Highly efficient tetrametallic PtNiCuCo alloy nanoparticles for Sensitive Detection of Hydrogen Peroxide

Baoji Miao, Muhammad Arsalan*, Amal BaQais, Vignesh Murugadoss*, Imran Saddique, Mohammed A. Amin, Junna Ren, Azka Awais, Qingsong Zhu, Ben Bin Xu, Fengchun Wei

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    Abstract

    The tetrametallic PtNiCuCo alloy nanoparticles were prepared by simple and cost-effective solution-based approach and spray deposited on fluorine doped tin oxide (FTO) substrates to use as a highly sensitive catalyst for hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) sensing. The morphological studies revealed that the PtNiCuCo nanoparticles had an average particle size of 5±1 nm. Electrochemical studies showed that PtNiCuCo nanoparticles possess excellent electro-oxidation activity for hydrogen peroxide at 20 mVs−1 scanning rate (vs. Ag/AgCl). The wide linear range for hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) was obtained from 10 μM to 16 mM. The detection limits for H2O2 were 0.16 μM (SNR = 3). The sensitivity of H2O2 was 4367.25 µAmM-1cm-2. These results revealed that the prepared nanoparticles could be a potential candidate for H2O2 sensing.
    Original languageEnglish
    Article number110
    Number of pages12
    JournalAdvanced Composites and Hybrid Materials
    Volume6
    Issue number3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 23 May 2023

    Keywords

    • Electrochemical sensor
    • Hydrogen peroxide
    • PtNiCuCo
    • Spray deposition
    • Tetrametallic nanoparticle

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