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Photoelectrochemical sensing of hydrogen peroxide at zero working potential using a fluorine-doped tin oxide electrode modified with BiVO4 microrods

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The authors describe a highly efficient photoelectrochemical (PEC) scheme for the determination of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). BiVO4 microrods were hydrothermally synthesized and deposited on fluorine - doped tin oxide (FTO) glass which acts as the working electrode. Scanning electron microscopy, X-ray powder diffraction and Raman spectroscopy were utilized for the characterization of the microrods. On irradiation with visible light, the holes generated in the microrods are capturing electrons from H2O2 to produce a photocurrent at an operating potential of 0 V vs. Ag/AgCl. Under optimal conditions, the photocurrent increases with the concentration of H2O2 in the range from 50 μmol·L−1 to 1.5 mmol·L−1, and the limit of detection is 8.5 μmol·L−1 (at 3σ). A repeatability and intermediate precision of ≤6.6% was accomplished at H2O2 levels of 0.1, 0.5 and 1.0 mmol·L−1. The method was applied to the determination of H2O2 in spiked sterilized milk samples and gave satisfactory results. As the method works at zero potential, the photocurrent can be measured with simple instrumentation such as digital multimeters, and this will enable expensive electrochemical workstations to be replaced in future.

An enzyme-free photoelectrochemical sensing strategy is described for sensitive determination of hydrogen peroxide in foodstuff using fluorine-doped tin oxide electrode modified with BiVO4 microrods.

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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21675029 and 21475025), the National Science Foundation of Fujian Province (2014 J07001), and the Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University (IRT15R11).

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    Zhenzhong Yu, Shuzhen Lv, Rongrong Ren, Guoneng Cai & Dianping Tang

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Yu, Z., Lv, S., Ren, R. et al. Photoelectrochemical sensing of hydrogen peroxide at zero working potential using a fluorine-doped tin oxide electrode modified with BiVO4 microrods. Microchim Acta 184, 799–806 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00604-016-2071-5

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