Amperometric Detection of Hydrogen Peroxide Using Glassy Carbon Electrodes Modified with Chromium Hexacyanoferrate/Single‐Walled Carbon Nanotube Nanocomposites

Chemical functionalization of single‐walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) has constructed plenty of new structures with useful properties. But the modification was often confined to organic molecules, either by covalence or noncovalence. In this report, SWNTs were successfully functionalized with one kind of electroactive inorganic compounds: chromium hexacyanoferrate (Cr hcf). The resulting Cr hcf/SWNTs nanocomposites were confirmed by Field‐emission scanning electron microscopy (FE‐SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), UV‐vis absorption spectroscopy, and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. Cr hcf crystallites are observed to be finely attached to the SWNTs. The electrochemical properties of Cr hcf/SWNTs nanocomposites were also investigated. The nanocomposites modified glassy carbon (GC) electrode shows high electrocatalytic activity towards the reduction of H₂O₂ and the amperometric responses show a linear dependence on the concentration of H₂O₂ in a range of 0.5 μM to 10 mM (R=0.9989). In addition, the sensor has good stability and reproducibility.     

碳纳米管负载纳米铂修饰电极及电催化氧化H2O2的研究

采用化学气相沉积法在碳纳米管(CNT)上负载Pt纳米颗粒,并制备了CNT-Pt修饰玻碳电极(CNT-Pt/GCE).研究了该修饰电极在磷酸缓冲液中对H2O2的电催化氧化作用以及实验条件的影响.计算了H2O2在CNT-Pt/GCE上的电极反应速率常数.结果表明,CNT-Pt/GCE对H2O2的电化学氧化具有良好的催化作用,电极反应速率常数比铂电极高约2.65倍.初步探讨了电催化氧化机理,为酶电化学传感器的研制提供了一条新的途径.     

Electrocatalytic Reduction of Oxygen at Multi‐Walled Carbon Nanotubes and Cobalt Porphyrin Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode

The multi‐walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) modified glassy carbon electrode exhibited electrocatalytic activity to the reduction of oxygen in 0.1 M HAc‐NaAc (pH 3.8) buffer solution. Further modification with cobalt porphyrin film on the MWNTs by adsorption, the resulted modified electrode showed more efficient catalytic activity to O₂ reduction. The reduction peak potential of O₂ is shifted much more positively to 0.12 V (vs. Ag/AgCl), and the peak current is increased greatly. Cyclic voltammetry (CV), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and atomic force microscopy (AFM), were used to characterize the material and the modified film on electrode surface. Electrochemical experiments gave the total number of electron transfer for oxygen reduction as about 3, which indicated a co‐exist process of 2 electrons and 4 electrons for reduction of oxygen at this modified electrode. Meanwhile, the catalytic activities of the multilayer film (MWNTs/CoTMPyP)_n prepared by layer‐by‐layer method were investigated, and the results showed that the peak current of O₂ reduction increased and the peak potential shifted to a positive direction with the increase of layer numbers.     

Direct Electrochemistry of Catalase on Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode

Direct electrochemistry of catalase (Ct) has been studied on single wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) modified glassy carbon (GC) electrode. A pair of well-defined nearly reversible redox peaks is given at -0.48 V (vs. SCE) in 0.1 mol/L phosphate solution (pH 7.0).The peak current in cyclic voltammogram is proportional to the scan rate. The peak potential of catalase is shifted to more negative value when the pH increases. Catalase can adsorb on the SWNTs modified electrode.     

