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Toward designing efficient rice-shaped polyaniline@bismuth oxide nanocomposites for sensor application

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Efficient rice-shaped polyaniline@bismuth oxide (PANI@Bi2O3) nanocomposites were synthesized by in situ sol–gel method. The sol of polyaniline was added to the gel of Bi2O3 in different mixing volume ratios of inorganic reactant and with a fixed mixing volume ratio, i.e., 1:1, of organic polymer. The physicochemical characterization was carried out by SEM, XRD, FTIR, UV–Vis and simultaneous TGA studies. PANI@Bi2O3 were deposited on a silver electrode (AgE, surface area, 0.0216 cm2) to give an efficient sensor with a fast response toward the toxic 3-methoxy phenol in liquid phase. The calibration plot is linear (r 2 = 0.9809) over the 0.09 nM to 0.09 mM 3-methoxy phenol concentration ranges. The sensitivity is ~0.8796 µAcm−2 µM−1, and the detection limit is 0.016 ± 0.002 nM (signal-to-noise ratio, at a SNR of 3), which leads to a promising future sensitive sensor development using organic–inorganic nanocomposites by reliable I–V method for the potential applications of hazardous phenolic compounds in environmental and healthcare fields.

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Schematic diagram for the synthesis of rice-shaped polyaniline@Bi2O3 nanocomposite.

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The authors are thankful for the Centre for Excellence of Advanced Materials Research (CEAMR), King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia, for providing research assistance.

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  1. Chemistry Department, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia

    Anish Khan, Aftab Aslam Parwaz Khan, Mohammed M. Rahman, Abdullah M. Asiri & Abdulrahman O. Al-Youbi

  2. Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials Research (CEAMR), King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80203, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia

    Anish Khan, Aftab Aslam Parwaz Khan, Mohammed M. Rahman & Abdullah M. Asiri

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Khan, A., Khan, A.A.P., Rahman, M.M. et al. Toward designing efficient rice-shaped polyaniline@bismuth oxide nanocomposites for sensor application. J Sol-Gel Sci Technol 76, 519–528 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10971-015-3802-5

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