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Non-enzymatic hydrogen peroxide sensor based on a gold electrode modified with granular cuprous oxide nanowires

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Granular nanowires with a diameter of about 60 nm were fabricated from cuprous oxide (Cu2O) by an electrochemical method using anodic aluminium oxide as the template. A non-enzymatic sensor for hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) was then developed on the basis of a gold electrode modified with Cu2O nanowires and Nafion. The resulting sensor enables the determination of H2O2 with a sensitivity of 745 μA mM−1 cm−2, over a wide linear range (0.25 μM to 5.0 mM), and with a low detection limit (0.12 μM). The results demonstrate that the use of such granular nanowires provides a promising tool for the design of non-enzymatic chemical sensors.

A non-enzymatic sensor for hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) was developed on the basis of a gold electrode modified with Cu2O nanowires and Nafion. The resulting sensor enables the determination of H2O2 with a sensitivity of 745 μA mM−1 cm−2, over a wide linear range (0.25 μM to 5.0 mM), and with a low detection limit (0.12 μM). The results demonstrate that the use of such granular nanowires provides a promising tool for the design of non-enzymatic chemical sensors

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This work was supported by The National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant 51101129) and the Natural Science Foundation Project of CQ CSTC (grant 2009BB4304).

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    Zhongke Yan, Jianwei Zhao, Lirong Qin, Fan Mu, Ping Wang & Xining Feng

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Yan, Z., Zhao, J., Qin, L. et al. Non-enzymatic hydrogen peroxide sensor based on a gold electrode modified with granular cuprous oxide nanowires. Microchim Acta 180, 145–150 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00604-012-0916-0

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