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NiMoO4 nanosheet arrays anchored on carbon cloth as 3D open electrode for enzyme-free glucose sensing with improved electrocatalytic activity

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High electrical conductivity and more active sites exposure are crucial for improving the performance of electrocatalyst. Binary metal oxide nanoarray grown on conductive substrate offers a 3D self-supported electrode with a great promise in boosting its performance in enzyme-free glucose sensing. Here, NiMoO4 nanosheet arrays anchored on carbon cloth (NiMoO4 NSA/CC) was prepared via a simple hydrothermal synthesis and used as 3D self-supported electrode for enzyme-free glucose sensing. The morphology and composition of NiMoO4 nanosheet have been characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The electrochemical results show that NiMoO4 NSA/CC exhibits remarkable high catalytic activity towards glucose oxidation, with a wide linear response ranging from 1 μM to 0.9 mM, a high sensitivity of 4.13 mA/mM·cm2, and a low detection limit of 1 μM (S/N = 3). The enhanced performance might be attributed to the merits of nanosheet arrays with large surface area, self-supported electrode with 3D open network, as well as bimetallic component with high conductivity. Furthermore, NiMoO4 NSA/CC also shows good selectivity and reliability for glucose detection in human serum. This work offers a new pathway for the construction of enzyme-free glucose sensor with high performance.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 21601022) and the Livelihoods Science and Technology Innovation Project of Chongqing (cstc2016shmszx20004).

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    Mujia Huang, Daiping He, Mingzhu Wang & Ping Jiang

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Huang, M., He, D., Wang, M. et al. NiMoO4 nanosheet arrays anchored on carbon cloth as 3D open electrode for enzyme-free glucose sensing with improved electrocatalytic activity. Anal Bioanal Chem 410, 7921–7929 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-018-1413-z

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