单壁碳纳米管-氨基二茂铁复合物修饰玻碳电极对对硝基苯酚的电化学检测

本研究用氨基二茂铁(Aminoferrocene,AFc)经重氮化反应后修饰单壁碳纳米管(SWNTs),制备SWNTs-AFc复合物,并以该复合物修饰玻碳电极(GCE),通过循环伏安法(CV)和差分脉冲伏安法(DPV)等电化学方法检测对硝基苯酚(p-NP)。结果表明,与裸玻碳电极相比,SWNTs-AFc/GCE对p-NP响应的还原过电位显著减小,峰电流大大增强,p-NP的检测线性范围为1~850μmol/L(R2=0.997),检测限为1μmol/L。该方法电流响应快、灵敏度高、检测限低,具有良好的应用前景。     

Amperometric Detection of Morphine at Preheated Glassy Carbon Electrode Modified with Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes

A highly sensitive and fast responding sensor for the determination of morphine is described. The multiwall carbon nanotubes immobilize on preheated glassy carbon electrode (5 min at 50 °C) by gently rubbing of electrode surface on a filter paper supporting the carbon nanotubes.The results indicated that carbon nanotubes(CNTs) modified glassy carbon electrode exhibited efficiently electrocatalytic oxidation for morphine with relatively high sensitivity, stability and long life. Under conditions of cyclic voltammetry, the potential for oxidation of morphine is lowered by approximately 100 mV and the current is enhanced significantly (10 times) in comparison to the bare glassy carbon electrode at wide pH range (2–9). The electrocatalytic behavior is further exploited as a sensitive detection scheme for morphine determination by hydrodynamic amperometry. Under the optimized conditions the calibration plots are linear in the concentration range 0.5–150 μM with the calculated detection limit (S/N=3) of 0.2 μM and sensitivity of 10 nA/μM and a relative standard deviation (RSD) of 2.5% (n=10). The amperometric response is extremely stable, with no loss in sensitivity over a continual 30 min operation. Such attractive ability of multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) modified GC electrode, suggests great promise for a morphine amperometric sensor. Finally the ability of the modified electrode was evaluated for simultaneous determination of morphine and codeine.     

Analytical Biosensing of Hydrogen Peroxide on Brilliant Cresyl Blue/Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode

A cationic quinine‐imide dye brilliant cresyl blue (BCB) and horseradish peroxidase (HRP) were co‐immobilized within ormosil on multiwalled carbon nanotubes modified glassy carbon electrode for the fabrication of highly sensitive and selective hydrogen peroxide biosensor. The presence of epoxy group in ormosil as organic moiety improves the mechanical strength and transparency of the film and amino group provides biocompatible microenvironment for the immobilization of enzyme. The presence of MWCNTs improved the conductivity of the nanocomposite film. The surface characterization of MWCNT modified ormosil nanocomposite film was performed with scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). Cyclic voltammetry and amperometry measurements were used to study and optimize the performance of the resulting peroxide biosensor. The apparent Michaelis–Menten constant was determined to be 1.5 mM. The proposed H₂O₂ biosensor exhibited wide linear range from 3×10^?7 to 1×10^?4 M, and low detection limit 1×10^?7 M (S/N=3) with fast response time <5 s. The probable interferences in bio‐matrix were selected to test the selectivity and no significant response was observed in the biosensor. This biosensor possessed good analytical performance and long term storage stability.     

NAD+在多壁碳纳米管修饰电极上电化学催化还原的研究

The cyclic voltammetric (CV) behaviors of NAD^ were studied with a multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) modified glassy carbon (GC) electrode. In 0.05 mol/L tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane-HCl (Tris-HCl) buffer solution (pH=6.9), the MWNTs modified electrode showed high electrocatalytic activity toward reduction of NAD^ .The electroreduction of NAD^ was an irreversible diffusion controlled process. The cathodic peak current increased linearly with increasing the concentration of NAD^ . The influences of scan rate, temperature and concentration were also investigated.     

普鲁士蓝-多壁碳纳米管复合材料修饰电极测定过氧化氢

利用电化学方法在多壁碳纳米管(MWCNT)修饰的玻碳电极表面聚合一层普鲁士蓝(PB)(PB/MWCNT/GCE),制备了一种新型的过氧化氢(H2O2)传感器。研究了该传感器对H2O2的电催化作用。讨论了支持电解质种类、酸度、修饰层厚度、电位和扫速等对H2O2响应的影响。研究表明,该传感器在以1.0mol/L KCl为支持电解质的磷酸盐溶液(pH=2.0)中,对H2O2具有明显的催化效应,测定的线性范围变宽,在2.9×10-6~8.8×10-2mol/L范围内还原峰电流与H2O2的浓度呈良好的线性关系,相关系数为0.9949;检出限为1.4×10-6mol/L。该电极用于医用消毒水中H2O2的测定,结果令人满意。     

