Synthesis of Surface Roughed Pt Nanowires and Their Application as Electrochemical Sensors for Hydrogen Peroxide Detection
In this paper, platinum nanowires with roughed surface textures were fabricated by a galvanostatic electrodeposition method for electrochemical sensors toward hydrogen peroxide detection. The electrochemical behavior of the glassy carbon electrode modified with these nanowires has been
studied for oxidation of hydrogen peroxide by using cyclic voltammetry and amperometry in phosphate buffer solution. Surface roughness was found to enhance the sensitivity of the Pt nanowire based electrochemical sensor towards H2O2. The Pt nanowires with rough surfaces
displayed higher electrocatalytic response compared to nanowires with smooth surfaces, with a sensitivity of 171 μA mM−1 cm−2, and linear dynamic range up to 35 mM. The nanowire concentration effect on the sensing behavior was investigated with the
best sensitivity output found at a nanowire concentration of roughly 8.6×107 number of nanowires/cm2. The new sensor also showed good anti-interference property and exhibited high accuracy when a real water sample containing H2O2 was measured.
Document Type: Research Article
Publication date: 01 September 2014
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