Nano CuO: Electrochemical sensor for the determination of paracetamol and d-glucose

By B. Avinash, C. Ravikumar, M. Kumar, H. P. Nagaswarupa, M. Santosh, A. Bhatt, D. Kuznetsov. Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, 2019

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Abstract A green combustion method using Aloe vera latex as a fuel was employed to synthesize nanocrystalline cupric oxide (CuO). The nanocrystalline nature and phase of CuO was confirmed by powder X-ray diffraction. Applying the Kubelka–Monk function to diffuse reflectance spectra showed the band gap of CuO to be 1.632 eV. Paracetamol and d -glucose in 1 M KOH solution were sensed using a carbon paste electrode modified using CuO nanoparticles (NPs). The cyclic voltammetry results suggest that CuO NPs possess superior electrochemical properties due to a lower value of the difference between oxidation and reduction potential (EO-ER). The proton diffusion coefficient for CuO electrode material was1.5047 × 10−5cm2s−1. Electrochemical impedance and Bode studies confirmed that the charge-transfer resistance value of CuO NPs was on the lower side due to the phase angle (55°) being near to ф = ᴨ/2. The electrochemical behavior indicates that CuO is a promising electrode material for sensing molecules such as paracetamol and glucose.

Subfields: Bioengineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electrochemistry

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