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Enhanced Non-enzymatic amperometric sensing of glucose using Co(OH)2 nanorods deposited on a three dimensional graphene network as an electrode material

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We report on the synthesis of cobalt dihydroxide [Co(OH)2] nanorods and their deposition on a 3-dimensional graphene network via chemical bath deposition. The structural characterization reveals deposited Co(OH)2 to consist of flower-like nanorods on a 3-dimensional graphene foam. The nanocomposite was used for glucose sensing by electrocatalytic oxidation of glucose in 1 M KOH solution. Cyclic voltammetry and amperometric studies revealed a high sensitivity for glucose (3.69 mA mM−1 cm−2) and a 16 nM detection limit. The nanocomposite offers a large effective surface (11.4 cm2) and is very selective for glucose over potentially interfering materials such as dopamine, ascorbic acid, lactose, fructose and urea, not the least due to a relatively low working potential of 0.6 V (vs. Ag/AgCl). The high sensitivity, low detection limit and very good selectivity of free-standing nanocomposite electrodes are attributed to the synergistic effect of (a) the good electrocatalytic activity of the NRs, and (b) the large surface area with high conductivity offered by the 3D graphene foam.

Cobalt hydroxide [Co(OH)2] nanorods were deposited on three dimensional graphene (3DG) by a chemical bath deposition method, and the resulting material was used as an electrode for non-enzymatic and specific sensing of glucose in 1 M KOH solution.

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This work was partially supported by the Priority Research Centers Program (2009–0093823), the Korean Government (MSIP) (No. 2015R1A5A1037668) through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MEST), and the Korea Research Fellowship Program funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning through the National Research Foundation of Korea (2015-11-1063).

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      Iman Shackery, Umakant Patil, Nanasaheb M. Shinde & Seong Chan Jun

    2. Institute of Physics and Applied Physics, Yonsei University, Seoul, 120-749, Republic of Korea

      Atiye Pezeshki & Seongil Im

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    Shackery, I., Patil, U., Pezeshki, A. et al. Enhanced Non-enzymatic amperometric sensing of glucose using Co(OH)2 nanorods deposited on a three dimensional graphene network as an electrode material. Microchim Acta 183, 2473–2479 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00604-016-1890-8

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