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Hydrogen peroxide sensor based on a stainless steel electrode coated with multi-walled carbon nanotubes modified with magnetite nanoparticles

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Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were decorated with magnetite (Fe3O4) nanoparticles and then used to modify a stainless steel electrode. The Fe3O4/MWCNTs composite was characterized by scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, Raman spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction patterns. Electrochemical properties of the modified electrode revealed a substantial catalytic activity for the reduction of hydrogen peroxide. The relationship between peak current and the concentration of hydrogen peroxide was linear in the range from 0.06 mmol L−1 to 0.36 mmol L−1, and the lowest detectable concentration is 0.01 mmol·L−1 (S/N = 3). The modified stainless steel electrode displays excellent stability.

TEM image of Fe3O4/MWCNTs nanocomposites (left) and SEM image of stainless steel after loading Fe3O4/MWCNTs nanocomposites (right).

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Hu, X., Wang, C. Hydrogen peroxide sensor based on a stainless steel electrode coated with multi-walled carbon nanotubes modified with magnetite nanoparticles. Microchim Acta 179, 329–335 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00604-012-0899-x

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