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Fabrication of an ultra-sensitive hydrazine sensor based on nano-chips shaped nickel hydroxide modified electrodes

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To exploit the possibilities provided by the nanostructure morphology of nano-materials in sensing applications, we synthesized nano-chips shaped nickel hydroxide (Ni(OH)2) nanostructures using hydrothermal method. The nano-chips shaped Ni(OH)2 nanostructure were further utilized to modify the gold working electrode (gold sputtered on glass substrate) to fabricate the hydrazine sensor. The fabricated hydrazine sensor was used for the highly sensitive detection of hydrazine in a water solution. The hydrazine sensor displayed ultra-high sensitivity (1861.25 µA/µM/cm2), a linear response in the concentration range of 0–120 nM, and a lower detection limit (10 nM) during hydrazine sensing. The obtained sensitivity is comparatively higher than any previously reported values. Other features of fabricated hydrazine sensor include a highly reproducible fabrication process, stability, and selectivity. Conceivably, these nano-chips shaped Ni(OH)2 nanostructure hold significant potential for the future applications in nano-material-based chemical/biological sensors.

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Funding from the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India, supported the research reported in this publication. Authors are thankful to the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India for the Ramalingaswami Fellowship Award to R.A.

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  1. Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central University), New Delhi, 110025, India

    Marya Khan, Rafiq Ahmad & Prabhash Mishra

  2. Department of Biomedical Engineering, Michelson Center of Convergent Bioscience, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Nirmalya Tripathy

  3. Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Yamagata University, Yonezawa, Yamagata, 992-8510, Japan

    Ajit Khosla

  4. Department of Botany, School of Chemical and Life Sciences, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, 110062, India

    M. Iqbal R. Khan

  5. Department of Biotechnology, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, 110025, India

    Mansoor Ali Syed

  6. Department of Botany, M.M.V., Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

    Waquar Akhter Ansari

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Khan, M., Ahmad, R., Tripathy, N. et al. Fabrication of an ultra-sensitive hydrazine sensor based on nano-chips shaped nickel hydroxide modified electrodes. Microsyst Technol 28, 279–286 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00542-019-04721-8

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