A Novel Superoxide Anion Radical Nonenzymatic Electrochemical Sensor Based on PtRuCu Ternary Alloy Nanoparticles/Graphene Composite Modified Electrode

Abstract

A superoxide anion radical (O[Formula: see text] nonenzymatic electrochemical sensor based on PtRuCu ternary alloy nanoparticles/electrochemically reduced graphene oxide (ERGO) composite modified glassy carbon electrode (PtRuCu/ERGO/GCE) was developed. ERGO and PtRuCu/ERGO composites were characterized by scanning electron microscopy. The prepared PtRuCu/ERGO/GCE showed remarkable performance toward the electrocatalytic reduction of (O[Formula: see text]. The sensor possessed a high sensitivity of 1725[Formula: see text]A[Formula: see text][Formula: see text][Formula: see text]mM[Formula: see text][Formula: see text]cm[Formula: see text], a wide linear range of 7.5–330[Formula: see text][Formula: see text]M ([Formula: see text]0.993) and a low detection limit of 0.7[Formula: see text][Formula: see text]M ([Formula: see text]/[Formula: see text]), as well as excellent selectivity, reproducibility and stability, which can be attributed to the synergistic effect of ERGO and PtRuCu ternary alloy nanoparticles. Therefore, the prepared sensor is promising for electrochemical determination of O[Formula: see text].