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Synthesis hexagonal ß-Ni(OH)2 nanosheets for use in electrochemistry sensors

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Hexagonal β-Ni(OH)2 nanosheets were synthesized by a simple template- and surfactant-free hydrothermal approach. They were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray powder diffraction, and thermal gravimetric analysis. The nanosheets were incorporated, along with chitosan, into an amperometric sensor which displayed a good performance in terms of detection of hydrogen peroxide. The linear range is from 5.0 µM to 0.145 mM, the sensitivity is 24.76 µA mM−1, the detection limit is 0.5 µM, and the response time is <5 s. The sensor was successfully applied to detect pyrocatechol (PC) and hydroquinone (HQ) via cyclic voltammetry and differential pulse voltammetry and also enabled simultaneous determination of both PC and HQ.

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Acknowledgments

This work was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Educational Department of Anhui Province (No. KJ2008B167), and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.20675001).

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  1. College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, 241000, People’s Republic of China

    Bin Fang, Aixia Gu, Guangfeng Wang, Bo Li, Cuihong Zhang & Xiaojun Zhang

  2. Anhui Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, 241000, People’s Republic of China

    Xiaojun Zhang

  3. Anhui Key Laboratory of Chem-Biosensing, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, 241000, People’s Republic of China

    Bin Fang, Aixia Gu, Guangfeng Wang & Cuihong Zhang

  4. Xuancheng Iinstitute of Product Quality Supervision & Inspection, Xuancheng, 242000, People’s Republic of China

    Yongyi Fang

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Fang, B., Gu, A., Wang, G. et al. Synthesis hexagonal ß-Ni(OH)2 nanosheets for use in electrochemistry sensors. Microchim Acta 167, 47 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00604-009-0213-8

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