Nickel hydroxide modified silicon nanowires electrode for hydrogen peroxide sensor applications

  • Qiang Yan
  • , Zhiliang Wang
  • , Jian Zhang*
  • , Hui Peng
  • , Xuejiao Chen
  • , Huina Hou
  • , Chunran Liu
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A novel nonenzymatic hydrogen peroxide (H 2O 2) sensor was fabricated, based on nickel hydroxide (Ni(OH) 2) modified silicon nanowires (SiNWs) electrode. The Ni(OH) 2/SiNWs electrode consisted of SiNWs as backbone prepared by a chemical etching process and a Ni(OH) 2 coating layer deposited by an electroless plating technique. The morphology of the Ni(OH) 2/SiNWs electrode was characterized via scanning electron microscope (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The analytical performances of the Ni(OH) 2/SiNWs electrode for determination of H 2O 2 were investigated by cyclic voltammetry (CV) and amperometry. The prepared electrode exhibited an ultrahigh sensitivity of 3.31 mA mM -1 cm -2 with a detection limit (S/N = 3) of 3.2 μM. In addition, the electrode also exhibited superior stability, anti-interference and selectivity. These features demonstrated the Ni(OH) 2/SiNWs electrode was suitable for detection of hydrogen peroxide.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)148-153
Number of pages6
JournalElectrochimica Acta
Volume61
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Feb 2012

Keywords

  • Amperometric detection
  • Cyclic voltammetry
  • Hydrogen peroxide sensor
  • Ni(OH) /SiNWs electrode

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