Construction of a Zinc Porphyrin–Fullerene-Derivative Based Nonenzymatic Electrochemical Sensor for Sensitive Sensing of Hydrogen Peroxide and Nitrite
2014
Wu, Hai | Fan, Suhua | Jin, Xiaoyan | Zhang, Hong | Chen, Hong | Dai, Zong | Zou, Xiaoyong
Enzymatic sensors possess high selectivity but suffer from some limitations such as instability, complicated modified procedure, and critical environmental factors, which stimulate the development of more sensitive and stable nonenzymatic electrochemical sensors. Herein, a novel nonenzymatic electrochemical sensor is proposed based on a new zinc porphyrin–fullerene (C₆₀) derivative (ZnP–C₆₀), which was designed and synthesized according to the conformational calculations and the electronic structures of two typical ZnP–C₆₀ derivatives of para-ZnP–C₆₀ (ZnPₚ–C₆₀) and ortho-ZnP–C₆₀ (ZnPₒ–C₆₀). The two derivatives were first investigated by density functional theory (DFT) and ZnPₚ–C₆₀ with a bent conformation was verified to possess a smaller energy gap and better electron-transport ability. Then ZnPₚ–C₆₀ was entrapped in tetraoctylammonium bromide (TOAB) film and modified on glassy carbon electrode (TOAB/ZnPₚ–C₆₀/GCE). The TOAB/ZnPₚ–C₆₀/GCE showed four well-defined quasi-reversible redox couples with extremely fast direct electron transfer and excellent nonenzymatic sensing ability. The electrocatalytic reduction of H₂O₂ showed a wide linear range from 0.035 to 3.40 mM, with a high sensitivity of 215.6 μA mM–¹ and a limit of detection (LOD) as low as 0.81 μM. The electrocatalytic oxidation of nitrite showed a linear range from 2.0 μM to 0.164 mM, with a sensitivity of 249.9 μA mM–¹ and a LOD down to 1.44 μM. Moreover, the TOAB/ZnPₚ–C₆₀/GCE showed excellent stability and reproducibility, and good testing recoveries for analysis of the nitrite levels of river water and rainwater. The ZnPₚ–C₆₀ can be used as a novel material for the fabrication of nonenzymatic electrochemical sensors.
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