Fe修饰多壁碳纳米管电极高效产H2O2

为提高电芬顿(Electro-Fenton)体系H2O2的产率, 制备了多壁碳纳米管(MWNT)电极, 并与石墨/气体扩散(GDC)电极进行了比较. 结果表明, MWNT电极H2O2产率高于GDC电极. 采用电沉积方法, 制备了Fe修饰MWNT(Fe-MWNT)电极, 发现Fe对MWNT电极的修饰不仅可以提高体系的H2O2产率, 而且电流效率可以提高8%左右, 与GDC电极的电流效率接近. Fe-MWNT电极有望成为一种新型的阴极材料应用于Electro-Fenton体系中.     

聚罗丹明B/碳纳米管修饰玻碳电极对亚硝酸盐的灵敏检测

以聚罗丹明B/碳纳米管复合材料修饰玻碳电极(PRh B/CNTs/GCE)为工作电极,通过电催化氧化法应用于亚硝酸盐的灵敏检测。采用循环伏安法(CV)、示差脉冲伏安法(DPV)和安培法考察了NO-2在PRh B/CNTs/GCE上的电化学行为和电催化机理。研究结果表明,与单一PRh B/GCE相比,NO-2的氧化电压明显下降(124 m V),氧化电流提高79%。PRh B/CNTs/GCE对亚硝酸盐的电催化氧化机理是2电子参与的不可逆反应。采用DPV法检测高浓度NO-2,氧化电流与多种NO-2浓度区间呈良好的线性关系,线性范围分别为2~25μmol/L(Ip=94.92 cNO-2+0.05,r2=0.992 3)、35~500μmol/L(Ip=20.32cNO-2+2.65,r2=0.995 8)和500~8 000μmol/L(Ip=10.74cNO-2+8.64,r2=0.997 7)。采用安培法检测低浓度NO-2,其线性范围为0.25~5μmol/L(Ip=0.14cNO-2+0.01,r2=0.993 5),灵敏度为143.50μA·L·mmol-1,方法检出限低至0.08μmol/L。该PRh B/CNTs/GCE具有良好的选择性、抗干扰能力和稳定性,成功应用于实际样品中亚硝酸盐的定量测定,加标回收率为98.3%~102.0%。     

Simultaneous Determination of Ranitidine and Metronidazole at Glassy Carbon Electrode Modified with Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes

Single‐walled carbon nanotubes(SWCNTs) were dispersed into DMSO, and a SWCNTs‐film coated glassy carbon electrode was achieved via evaporating the solvent. The results indicated that CNT modified glassy carbon electrode exhibited efficiently electrocatalytic reduction for ranitidine and metronidazole with relatively high sensitivity, stability and life time. Under conditions of cyclic voltammetry, the potential for reduction of selected analytes is lowered by approximately 150 mV and current is enhanced significantly (7 times) in comparison to the bare glassy carbon electrode. The electrocatalytic behavior is further exploited as a sensitive detection scheme for these analytes determinations by hydrodynamic amperometry. Under optimized condition in amperometric method the concentration calibration range, detection limit and sensitivity were about, 0.1–200 μM, detection limit (S/N=3) 6.3×10^?8 mol L^?1 and sensitivity 40 nA/μM for metronidazole and 0.3–270 μM 7.73×10^?8 mol L^?1 and 25 nA/μM for ranitidine. In addition, the ability of the modified electrode for simultaneous determination of ranitidine and metronidazole was evaluated. The proposed method was successfully applied to ranitidine and metronidazole determination in tablets. The analytical performance of this sensor has been evaluated for detection of these analytes in serum as a real sample.     

