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In situ growth of MoS2 on three-dimensional porous carbon for sensitive electrochemical determination of bisphenol A

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Three-dimensional porous carbon network (3D-C) was used as the substrate for the in situ growth of molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) through a wet chemistry method. The obtained 3D-C@MoS2 nanocomposite exhibited a porous structure, high surface area and good electrical conductivity. By using the 3D-C@MoS2 nanocomposite as a novel electrode modifier, the electrochemical oxidation peak current of bisphenol A (BPA) was greatly enhanced with a lowered background current. The improved sensitivity benefits from adsorption of BPA onto MoS2 surface, the large surface area and good conductivity of the 3D-C@MoS2 nanohybrid. By using differential pulse voltammetry (DPV), we observed a good linearity with BPA levels in the range of 0.001–10 μM, with a detection limit estimated to be 0.5 nM (S/N = 3). The 3D-C@MoS2 modified electrode could be reused for several times in spite of the accumulation of BPA, and the fabrication reproducibility is excellent. The prepared 3D-C@MoS2 modified electrode showed higher selectivity to BPA than several other phenolic compounds due to their different electrochemical oxidation potentials and the enhanced accumulation property of BPA at the 3D-C@MoS2 surface. The BPA contents in plastic product and environmental water samples were determined with the proposed method.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 52070080, 51478196, 21575043, 21605052).

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    Yanlong Feng, Fuyue Wang, Luyu Wang, Manli Guo, Yanming Lei, Ye Feng, Yujuan Cao & Ying Yu

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Conceptualization: YF, MG; Methodology: YF, FW, MG; Formal analysis and investigation: YF, FW, YL, YF; Writing—original draft preparation: YF; Writing—review and editing: MG, YC, YY; Funding acquisition: MG, YC, YY; Supervision: MG; Revision: LW.

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Feng, Y., Wang, F., Wang, L. et al. In situ growth of MoS2 on three-dimensional porous carbon for sensitive electrochemical determination of bisphenol A. J Appl Electrochem 51, 307–316 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10800-020-01499-w

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