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The use of non-enzymatic material for the electrooxidation reaction of glucose is still a challenge to be overcome since these materials must have high sensitivity to glucose, high chemical stability and, if possible, be obtained quickly and with a low-cost process. In this context, iron vanadate (Fe2V4O13) was successfully synthesized using the easy and low-cost Successive Ionic Layer Adsorption and Reaction process and used as an interesting non-enzymatic photoanode material approach for the photoelectrochemical oxidation reaction of glucose. From the X-ray diffraction and Raman measurements, it was possible to observe that the monoclinic crystalline phase Fe2V4O13 was formed at 500 °C, without any secondary phases. The electrochemical characterization, performed by linear sweep voltammetry (LSV), chronoamperometry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy techniques, under light condition, showed the remarkable photoelectrochemical activity of the FTO/Fe2V4O13 electrode, such as a high photocurrent density at + 0.6 V vs. Ag/AgCl (0.2 mA cm−2); good reproducibility under transient light condition; low charge transfer resistance; and flat band potential consistent with the LSV and typical value of this material (+ 0.45 V). The performance of the electrode as non-enzymatic glucose interaction, carried out by chronoamperometry technique, showed a remarkable performance in the photoelectrooxidation reaction of glucose, with linear behavior (R2 = 0.9975) of the analytical curve (glucose concentration from 0 to 10 mmol L−1), excellent reproducibility, a slight loss in photoelectrochemical signal after five successive reading cycles, good sensitivity (0.370 μA mM−1 cm−2) and limit of detection (52 µmol L–1). Besides, the analysis of interference species showed good electrode selectivity.
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Fe2V2O13 photoelectrode obtained by the Successive Ionic Layer Adsorption and Reaction (SILAR) process, and its use for glucose photoelectrocatalytic oxidation reaction
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The authors thank LMEM-UEL, LARXUEL and LABSPEC-UEL for the SEM, XRD and Raman analysis. The authors would also like to thank CTI/FEB/UNESP-Bauru, and the four anonymous reviewers are also thanked for constructive criticism of an earlier manuscript version.
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The authors were financially supported by CNPq (process 406459/2016–9), Fundação Araucária (PROT. 38.647 SIT. 22391) and INCT in Bioanalytics (FAPESP Grant No. 2014/50867–3 and CNPq Grant No. 468359/2014–7).
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da Silva Pelissari, M.R., Camargo, L.P., da Silva, P.R.C. et al. Fe2V4O13 photoanode material: an interesting approach to non-enzymatic glucose oxidation. J Mater Sci 57, 7173–7190 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-022-07093-z
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