Determination of Sulfide by Hematoxylin Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes Modified Carbon Paste Electrode

This study investigates a new approach for the amperometric determination of sulfide using a hematoxylin multiwalled carbon nanotubes modified carbon paste electrode (HM‐MWCNTs/CPE). The experimental results show that HM‐MWCNTs/CPE significantly enhances the electrocatalytic activity towards sulfide oxidation. Cyclic voltammetric studies show that the peak potential of sulfide shifted from +400 mV at unmodified CPE to +175 mV at HM‐MWCNTs/CPE. The currents obtained from amperometric measurements at optimum conditions were linearly correlated with the concentration of sulfide. The calibration curve was obtained for sulfide concentrations in the range of 0.5–150×10^?6 mol L^?1. The detection limit was found to be 0.2×10^?6 mol L^?1 for the amperometric method. The proposed method was successfully applied to a river water sample in Pardubice, Czech Republic.     

基于羧基化多壁碳纳米管修饰玻碳电极快速检测氨基脲的研究

基于羧基化多壁碳纳米管修饰的玻碳电极(CMWCNTs/GCE),构建了一种灵敏检测氨基脲(SEM)的电化学传感器.采用傅里叶变换红外光谱、透射电子显微镜、电化学阻抗谱对修饰材料进行表征.结果表明,羧基化的多壁碳纳米管出现羧基碳氧双键的红外特征峰,管径明显减小,长度变短,电化学阻抗值显著减小.在1 mol/L HAc-NaAc缓冲液中,利用循环伏安法和时间-电流曲线研究了SEM在CMWCNTs修饰电极上的电化学行为.SEM在修饰电极上呈现不可逆的氧化峰.与裸电极相比,氧化峰电流明显增大.在最佳实验条件(pH 7.0,扫描速度为0.1 V/s)下,测得SEM在5.00×10-6~1.09×10-3mol/L浓度范围内与氧化峰电流呈线性关系,线性方程为IP(μA)=-0.472+0.0599C(μmol/L),相关系数r=0.997,检出限为1.88×10-7 mol/L(S/N=3).在实际猪肝样品检测中加标回收率为92.8%~98.0%.     

Electrochemical Detection of 2-Nitrophenol Using a Glassy Carbon Electrode Modified with BaO Nanorods

Here, an electrochemical detection approach (differential pulse voltammetry) was employed to develop a 2-nitrophenol (2-NP) sensor probe using a glassy carbon electrode (GCE) coated by wet-chemically synthesized nanorods (NRs) of BaO. The prepared BaO NRs were characterized by field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis. The peak currents by differential pulse voltammetric (DPV) analysis of 2-NP are plotted against the concentration to obtain the calibration curve of the 2-NP detection. It was found to be linear from 1.5 to 9.0 μM, defined as the dynamic range (LDR) for 2-NP detection in phosphate buffer solution. The sensor sensitivity was calculated from the slope of LDR by considering the active surface area of NRs coated on GCE (0.0316 cm²) and found as 17.6 μAμM⁻¹ cm⁻². The limit of detection (LOD) was calculated as 0.50±0.025 μM from the signal/noise (S/N) ratio of 3. Moreover, the sensor analytical parameters such as reproducibility, long-term performing ability (stability), response time and validity in real environmental samples were found acceptable and to give satisfactory results. The development of a nanomaterial-based electrochemical chemical sensor might be an effective approach to sensor technology to detect carcinogenic and hazardous toxins for environmental safety and healthcare fields in a broad scale.     

Adsorption and Electrooxidation of Nucleic Acids at Glassy Carbon Electrodes Modified with Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes Dispersed In Polylysine

We report the advantages of the adsorption and electrooxidation of oligonucleotides and calf‐thymus double stranded DNA (dsDNA) at glassy carbon electrodes (GCE) modified with a dispersion of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) in poly‐L ‐lysine (Plys) (GCE/MWCNT‐Plys). Important enhancement in the guanine oxidation signal was obtained by adsorptive stripping voltammetry (AdSV) due to a most favorable interaction between the negatively charged DNAs and the positively charged Plys that support the MWCNT. The layer of oligo(dG)₁₁ immobilized at GCE/MWCNT‐Plys was successfully used for the selective detection of the hybridization event using oligo(dG)₁₁/oligo(dC)₁₁ as model.     

