Issue 20, 2024

Cu5Zn8@SiO2/NC derived from Cu/ZIF-8 as an efficient electrochemical sensor for environmental pollutant detection in water bodies

Abstract

Sensitive detection of toxic substances in drinking water is always a difficult problem in electrochemical applications. This paper presents a new electrode enhanced with nanomaterials for the sensitive detection of nitrobenzene (NB). A bimetallic Cu5Zn8 alloy was created using the copper-zeolitic imidazole framework (Cu/ZIF-8). Based on this, we synthesized a Cu5Zn8@SiO2/nitrogen-doped carbon (NC) composite. The experimental results showed that the Cu5Zn8@SiO2/NC composite has good conductivity and electron transfer ability, which was conducive to the reduction of NB. The fabricated Cu5Zn8@SiO2/NC electrode has a wide linear range with a low detection limit for the reduction of NB. At the same time, it has better anti-interference ability and reproducibility. Additionally, with good recoveries, Cu5Zn8@SiO2/NC was successfully used to monitor NB in tap water.

Graphical abstract: Cu5Zn8@SiO2/NC derived from Cu/ZIF-8 as an efficient electrochemical sensor for environmental pollutant detection in water bodies

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
26 Feb 2024
Accepted
04 Apr 2024
First published
07 Apr 2024

New J. Chem., 2024,48, 9008-9013

Cu5Zn8@SiO2/NC derived from Cu/ZIF-8 as an efficient electrochemical sensor for environmental pollutant detection in water bodies

Z. Yu, J. Chen, X. Liu, C. Mao and B. Jin, New J. Chem., 2024, 48, 9008 DOI: 10.1039/D4NJ00895B

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