Hydroxylamine and Acetone Oxime by Catalytic Adsorptive Stripping Voltammetry (CAdSV)

This paper describes a very sensitive catalytic adsorptive stripping voltammetry (CAdSV) procedure for the simultaneous determination of traces of platinum and rhodium in new supporting electrolyte containing hydroxylamine or acetone oxime and formaldehyde in sulfuric acid medium. Platinum and rhodium were pre‐accumulated simultaneously and after 120 s of accumulation time at 0.0 V, the achieved detection limits were equal 0.1 ng L^?1 and 0.2 ng L^?1 for platinum and rhodium respectively in the presence of acetone oxime and 0.6 ng L^?1 and 0.2 ng L^?1 for platinum and rhodium respectively in the presence of hydroxylamine. Described reagents were successfully applied to the determination of platinum and rhodium in plant material. Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP MS) was used as a reference method to the CAdSV measurements.     

Comparative Studies on Electrocatalytic Activities of Chemically Reduced Graphene Oxide and Electrochemically Reduced Graphene Oxide Noncovalently Functionalized with Poly(methylene blue)

This study compares the electrocatalytic activities of chemically reduced graphene oxide (crGO) and electrochemically reduced graphene oxide (erGO), which are both noncovalently functionalized with a polyaromatic dye, poly(methylene blue) (polyMB), toward the oxidation of β‐nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH). PolyMB‐crGO and polyMB‐erGO composites were obtained via electropolymerization of methylene blue on crGO and GO modified glassy carbon (GC) electrodes, respectively. Cyclic voltammetry (CV) results indicate that these two types of integrated electrodes reveal different electrocatalytic activities. PolyMB‐crGO integrated electrode possesses lower catalytic oxidation potential, suggesting higher catalytic activity. The present study is helpful for the understanding and screening of graphene‐based advanced carbon nanomaterials for potential electrochemical applications.     

Manganese Oxide Nanoparticles/Reduced Graphene Oxide as Novel Electrochemical Platform for Immobilization of FAD and its Application as Highly Sensitive Persulfate Sensor

In this study, manganese oxide nanoparticles/reduced graphene oxide(MnOxNPs/rGO) was used as support for strong immobilization of flavin adenine dinucleotide(FAD). A thin film of rGO cast on the electrode surface, followed by performing electrodeposition of MnOxNPs at applied constant potential of +1.4 V vs. Ag/AgCl for 200 s. Finally, FAD was electrodeposited onto the rGO/MnOxNPs film by potential cycling between 1.0 to ?1.0 V in solution containing 1 mg ml^?1 FAD. Electrochemical properties and catalytic activity of GCE/rGO‐MnOxNPs/FAD toward persulfate (S₂O₈^2?) reduction was investigated. Under optimized condition, the concentration calibration range, detection limit, and sensitivity were 0.1 μM–2 mM, 90 nM and 125.8 nA/μM, respectively, using hydrodynamic amperometry technique.     

流动注入吸附溶出—催化极谱氢波分析痕量铂

本文叙述一种流动注入吸附溶出一催化极谱测定痕量铂的新技术,它集中了溶出法、催化波和流动注入的优点,达到非常高的灵敏度和分析速度。实验给出了最佳载液组成、流速、注入体积、吸附富集电位和吸附时间等因素。本方法成功地进行了多种铂络合物、矿样和生物样品分析。     

基于过渡金属硫化物/还原氧化石墨烯复合物的高性能超级电容器

组装高能量密度的非对称超级电容器需要使用比电容大、 体积变化小且循环稳定性好的电极材料. 过渡金属硫化物(TMSs)与纳米碳材料的复合物是此类电极材料之一. 采用水热法合成了由Cu-Mo硫化物在微波剥离的还原氧化石墨烯表面生长的复合材料(CuS-MoS₂/MErGO). 此复合材料在电流密度为2 A/g时具有高达861.5 F/g的比电容和良好的循环稳定性. 将1.6 V的电池电压施加在由NiS/MErGO为正极, CuS-MoS₂/MErGO为负极组装成的不对称超级电容器上时, 该电容器的功率密度为1.28 kW/kg, 且能量密度保持为54.2 W·h·kg^-1. 结果表明, TMS复合材料是一种很有前途的高性能电化学储能材料, 尤其是用于非对称超级电容器的组装.     

