Issue 10, 2024

Synthesis of CuSe/PVP/GO and CuSe/MWCNTs for their applications as nonenzymatic electrochemical glucose biosensors

Abstract

Copper selenide (CuSe) is an inorganic binary compound which exhibits metallic behavior with zero band gap. CuSe has multiple applications in electrocatalysis, photothermal therapy, flexible electronic and solar cells. In the current study, copper selenide based nanocomposites CuSe/PVP/GO and CuSe/MWCNTs were synthesized by using the sol–gel method for application as a non-enzymatic glucose biosensor. Different characterization methods were employed, such as X-ray diffraction (XRD), photoluminescence (PL), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) spectroscopy, and photoluminescence for determining various aspects of CuSe/PVP/GO and CuSe/MWCNTs nanocomposites including phase formation, functional group analysis, band gaps and morphology. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) showed that the resistances of modified electrode/bare electrode were 12.3 kΩ/17.3 kΩ and 6.3 kΩ/17.3 kΩ for CuSe/PVP/GO and CuSe/MWCNTs nanocomposites, respectively. Cyclic voltammetry showed that both CuSe/PVP/GO and CuSe/MWCNTs nanocomposites are promising biosensors for detection and monitoring of the glucose level in an analyte. The sensitivity and limit of detection are 2328 μA mM−1 cm−2/0.2 μM and 4157 μA mM−1 cm−2/0.3 μM for CuSe/PVP/GO and CuSe/MWCNTs, respectively. Chronoamperometry confirmed that our nanocomposite was the best sensor for glucose even in the presence of other interferents like ascorbic acid (AA), uric acid (UA) and dopamine (DA).

Graphical abstract: Synthesis of CuSe/PVP/GO and CuSe/MWCNTs for their applications as nonenzymatic electrochemical glucose biosensors

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Article type
Paper
Submitted
03 Oct 2023
Accepted
26 Jan 2024
First published
26 Feb 2024
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

RSC Adv., 2024,14, 6896-6905

Synthesis of CuSe/PVP/GO and CuSe/MWCNTs for their applications as nonenzymatic electrochemical glucose biosensors

J. Yaseen, F. Saira, M. Imran, M. Fatima, H. E. Ahmed, M. Z. Manzoor, M. Rasheed, I. Nisa, K. Mehmood and Z. Batool, RSC Adv., 2024, 14, 6896 DOI: 10.1039/D3RA06713K

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