• 文献标题:   Carbon nanotube/reduced graphene oxide thin-film nanocomposite formed at liquid-liquid interface: Characterization and potential electroanalytical applications
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   ROCHA DP, SILVA MNT, CARDOSO RM, CASTRO SVF, TORMIN TF, RICHTER EM, NOSSOL E, MUNOZ RAA
  • 作者关键词:   batchinjection analysi, boron doped diamond, catechol, dopamine, interfacial method, biological fluid
  • 出版物名称:   SENSORS ACTUATORS BCHEMICAL
  • ISSN:   0925-4005
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Fed Uberlandia
  • 被引频次:   7
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.snb.2018.04.147
  • 出版年:   2018

▎ 摘  要

This paper presents a new route to produce carbon nanotube/reduced graphene oxide (CNT/rGO) nanocomposites using the interfacial method to produce high-performance electroanalytical sensing. The nanocomposite thin-film is formed at the cyclohexane/water immiscible interface after stirring of a mixture of CNT and rGO in the biphasic solution and can be transferred to any planar substrate. As a proof-of- concept, the nanocomposite film was transferred to a boron-doped diamond electrode, which was compared with glassy-carbon and gold substrates. Improved electrochemical sensing of model phenolic compounds (dopamine and catechol) under stationary (cyclic voltammetry) and flow (amperometry) conditions was verified in comparison with unmodified and modified surfaces with rGO and CNT using the same method. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and heterogeneous electron transfer rate constant (k(0)) values also evidenced the faster electron transfer for a redox probe on the nanocomposite surface, while the increase in electroactive area by CNT/rGO was minimal in comparison with CNT or rGO (6-12%). Scanning electron microscopic images show the interaction of rGO with CNT and Raman spectra revealed the defect density. Amperometric detection of phenolic compounds showed synergistic properties of CNT and rGO on the response of nanocomposite, which resulted in highly sensitive sensors with superior performance in comparison with electrochemical sensors based on CNT or rGO already reported (nanomolar detection limits for dopamine and catechol). Dopamine determination in serum samples was demonstrated. Hence, this new protocol offers great promises to develop improved electrochemical sensors for a wide range of analytes. (c) 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.