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Dandelion-like CoOx nanostructures decorated with CdS nanoparticles toward the photoelectrocatalytic enzymeless glucose oxidation and detection

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Photo-electrochemical sensing is a new strategy for the development of clinical and environmental monitoring. Here, we present a new nanocomposite of cadmium sulfide decorated on cobalt oxide nano-dandelion (CoOx NDs/CdS NPs) aimed at glucose monitoring. Firstly, CoOx NDs are simply synthesized through hydrothermal technique; then, the resulted dandelion structures of CoOx are decorated with CdS nanoparticles through hydrothermal technique. The morphology of CoOx NDs/CdS NPs nanocomposite is characterized by transmission electron microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. The electrochemical properties and sensing ability is investigated by various voltammetric techniques. Beside of electrocatalytic activity, a remarkable photoelectrocatalytic activity toward oxidation of glucose under visible light irradiation is observed. Consequently, the limit of detection of the fabricated sensor toward glucose is 0.23 μM with a sensitivity of 0.46 μA/μM in the dark and 0.09 μM with 1.1 μA/μM under visible light irradiation, respectively. Furthermore, this sensor has displays respectable stability, fast response time, and interference tolerance. This proposed composite can be used in develo** other photo-electrochemical sensors, bio anodes, and related biodevices.

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The financial supports of the Iranian Nanotechnology inventive and Research Office of the University of Kurdistan (Grant Number 4.160231) are gratefully acknowledged.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, 66177-15175, Iran

    Maysam Ashrafi & Abdollah Salimi

  2. Research Center for Nanotechnology, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, 66177-15175, Iran

    Abdollah Salimi

  3. Department of Chemistry, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, N6A 5B7, Canada

    Abdollah Salimi

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Ashrafi, M., Salimi, A. Dandelion-like CoOx nanostructures decorated with CdS nanoparticles toward the photoelectrocatalytic enzymeless glucose oxidation and detection. J IRAN CHEM SOC 20, 1061–1072 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13738-022-02728-z

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