Sensitive Electrochemical Aptasensor for Thrombin Detection with Platinum Nanoparticles,Blocking Reagent‐Horseradish Peroxidase and Graphene Oxide as Enhancers

A highly sensitive thrombin electrochemical aptasensor with Pt nanoparticles, blocking reagent‐horseradish peroxidase (HRP) and inert graphene oxide (GO) as enhancers was successfully fabricated. Firstly, Pt nanoparticles with high surface to volume ratio could increase the amount of the immobilized redox probe hexacyanoferrate nanoparticles (NiHCFNPs) and effectively enhance the electron transfer. Secondly, HRP and Pt nanoparticles with high catalytic activity extremely amplify the electrochemical signal of NiHCFNPs toward H₂O₂. Lastly, inert graphene oxide (GO) labeled TBA could be used for enlarging the steric hindrance of thrombin. As a result, the aptasensor showed a high sensitivity with a detection limit of 500 fM.     

Determination of Sudan I Using Electrochemically Reduced Graphene Oxide

Electrochemically reduced graphene oxide (ER-GO) was prepared by reducing exfoliated graphene oxide sheets on a glassy carbon electrode (GCE). The voltammetric responses of Sudan I-IV were studied at the ER-GO modified GCE (ER-GO/GCE). Compared with chemically reduced graphene oxide (CR-GO) modified electrode (CR-GO/GCE), ER-GO/GCE showed higher voltammetric responses to Sudan I. The electrode had a linear response to Sudan I in the range of 0.04–8.0 µmol L^?1 and a detection limit of 0.01 µmol L^?1. The real sample determination indicated that the proposed method was reliable, effective, and sufficient.     

Synthesis of Biphasic Defective TiO2-x/Reduced Graphene Oxide Nanocomposites with Highly Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity

Biphasic defective TiO_2-x/reduced graphene oxide(RGO) nanocomposites were synthesized by simple hydrothermal reactions. Compared with TiO_2-x and commercial P25, TiO_2-x/RGO shows much better photocatalytic activity and excellent stability in pollutants degradation, which could be ascribed to Ti³⁺ centers complexed with RGO and the synergetic effect between the two phases. The study reveals a new route for the synthesis of mixed-phase defective TiO_2-x/carbon material nanocomposites for photocatalytic applications.     

Evaluation of Reduced Graphene Oxide Modified with Antimony and Copper Nanoparticles for Levofloxacin Oxidation

This work presents, for the first time, the oxidation mechanism of levofloxacin combining electrochemical experiments and molecular modelling techniques. Levofloxacin is one of the most widely used antibiotics in the world. The detection of this antibiotic is important, because it cannot be fully assimilated by the human organism, therefore levofloxacin is considerate a hazardous pollutant for environment. Sensors based on reduced graphene oxide (rGO) modified with antimony and copper nanoparticles (NPs) were synthesized, characterized and evaluated for the electrochemical detection of the levofloxacin. The morphological and electrochemical characterization of the composites confirmed that the rGO was modified with the metallic nanoparticles. Molecular modelling studies were performed applying Density Functional Theory (DFT) approach, which indicated that the mechanism of levofloxacin oxidation is given by the loss of two electrons: one from N14 atom and other from C13 atom of the levofloxacin molecule. The glassy carbon electrode (GCE) modified with the SbNPs/rGO and CuNPs/rGO composites were evaluated for the determination of levofloxacin using differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) and achieved detection limit of 4.1×10⁻⁸ mol L⁻¹ and 1.7×10⁻⁸ mol L⁻¹, respectively, presenting as alternative composites to be used in the analysis of antibiotics.