journal article·2021-03Open access

High-sensitivity, selective determination of dopamine using bimetallic nanoparticles modified boron-doped diamond electrode with anodic polarization treatment

Haichao Li, Yaohua Guo, Sichao Zeng, Qiuping Wei, P. E. Sharel, Ruitong Zhu, Jun Cao, Li Ma, KeChao Zhou, Lingcong Meng

Journal of Materials Science· Volume 56· Issue 7

Abstract

Selective detection of dopamine is still a challenge due to the strong interference from ascorbic acid (AA). A hybrid dopamine electrochemical sensor was fabricated by boron-doped diamond (BDD) film co-modified with gold nanoparticles and graphite-coated nickel nanoparticles (Au-C@Ni/BDD). Highly sensitive and selective detection toward dopamine was achieved by multiple electrochemical anodic polarization treatment (EAPT) with relatively mild voltage (+ 1.6 V vs. Ag/AgCl) on Au-C@Ni/BDD electrode. Specifically, the oxidation peak separation between ascorbic acid and dopamine reached 166 mV, and the limit of detection of dopamine was as low as 0.015 μM in a linear concentration range of 0.05–100 μM with the sensitivity up to 1.99 μA μM−1 cm−2 even in the presence of interference of high-level AA. These could be ascribed to the electrocatalytically active sites and functional oxygen-containing groups of the hybrid electrodes produced by the EAPT and the excellent catalytical activity of gold nanoparticles.
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