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One-pot synthesis of uniform Cu nanowires and their enhanced non-enzymatic glucose sensor performance

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High cost and narrow detection range of electrocatalyst are the two major challenges for the commercialization of non-enzymatic sensor. In this work, we synthesized Cu nanowires (Cu NWs) with unique morphology and high yields were by a one-pot hydrothermal method. Different from conventional amine-assisted method, we restrained the nano-particles (NPs) formation by introducing the HCl solution. The as-prepared Cu NWs were further utilized in a non-enzymatic glucose sensor. Benefiting from the path directing effects and abundant (100) facets, the sensor constructed by Cu NWs exhibited a superior sensitivity (1001.8 µA/mM cm2) than that by analogous Cu NWs containing Cu NPs (338.3 µA/mM cm2). And the enhanced factor could reach 2.96. Moreover, the obtained Cu NWs show a wide linear response to the glucose. And the detection range could up to 25 mM, with a detection limit of 2.3 μM. This work demonstrated the preferable sensor performance of Cu NWs with uniform morphology, which opens up new avenues for utilizing 1D non-noble metals nanostructures in other sensors.

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This work was supported by Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation (No.19201910240002799), Undergraduate Training Program for Innovation and Entrepreneurship of Harbin University of Science and Technology.

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    Xinmei Liu, Chunyang Yang, Wenlong Yang, Jiaqi Lin, Chen Liang & Xu Zhao

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Liu, X., Yang, C., Yang, W. et al. One-pot synthesis of uniform Cu nanowires and their enhanced non-enzymatic glucose sensor performance. J Mater Sci 56, 5520–5531 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-020-05617-z

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