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Au-Co nanoparticles-embedded N-doped carbon nanotube hollow polyhedron modified electrode for electrochemical determination of quercetin

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A core-shell ZIF-8@ZIF-67 was synthesized and pyrolyzed to get a Co nanoparticles-embedded N-doped carbon nanotube hollow polyhedron (Co@NCNHP). Then Au nanoparticles were formed on the surface and core of Co@NCNHP to obtain an Au-Co bimetal decorated NCNHP (Au-Co@NCNHP). The resultant nanocomposite was characterized by various methods including transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The Au-Co@NCNHP-based electrochemical sensor displayed an obviously high electrocatalytic response to the oxidation of quercetin, which was attributed to the synergistic effects of Au-Co bimetal nanoparticles and N-doped carbon nanotube with hollow polyhedron. Under the optimal conditions, the oxidation peak currents exhibited a wide linear dynamic range for quercetin concentration from 0.050 to 35.00 μmol/L, and the detection limit was 0.023 ± 0.002 μmol/L (S/N = 3). The analytical applications of the proposed electrochemical sensor were checked by determining the content of quercetin in medical and onion samples with satisfactory results.

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This project was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21665007, 21964007), the National College Students Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program (30101100307), Graduate Student Innovation Research Projects of Hainan Normal University (Hsyx2018-9), Hainan Provincial Natural Science Foundation of High Level-talent Project (2019RC188), and Open Project of Chemistry Department of Qingdao University of Science and Technology (QUSTHX201935).

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  1. Key Laboratory of Laser Technology and Optoelectronic Functional Materials of Hainan Province, Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Photoelectrochemistry of Haikou, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hainan Normal University, Haikou, 571158, People’s Republic of China

    Guiling Luo, Ying Deng, Lin Zhu, Bingxue Zhang, Yan Zhang & Wei Sun

  2. Key Laboratory of Optic-electric Sensing and Analytical Chemistry for Life Science of Ministry of Education, Shandong Key Laboratory of Biochemical Analysis, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, People’s Republic of China

    Juan Liu & Guangjiu Li

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Luo, G., Deng, Y., Zhu, L. et al. Au-Co nanoparticles-embedded N-doped carbon nanotube hollow polyhedron modified electrode for electrochemical determination of quercetin. Microchim Acta 187, 546 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00604-020-04531-0

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