Effect of Defective Graphene Flake for Catalysts of Supported Pd Nanocubes toward Glucose Oxidation Reaction in Alkaline Medium. Issue 9 (1st January 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hong, Bang-De; Hunag, Kung-Lung; Chen, Ho-Rei; Lee, Chien-Liang
• Is Part Of: Journal of the Electrochemical Society. Volume 163:Issue 9(2016)
• Page Start: H731
• Page End: H737
• Publication Date: 2016-01-01
• Subjects: defective support effect -- glucose oxidation reaction -- reduced graphene oxides; Electrochemistry -- Periodicals; 541.3705
• DOI: 10.1149/2.0141609jes
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0013-4651

Abstract

Abstract : The effect of defective graphene flake (DGF) as supports for Pd nanocubes (Pd NCs) in the catalysis of d -glucose oxidation reaction (GOR) was studied. The DGF used to support the Pd NCs were prepared via both a sonoelectrochemical method (DGFSECM ) and a chemical reduction method (DGFCM ). The comparable data supported by the diffraction electron pattern of transmission electron microscope (TEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) spectra evidence that the corners of the Pd NCs faced up toward the both DGF supports, leading to an increase in the XRD intensity of the Pd (111) peak. Additionally, a fair electrochemical comparison of the DGF support effect on GOR catalysis via Pd NCs in a NaOH electrolyte indicated that the DGFSECM -supported Pd NCs (Pd NC/DGFSECM ) and DGFCM -supported Pd NCs (Pd NC/DGFCM ) demonstrated earlier onset potentials and an overall order of Pd NC/DGFSECM > Pd NC/DGFCM > commercial Pd/C catalyst > Pd NCs for the peak charge accompanying the formation of glucolactone was obtained. Through the use of a DGFSECM substrate, the electrochemical surface area and charge transfer resistance toward GOR were significantly improved. In addition, as supported by the catalytic activity for GOR, Pd NC/DGFSECM showed remarkable sensitivity and tolerance to foreign substances in the application as a non-enzymatic glucose sensor, where Pd NC/DGFSECM showed higher two-period sensitivities of 74 and 45.86 μA·mM −1 ·cm −2 for 0.25–5 and 5–24 mM d -glucose, respectively. The high recovery in serum sample analyses further confirmed the potential of Pd NC/DGFSECM as glucose sensors.