Catalytic Induced Thermal Conversion of Amorphous Carbon into Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes

Single walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) have caught extensive attention in the field of material science and electronics. Their formation typically uses plasma arc or CVD techniques [1–3]. So far, formation of SWCNTs just by thermal conversion of amorphous, non graphitic carbon which is a nearly ubiquitous carbon source is challenging but has not been reported so far. We herein demonstrate the catalytic growth of SWNTs from an amorphous carbon source (activated charcoal powder, ‘Aktivkohle’) mediated by three different catalytically active metals; metallic nickel, nickel derived from bis(η⁵‐cyclopentadienyl)nickel (nickelocene) and yttrium formed in situ from yttrium oxide.     

MnO2/Graphene Nanocomposites for Nonenzymatic Electrochemical Detection of Hydrogen Peroxide

MnO₂/graphene nanocomposites with different morphologies were synthesized and the petal‐shaped nanosheet MnO₂/graphene composite was developed as an electrode material for nonenzymatic hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) sensor. The morphology, structure, composition, and hydrophilicity of the resulting products were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X‐ray diffraction (XRD), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and the contact angle tests. In addition, the fabricated MnO₂/graphene composites could be used as catalysts for the electrochemical oxidation of H₂O₂. Cyclic voltammogram (CV) experiments indicated that MnO₂/graphene‐modified electrode showed good electrocatalytic activity towards both the oxidation and reduction of H₂O₂ in a neutral environment. Amperometric response results illustrated that this nonenzymatic sensor had excellent anti‐interference ability and displayed two linear ranges from 10 to 90 µM and from 0.2 to 0.9 mM with a detection limit of 2 µM.     

Electrochemistry and Adsorptive Stripping Voltammetric Determination of Amoxicillin on a Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode

The study of electrochemical behavior of amoxicillin (AMX), a β‐lactam antibiotic, is described on a multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) modified electrode by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and adsorptive stripping voltammetry for sensitive determination of AMX in pharmaceutical and human urine samples within a wide pH range from 2.0 to 10.0. Also, studies by Fe₂O₃ nanoparticles modified carbon paste electrode show that iron oxide impurities in the MWCNTs are not active sites for sensing of amoxicillin. Under optimized conditions, the oxidation peak has two linear dynamic ranges of 0.6–8.0 and 10.0–80.0 μM with a detection limit of 0.2 μM and a precision of <4%.     

Electrocatalytic Dioxygen Reduction at Glassy Carbon Electrode Modified with Polyaniline Grafted Multiwall Carbon Nanotube Film

The work details the electrocatalysis of oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in 0.5 M H₂SO₄ medium on a modified electrode containing a film of polyaniline (PANI) grafted multi‐wall carbon nanotube (MWNT) over the surface of glassy carbon electrode. We have fabricated a novel modified electrode in which conducting polymer is present as connected unit to MWNT. The GC/PANI‐g‐MWNT modified electrode (ME) is fabricated by electrochemical polymerization of a mixture of amine functionalized MWNT and aniline with GC as working electrode. Cyclic voltammetry and amperometry are used to demonstrate the electrocatalytic activity of the GC/PANI‐g‐MWNT‐ME. The GC/PANI‐g‐MWNT‐ME exhibits remarkable electrocatalytic activity for ORR. A more positive onset potential and higher catalytic current for ORR are striking features of GC/PANI‐g‐MWNT‐ME. Rapid and high sensitivity of GC/PANI‐g‐MWNT‐ME to ORR are evident from the higher rate constant (7.92×10² M^?1 s^?1) value for the reduction process. Double potential chronoamperometry and rotating disk and rotating ring‐disk electrode (RRDE) experiments are employed to investigate the kinetic parameters of ORR at this electrode. Results from RDE and RRDE voltammetry demonstrate the involvement of two electron transfer in oxygen reduction to form hydrogen peroxide in acidic media.