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Graphene oxide/copper terephthalate composite as a sensing platform for nitrite quantification and its application to environmental samples

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A robust electrochemical sensing platform based on graphene oxide-copper terephthalate (GO/Cu-tpa) composite has been fabricated. The prepared composite was characterized through FTIR, XRD, SEM, and EDS techniques. The electrochemical characterization of the composite was studied after immobilizing the composite material as a thin film on the glassy carbon electrode through voltammetry techniques. The fabricated electrode exhibited an excellent electrocatalytic activity in the oxidation of nitrite. The sensor showed a linear response in the concentration range 5 – 625 μM with a detection limit of 0.3 μM and sensitivity of 0.86 ± 0.06 μA μM−1 cm−2. The electrochemical sensor was validated by measuring the trace level nitrite from water samples, and the results are in good agreement with the standard protocol.

Schematic representation of GO/Cu-terepthalate composite preparation and fabrication of nitrite sensor

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The authors acknowledge DST-SERB, New Delhi, India for the financial support and award of research fellowship to Mrs. Suma B P (Award No: EMR/2016/002466).

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Highlights

• The graphene oxide/ copper terepthalate composite has been synthesized by a simple solvothermal route.

• The composite has been characterized by spectroscopic and electrochemical techniques.

• It has been used as a novel electrochemical sensing platform in the measurement of nitrite.

• The composite modified electrode showed a good linearity in the concentration range 5- 625 μM with a detection limit of 0.3 μM.

• The sensor has been successfully applied to real sample analysis and the results are in good agreement with the standard protocol results.

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Suma B P, Pandurangappa M Graphene oxide/copper terephthalate composite as a sensing platform for nitrite quantification and its application to environmental samples. J Solid State Electrochem 24, 69–79 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-019-04454-8

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