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Direct electrocatalytic reduction of hydrogen peroxide at a glassy carbon electrode modified with polypyrrole nanowires and platinum hollow nanospheres

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A nonenzymatic sensor for hydrogen peroxide has been fabricated by dispersing platinum hollow nanospheres onto polypyrrole (PPy) nanowires to form a PPy-Pt hollow sphere nanocomposite on a glassy carbon electrode. The materials were characterized by transmission electron microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. The process and the sensor were characterized by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, cyclic voltammetry, and chrono-amperometry and revealed that the electrode has a large electroactive surface area and small resistance to electron transfer. The linear range for the determination of hydrogen peroxide is from 3.5 µM to 9.9 mM, the detection limit is 1.2 µM (S/N = 3), and the response time is 3 s. The electrode exhibited good stability and excellent repeatability.

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This work was supported by the NNSF of China (20675064), the Ministry of Education of China (Project 708073), the Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing City (CSTC-2009BA1003) and High Technology Project Foundation of Southwest University (XSGX02), China.

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    Jingjing Li, Ruo Yuan, Yaqin Chai, Tingting Zhang & Xin Che

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Li, J., Yuan, R., Chai, Y. et al. Direct electrocatalytic reduction of hydrogen peroxide at a glassy carbon electrode modified with polypyrrole nanowires and platinum hollow nanospheres. Microchim Acta 171, 125–131 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00604-010-0383-4

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