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Bimetallic MOFs-derived coral-like Ag-Mo2C/C interwoven nanorods for amperometric detection of hydrogen peroxide

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Coral-like Ag-Mo2C/C-I and blocky Ag-Mo2C/C-II composites were obtained from one-step in situ calcination of [Ag(HL)3(Mo8O26)]n·nH2O [L: N-(pyridin-3-ylmethyl) pyridine-2-amine] under N2/H2 and N2 atmospheres, respectively. The coral-like morphology of Ag-Mo2C/C-I is composed of interwoven nanorods embedded with small particles, and the nano-aggregate of Ag-Mo2C/C-II is formed by cross-linkage of irregular nanoparticles. The above composites are decorated on glassy carbon electrode (GCE) drop by drop to generate two enzyme-free electrochemical sensors (Ag-Mo2C/C/GCE) for amperometric detection of H2O2. In particular, the coral-like Ag-Mo2C/C-I/GCE sensor possesses rapid response (1.2 s), high sensitivity (466.2 μA·mM−1·cm−2), and low detection limit (25 nM) towards trace H2O2 and has wide linear range (0.08 μM~4.67 mM) and good stability. All these sensing performances are superior to Ag-Mo2C/C-II/GCE, indicating that the calcining atmosphere has an important influence on microstructure and electrochemical properties. The excellent electrochemical H2O2 sensing performance of Ag-Mo2C/C-I/GCE sensor is mainly attributed to the synergism of unique microstructure, platinum-like electron structure of Mo2C, strong interaction between Mo and Ag, as well as the increased active sites and conductivity caused by co-doped Ag and carbon. Furthermore, this sensor has been successfully applied to the detection of H2O2 in human serum sample, contact lens solution, and commercial disinfector, demonstrating the potential in related fields of environment and biology.

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This work is financially supported by the Basic Research Business Fees of Colleges and Universities in Heilongjiang Province (Grant No. 2018-KYYWF-1292, 2019-KYYWF-0456, 2020-KYYWF-0863).

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  1. Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150080, People’s Republic of China

    Bo Li, Xue-Ting Wang, Xian-Fa Zhang, Yuan Gao, Zhao-Peng Deng, Li-Hua Huo & Shan Gao

  2. College of Science, Heihe University, Heihe, 164300, People’s Republic of China

    Bo Li & Li-Hong Liu

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Li, B., Wang, XT., Liu, LH. et al. Bimetallic MOFs-derived coral-like Ag-Mo2C/C interwoven nanorods for amperometric detection of hydrogen peroxide. Microchim Acta 188, 234 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00604-021-04888-w

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