Au/ZnO hybrid nanocatalysts impregnated in N-doped graphene for simultaneous determination of ascorbic acid, acetaminophen and dopamine

作者：Chen, Xianlan; Zhang, Guowei; Shi, Ling; Pan, Shanqing; Liu, Wei^*; Pan, Hiabo

来源：Materials Science & Engineering C-Materials for Biological Applications, 2016, 65: 80-89.

DOI：10.1016/j.msec.2016.03.106

• Au/ZnO/N-doped graphene hybrid nanostructures
• Simultaneous determination
• Ascorbic acid
• Dopamine
• Acetaminophen

The formation of nitrogen-doped (N-doped) graphene uses hydrothermal method with urea as reducing agent and nitrogen source. The surface elemental composition of the catalyst was analyzed through XPS, which showed a high content of a total N species (7.12 at.%), indicative of the effective N-doping, present in the form of pyridinic N, pyrrolic N and graphitic N groups. Moreover, Au nanoparticles deposited on ZnO nanocrystals surface, forming Au/ZnO hybrid nanocatalysts, undergo a super-hydrophobic to super-hydrophilic conversion. Herein, we present Au/ZnO hybrid nanocatalysts impregnated in N-doped graphene sheets through sonication technique of the Au/ZnO/N-doped graphene hybrid nanostructures. The as-prepared Au/ZnO/N-doped graphene hybrid nanostructure modified glassy carbon electrode (Au/ZnO/N-doped graphene/GCE) was first employed for the simultaneous determination of ascorbic acid (AA), dopamine (DA) and acetaminophen (AC). The oxidation over-potentials of AA, DA and AC decreased dramatically, and their oxidation peak currents increased significantly at Au/ZnO/N-doped graphene/GCE compared to those obtained at the N-doped graphene/GCE and bare CCE. The peak separations between AA and DA, DA and AC, and AC and AA are large up to 195, 198 and 393 my, respectively. The calibration curves for AA, DA and AC were obtained in the range of 30.00-13.00 x 10(3), 2.00-0.18 x 10(3) and 5.00-3.10 x 10(3) mu M, respectively. The detection limits (S/N = 3) were 5.00, 0.40 and 0.80 mu M for AA, DA and AC, respectively.

• 出版日期2016-8-1
• 单位福州大学; 红河学院