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Fast conversion of redox couple on Ni(OH)2/C nanocomposite electrode for high-performance nonenzymatic glucose sensor

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To pursue high performance for nonenzymatic glucose sensor, fast conversion of redox couple (Ni(OH)2↔NiOOH: NiII/NiIII) was established on Ni(OH)2 nanoparticles modified carbon (Ni(OH)2/C) composite electrode coupling with concentrated hydroxide electrolyte. The electrode was prepared by in situ precipitation of nano-Ni(OH)2 on carbon and then treated by cyclic voltammetry. Cyclic voltammetry was also used to identify the extremely high conversion rate of NiII/NiIII on the prepared composite electrode. Continuous cyclic voltammetry method with increasing the concentration of glucose on each cycle step by step was employed to promptly determine linear range and appropriate potential for glucose detection in 0.1, 1, and 7 M KOH electrolyte. The amperometric measurement under the optimized condition (0.28 V vs. saturated calomel electrode (SCE) in 7 M KOH) showed that the Ni(OH)2/C composite electrode exhibits a sensitivity of 1004.6 μA mM−1 cm−2 in a wide linear range from 1 μM to 15 mM (R = 0.9999). What is more, favorable selectivity, reproducibility, and stability for glucose detection were also obtained. These performances indicated that the proposed Ni(OH)2/C nanocomposite sensor with fast conversion of redox couple is a promising nonenzymatic glucose sensor.

The conversion of Ni(OH)2↔NiOOH, which is the key reaction for nickel-based glucose sensor, was accelerated on highly active Ni(OH)2/carbon nanocomposite electrode in concentrated alkali electrolyte. The sensitivity, linear range, and proper potential for glucose detection were promptly identified by the continuous cyclic voltammetry with increasing C glucose in steps. The nanocomposite electrode also showed the extended linear range of glucose detection with high sensitivity in amperometric measurement

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Acknowledgments

The authors greatly appreciate the support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51374016 and 51102011) and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China (Nos. ZY1415 and JD1313). The authors thank Prof. Xiaoguang Liu and Prof. Yinjian Niu for the important discussions and suggestions of this manuscript.

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    Linan Wang, Yang Tang, Liu Wang, Xiaodong Meng, Yongmei Chen, Yanzhi Sun, X. Jin Yang & Pingyu Wan

  2. Institute of Applied Electrochemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 100029, Beijing, People’s Republic of China

    Yang Tang, Haibin Zhu, Yongmei Chen & Pingyu Wan

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Wang, L., Tang, Y., Wang, L. et al. Fast conversion of redox couple on Ni(OH)2/C nanocomposite electrode for high-performance nonenzymatic glucose sensor. J Solid State Electrochem 19, 851–860 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-014-2689-3

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