Issue 100, 2015

Graphitic carbon nanocage modified electrode for highly sensitive and selective detection of dopamine

Abstract

In this study, graphitic carbon nanocages (CNCs) with high electrical conductivity were prepared by a solvothermal reaction. Transmission electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and Raman spectroscopy were performed to characterize the morphology and structure of the CNCs. Due to their specific chemical structure, the CNCs provided the modified electrode with a high detecting selectivity as well as sensitivity toward dopamine (DA). Their excellent electrochemical catalytic activityies toward DA were investigated by cyclic voltammetry and differential pulse voltammetry. Under the optimum conditions, the peak current of DA was linear with its concentration in the range of 1–100 μM, and the detection limit was estimated to be 0.18 μM (S/N = 3). This modified glassy carbon electrode showed potential applications in the selective determination of DA due to its attractive merits.

Graphical abstract: Graphitic carbon nanocage modified electrode for highly sensitive and selective detection of dopamine

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
30 Jul 2015
Accepted
10 Sep 2015
First published
10 Sep 2015

RSC Adv., 2015,5, 82623-82630

Graphitic carbon nanocage modified electrode for highly sensitive and selective detection of dopamine

Y. H. Huang, J. H. Chen, X. Sun, Z. B. Su, S. R. Hu, W. Weng, Y. Huang, W. B. Wu and Y. San He, RSC Adv., 2015, 5, 82623 DOI: 10.1039/C5RA15200C

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