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Amorphous copper cobalt carbonate hydroxide prepared by SILAR on copper foam for non-enzymatic glucose sensing

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Amorphous copper cobalt carbonate hydroxide (CuCoCH) was prepared on copper foam (CF) by successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction (SILAR) method for non-enzymatic glucose sensing. The binder-free approach facilitates the transfer of electrons in the CuCoCH/CF electrode, its hierarchical porous network structure promotes the diffusion of glucose and its large surface area provides abundant catalytic sites for electrocatalysis oxidation of glucose. Moreover, the easily controllable Cu/Co ratio and the synergistic effect of copper and cobalt in CuCoCH increase the electrocatalytic activity for glucose oxidation. As a result, the CuCoCH/CF electrode exhibits a linear range of 0.005–3.47 mM, a sensitivity of 1.5167 mA·mM−1·cm−2 and a detection limit of 2.3 μM (S/N = 3) for glucose detection. Meanwhile, it also demonstrates satisfactory selectivity, reproducibility, stability and practical applicability, indicating the CuCoCH/CF electrode prepared by this facile method is promising in non-enzymatic glucose sensing.

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Wang, S., Xu, W., Zeng, D. et al. Amorphous copper cobalt carbonate hydroxide prepared by SILAR on copper foam for non-enzymatic glucose sensing. J Mater Sci 58, 199–210 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-022-08064-0

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