Fabrication of Carbon Nanofiber Incorporated with CuWO<sub>4</sub> for Sensitive Electrochemical Detection of 4-Nitrotoluene in Water Samples

In the current work, copper tungsten oxide (CuWO<sub>4</sub>) nanoparticles are incorporated with carbon nanofiber (CNF) to form CNF/CuWO<sub>4</sub> nanocomposite through a facile hydrothermal method. The prepared CNF/CuWO<sub>4</sub> composite was applied to the...

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发表在:Sensors
Main Authors: Ganesh Abinaya Meenakshi, Subramanian Sakthinathan, Te-Wei Chiu
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语言:英语
出版: MDPI AG 2023-06-01
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在线阅读:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/23/12/5668
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总结:In the current work, copper tungsten oxide (CuWO<sub>4</sub>) nanoparticles are incorporated with carbon nanofiber (CNF) to form CNF/CuWO<sub>4</sub> nanocomposite through a facile hydrothermal method. The prepared CNF/CuWO<sub>4</sub> composite was applied to the electrochemical detection of hazardous organic pollutants of 4-nitrotoluene (4-NT). The well-defined CNF/CuWO<sub>4</sub> nanocomposite is used as a modifier of glassy carbon electrode (GCE) to form CuWO<sub>4</sub>/CNF/GCE electrode for the detection of 4-NT. The physicochemical properties of CNF, CuWO<sub>4</sub>, and CNF/CuWO<sub>4</sub> nanocomposite were examined by various characterization techniques, such as X-ray diffraction studies, field emission scanning electron microscopy, EDX-energy dispersive X-ray microanalysis, and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy. The electrochemical detection of 4-NT was evaluated using cyclic voltammetry (CV) the differential pulse voltammetry detection technique (DPV). The aforementioned CNF, CuWO<sub>4</sub>, and CNF/CuWO<sub>4</sub> materials have better crystallinity with porous nature. The prepared CNF/CuWO<sub>4</sub> nanocomposite has better electrocatalytic ability compared to other materials such as CNF, and CuWO<sub>4</sub>. The CuWO<sub>4</sub>/CNF/GCE electrode exhibited remarkable sensitivity of 7.258 μA μM<sup>−1</sup> cm<sup>−2</sup>, a low limit of detection of 86.16 nM, and a long linear range of 0.2–100 μM. The CuWO<sub>4</sub>/CNF/GCE electrode exhibited distinguished selectivity, acceptable stability of about 90%, and well reproducibility. Meanwhile, the GCE/CNF/CuWO<sub>4</sub> electrode has been applied to real sample analysis with better recovery results of 91.51 to 97.10%.
ISSN:1424-8220