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Electrocatalytic activity of Cu2O nanocubes based electrode for glucose oxidation

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A direct electrocatalytic activity of glucose oxidation on cuprous oxide modified glassy carbon electrode is reported. Cu2O nanocubes were synthesized by a simple wet chemical route in the absence of surfactants. Purity, shape and morphology of Cu2O are characterized by XRD, SEM, XPS and DRS-UV. The Cu2O nanocubes-modified glassy carbon electrode (GCE) exhibited high electrocatalytic activity towards glucose oxidation compared with bare GCE electrode. At an applied potential of +0.60 V, the Cu2O electrode presented a high sensitivity of 121.7 μA/mM. A linear response was obtained from 0 to 500 μM, a response time less than 5 s and a detection limit of 38 μM (signal/noise=3). The Cu2O nanocubes modified electrode was stable towards interfering molecules like uric acid (UA), ascorbic acid (AA) and dopamine (DA). In short, a facile chemical preparation process of cuprous oxide nanocubes, and the fabricated modified electrode allow highly sensitive, selective, and fast amperometric sensing of glucose, which is promising for the future development of non-enzymatic glucose sensors.

The direct electrocatalytic oxidation of glucose at GCE modified with Cu2O nanocubes is studied. The fabricated electrode showed a good activity, an excellent linear range (0-500 µM), high sensitivity of 121.7 µA/mM, response time less than 5 s and a detection limit of 38 µM (signal/noise=3).

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This work was carried out with the help of VIT management through research scholarship. This work was also conducted under the framework of Research and Development Program of the Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER) (B3-2467-07).

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  1. Centre for Nanotechnology Research, VIT University, Vellore, 632 014, India

    SATHIYANATHAN FELIX, BALA P C RAGHUPATHY & ANDREWS NIRMALA GRACE

  2. Department of Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, 400076, India

    PRATAP KOLLU

  3. Research & Advanced Engineering Division (Materials), Renault Nissan Technology & Business Center India (P) Ltd., Chennai, 603002, India

    BALA P C RAGHUPATHY

  4. Climate Change Technology Research Division, Korea Institute of Energy Research, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 305-343, South Korea

    SOON KWAN JEONG & ANDREWS NIRMALA GRACE

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Supplementary information includes Diffusive reflectance UV, XPS, Real sample analysis of modified electrode in 0.1 M NaOH solution (figures S1–S4) and table S1. For details, see www.ias.ac.in/chemsci. website.

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FELIX, S., KOLLU, P., RAGHUPATHY, B.P.C. et al. Electrocatalytic activity of Cu2O nanocubes based electrode for glucose oxidation. J Chem Sci 126, 25–32 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12039-013-0564-x

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