Issue 4, 2021

Sweet potato derived three-dimensional carbon aerogels with a hierarchical meso–macroporous and branching nanostructure for electroanalysis

Abstract

In this paper, sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas) are used as low-cost precursors to synthesize carbon aerogels with a hierarchical meso–macroporous and branching nanostructure (HMM-BNCA). An HMM-BNCA-modified glassy carbon electrode (GCE) (HMM-BNCA/GCE) exhibits high electrocatalytic activity for some electroactive biomolecules. For ascorbic acid (AA), the HMM-BNCA/GCE exhibits low oxidation peak potential and detection limit (−0.005 V and 0.45 μM, S/N = 3), high sensitivities (195.43 and 121.00 μA mM−1 cm−2) and wide linear ranges (10–1250 μM and 1250–4750 μM), which are superior to those obtained at the GCE and carbon nanotube (CNT)-modified GCE (CNT/GCE). The HMM-BNCA/GCE exhibits significant resistance to fouling and the interfering substances for the detection of AA. The successful and accurate detection of AA in real samples (such as vitamin C injections and vitamin C soft drinks) in this work demonstrates the feasibility and tremendous potential of HMM-BNCA/GCE for the analysis of AA in complex systems.

Graphical abstract: Sweet potato derived three-dimensional carbon aerogels with a hierarchical meso–macroporous and branching nanostructure for electroanalysis

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
11 Nov 2020
Accepted
02 Dec 2020
First published
09 Dec 2020

Analyst, 2021,146, 1216-1223

Sweet potato derived three-dimensional carbon aerogels with a hierarchical meso–macroporous and branching nanostructure for electroanalysis

Y. Hei, J. Liu, Y. Bi, J. Bai, Z. Hu, C. Ma, J. Liu and M. Zhou, Analyst, 2021, 146, 1216 DOI: 10.1039/D0AN02210A

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