Synthesis, characterization and the electrocatalytic application of prussian blue/titanate nanotubes nanocomposite

A novel kind of nanocomposite, titanate nanotubes (TNTs) decorated by electroactive Prussian blue (PB), was fabricated by a simple chemical method. The as-prepared nanocomposite was characterized by XRD, XPS, TEM, FT-IR and Cyclic voltammetry (CV). Experimental results revealed that PB was adsorbed on the surface of TNTs, and the adsorption capacity of TNTs was stronger than that of anatase-type TiO2 powder (TNP). The PB-TNTs nanocomposite was modified onto a glassy carbon electrode and the electrode showed excellent electroactivity. The modified electrode also exhibited outstanding electrocatalytic activity towards the reduction of hydrogen peroxide and can serve as an amperometric sensor for H2O2 detection. The sensor fabricated by casting Nafion (NF) above the PB-TNTs composite film (NF/PB-TNTs/GCE) showed two linear ranges of 2 × 10−5–5 × 10−4 M and 2 × 10−3–7 × 10−3 M, with a detection limit of 1 × 10−6 M. Furthermore, PB-TNTs modified electrode with Nafion (NF/PB-TNTs/GCE) showed wider linear range and better stability compared with PB-TNTs modified electrode without Nafion (PB-TNTs/GCE) and PB modified electrode with Nafion (NF/PB/GCE).

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