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Graphene oxide@Ce-doped TiO2 nanoparticles as electrocatalyst materials for voltammetric detection of hazardous methyl parathion

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A sensitive voltammetric sensor has been developed for hazardous methyl parathion detection (MP) using graphene oxide@Ce-doped TiO2 nanoparticle (GO@Ce-doped TiO2 NP) electrocatalyst. The GO@Ce-doped TiO2 NPs were prepared through the sol-gel method and characterized by various physicochemical and electrochemical techniques. The GO@Ce-doped TiO2 NP–modified glassy carbon electrode (GCE) addresses excellent electrocatalytic activity towards MP detection for environmental safety and protection. The developed strategy of GO@Ce-doped TiO2 NPs at GCE surfaces for MP detection achieved excellent sensitivity (2.359 μA μM−1 cm−2) and a low detection limit (LOD) 0.0016 μM with a wide linear range (0.002 to 48.327 μM). Moreover, the fabricated sensor shows high selectivity and long-term stability towards MP detection; this significant electrode further paves the way for real-time monitoring of environmental quantitative samples with satisfying recoveries.

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The research was funded by the Deanship of Scientific Research at Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University through the Fast-track Research Funding Program.

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This study received financial assistance from the National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology.

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  1. Department of Materials and Mineral Resources Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, Taiwan

    Raja Nehru, Yung-Fu Hsu, Sea-Fue Wang & Mani Govindasamy

  2. Sustainable Environmental Research Center, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

    Raja Nehru & Cheng-Di Dong

  3. Advanced Materials Research Chair, Chemistry Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia

    Mohamed A. Habila

  4. Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, 11671, Saudi Arabia

    Najla AlMasoud

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Nehru, R., Hsu, YF., Wang, SF. et al. Graphene oxide@Ce-doped TiO2 nanoparticles as electrocatalyst materials for voltammetric detection of hazardous methyl parathion. Microchim Acta 188, 216 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00604-021-04847-5

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