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A comparative study of carbon nanotube supported MFe2O4 spinels (M = Fe, Co, Mn) for amperometric determination of H2O2 at neutral pH values

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Three ferrites of type MFe2O4 (where M is bivalent Fe, Co or Mn) dispersed on multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were prepared by a coprecipitation method. Their electrocatalytic properties toward the reduction of H2O2 at pH 7.4 were systematically compared. Catalytic reduction rates at an applied potential of −0.4 V (vs. Ag/AgCl) and pseudo Michaelis-Menten constants show the electrocatalytic ability to follows the order Fe3O4 > CoFe2O4 > MnFe2O4. This diversity is attributed to the differences in the M(II) used and its occupancy on the lattice surface. The sensitivities are 120.98 ± 0.15, 48.45 ± 0.23 and 32.25 ± 0.27 μA cm−2 mM−1, and the limits of detection are 0.98, 2.59 and 5.64 μM of H2O2 (at an S/N ratio of 3).

The activity diversity of MFe2O4 originates from the differences of the M(II) substitution and its occupancy on the lattice surface. Moreover, a process of electrochemical sensing of H2O2 is illustrated.

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This research was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC, no. 21305044), and the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality (STCSM, no. 13510710900).

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    Xiang Zhu, Hongli Zhao, Xiangheng Niu, Tingting Liu, Libo Shi & Minbo Lan

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  3. State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, People’s Republic of China

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Zhu, X., Zhao, H., Niu, X. et al. A comparative study of carbon nanotube supported MFe2O4 spinels (M = Fe, Co, Mn) for amperometric determination of H2O2 at neutral pH values. Microchim Acta 183, 2431–2439 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00604-016-1887-3

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