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Electrocatalytic oxidation of hydrazine at a chromium hexacyanoferrate/single-walled carbon nanotube modified glassy carbon electrode

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A novel route is presented for the fabrication of chromium (III) hexacyanoferrate(II) (Crhf) nanoparticles attached to single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) modified glassy carbon electrodes (GCE). The morphological character of the Crhf/SWNTs nanocomposites was examined using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy, UV-Vis spectroscopy and Fourier transform infrared spectrometry. The performance of the Crhf/SWNTs nanocomposite modified electrode was characterized using cyclic voltammetry and amperometry. The electrode exhibits efficient electron transfer ability and high electrochemical response towards hydrazine. Moreover it showed a wide linear working range (0.5–500 μM hydrazine), with a detection limit of 0.45 μM estimated at a signal to noise ratio of 3. Response time is fast (about 3 s) and the electrode exhibited good reproducibility and long-term stability.

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We appreciated the support of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.20675001), Science Foundation of Education Office of Anhui Province (No.2006kj145B) and Program for Innovative Research Team in Anhui Normal University.

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    Bin Fang, Rongxing Shen, Wei Zhang, Guangfeng Wang & Cuihong Zhang

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Supp Table 1

Literatures for electrocatalytic detection of hydrazine based on different modified electrode materials. (DOC 28.5 KB)

Supplementary Figure 1

SEM images of (A) pure SWNTs film and (B) Crhf/SWNTs nanocomposites. (DOC 173 KB)

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The corresponding histograms of size distribution of nanoparticles Crhf. (DOC 32.5 KB)

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CVs in 0.1 M PBS containinging 0.1 M KCl (pH 3.5), in the absence of hydrazine on (a) bare GCE and (b) Crhf/SWNTs/GCE. (DOC 227 KB)

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CVs of 5 × 10−5 M hydrazine at: (a) bare GCE; (b) SWNTs/GCE; (c) Crhf/SWNTs/GCE in 0.1 M PBS containing 0.1 M KCl at pH 3.5. Scan rate: 50 mV s−1. (DOC 310 KB)

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Fang, B., Shen, R., Zhang, W. et al. Electrocatalytic oxidation of hydrazine at a chromium hexacyanoferrate/single-walled carbon nanotube modified glassy carbon electrode. Microchim Acta 165, 231–236 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00604-008-0125-z

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