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Development of RF magnetron-sputtered molybdenum oxide-modified carbon cloth thin film as a ferulic acid sensor

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The detection of phenolic compounds with electrochemical sensors is still very exciting regarding their selectivity, sensitivity, and stability. There is a need yet to operate sensors for ferulic acid (FA) and other phenolic compounds that function reliably under environmental conditions. Herein, we present a FA chemical sensor based on molybdenum trioxide (MoO3) Radiofrequency magnetron-sputtered carbon cloth (CC) thin-film electrode (MoO3/CC). With the lowest limit of detection (LOD) value of 2.3 nM and sensitivity of 0.0249 µA/µM, the sensor performed admirably. The presence of aggregated crystallites with wedge-shaped nanostructures for an average length of 800 nm was discovered using field emission scanning electron microscopy of MoO3 thin films. The MoO3 thin-film X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns showed an orthorhombic crystal structure. The presence of multiphonon vibrations of Mo sublattice and oxygen atoms was visible in the Raman spectrum. The chemical structure of the resulting film of Mo, O, and C atoms was discovered using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Notably, the sensor was used to authenticate spiked tap water and pineapple juice samples, yielding recaptures ranging from 99.53 to 102.52%, indicating that it could be used as an alternative method for the quantitative identification of FA.

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The Authors sincerely acknowledges to DST-SERB-CRG Grant No: CRG/2019/004547, The Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA 2.0) Bharathiar Cancer and Theragnostic Research Centre (BCTRC), The Tamil Nadu State Council for Higher Education (TANSCHE) Grand No: RGP/2019-20/BU/HECP-0024 for financial assistance. Further, the authors sincerely admit they’re thanks to UGC-SAP, DST-PURSE and DST-FIST.

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Murugesan, D., Amir, H., Ponpandian, N. et al. Development of RF magnetron-sputtered molybdenum oxide-modified carbon cloth thin film as a ferulic acid sensor. Appl. Phys. A 127, 805 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-021-04859-1

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