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Nitrite Oxidation with Copper–Cobalt Nanoparticles on Carbon Nanotubes Doped Conducting Polymer PEDOT Composite
Author(s) -
Wang Junjie,
Xu Guiyun,
Wang Wei,
Xu Shenghao,
Luo Xiliang
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
chemistry – an asian journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.18
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1861-471X
pISSN - 1861-4728
DOI - 10.1002/asia.201500579
Subject(s) - pedot:pss , materials science , nanocomposite , carbon nanotube , cobalt , nanoparticle , electrochemistry , chemical engineering , conductive polymer , nitrite , bimetal , copper , electrode , polymer , composite material , nanotechnology , chemistry , organic chemistry , metallurgy , nitrate , engineering
Copper–cobalt bimetal nanoparticles (Cu−Co) have been electrochemically prepared on glassy carbon electrodes (GCEs), which were electrodeposited with conducting polymer nanocomposites of poly(3,4‐ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) doped with carbon nanotubes (CNTs). Owing to their good conductivity, high mechanical strength, and large surface area, the PEDOT/CNTs composites offered excellent substrates for the electrochemical deposition of Cu−Co nanoparticles. As a result of their nanostructure and the synergic effect between Cu and Co, the Cu−Co/PEDOT/CNTs composites exhibited significantly enhanced catalytic activity towards the electrochemical oxidation of nitrite. Under optimized conditions, the nanocomposite‐modified electrodes had a fast response time within 2 s and a linear range from 0.5 to 430 μ m for the detection of nitrite, with a detection limit of 60 n m . Moreover, the Cu−Co/PEDOT/CNTs composites were highly stable, and the prepared nitrite sensors could retain more than 96 % of their initial response after 30 days.