Electrospinning one-dimensional surface-phosphorized CuCo/C nanofibers for enzyme-free glucose sensing

作者：Cao, Fuhu; Zhou, Yi; Wu, Ju; Li, Wen; Zhang, Chuanling; Ni, Gang^*; Cui, Peng^*; Song, Changjiang^*

来源：New Journal of Chemistry, 2022, 46(24): 11531-11539.

DOI：10.1039/d2nj01485h

• TRANSITION-METAL PHOSPHIDES
• OXYGEN REDUCTION
• FACILE SYNTHESIS
• NANOPARTICLES
• SENSOR
• CATALYSTS
• NITROGEN
• HYBRIDS
• DOTS

Developing novel electrocatalysts is of great importance for the practical application of non-enzymatic glucose sensors. One-dimensional (1D) carbon fiber-supported copper-cobalt bimetallic electrocatalysts (CuCo-P350) are successfully prepared via electrospinning technology and pyrolysis treatment. The morphology and structure of the composites are analyzed by XRD, SEM, TEM, and XPS. The CuCo-P350 is utilized as the electrocatalyst for non-enzymatic glucose sensors. Its 1D nano-structure provides highly exposed active sites and rapid charge transfer channels. Moreover, the surface phosphorization enhances its electrocatalytic activity. The CuCo-P350 delivers a superior sensitivity of 2272 mu A mM(-1) cm(-2) in the range of 100-500 mu M. In a large linear range of 5-825 mu M, it exhibits an excellent sensitivity of 1100 mu A mM(-1) cm(-2) with a low detection limit of 2.92 mu M. The CuCo-P350 exhibits acceptable anti-interference ability, good reproducibility, and stability. The sensor can be used in human serum detection. Our results provide a reference for the structure design and fabrication of novel electrocatalysts for non-enzymatic glucose sensors.