Promotion Effect of Palladium on BiVO<sub>4</sub> Sensing Material for Epinephrine Detection

In this study, the Pd/BiVO<sub>4</sub> composite was prepared by hydrothermal method as an electrochemical sensing material for epinephrine. X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and a transmission electron microscope were used to characterize the samples. In the electrochemic...

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Main Authors: Hsiang-Ning Luk, Tsong-Yung Chou, Bai-Hao Huang, Yu-Syuan Lin, Hui Li, Ren-Jang Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-09-01
Series:Catalysts
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/9/1083
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Summary:In this study, the Pd/BiVO<sub>4</sub> composite was prepared by hydrothermal method as an electrochemical sensing material for epinephrine. X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and a transmission electron microscope were used to characterize the samples. In the electrochemical detection system, cyclic voltammetry and differential pulse voltammetry were applied to measure the concentration of the epinephrine solution (0.9–27.5 µM) with the Pd/BiVO<sub>4</sub>-coated glassy carbon electrode. As a result, the oxidation peak current of Pd/BiVO<sub>4</sub>/GCE demonstrated good linearity with the epinephrine concentration. The detection limit of the epinephrine concentration by cyclic voltammetry and differential pulse voltammetry were 0.262 µM and 0.154 µM, respectively. Additionally, the proposed sensing material exhibited good reproducibility, stability, and selectivity. A plausible sensing mechanism was proposed.
ISSN:2073-4344