Co-MOF@GO nanotubes constructed from nickel foam loaded with Co(OH)2: A non-enzymatic high-performance electrochemical sensor for glucose

Abstract

The construction and development of enzyme-free sensors made of non-precious metals that are extremely sensitive to glucose is of great importance for treatment of diabetes. A room temperature reaction method was used to grow ZIF-67@GO nanocubes on nickel foam substrates, followed by a hydrothermal method to construct Co(OH)2 nanomaterials. From this NF/ZIF-67@GO/Co(OH)2 enzyme-free glucose sensor with a unique structure was designed. The results and the charge transfer process of glucose's catalytic oxidation detection were systematically investigated in the composite material. The experimental results show that this sensor exhibits good electrochemical activity for glucose detection. It has a linear range of 0.1 μM-8.546 mM, a very high sensitivity of 2412.7 μA mM−1 cm−2, and its low detection limit is 0.934 M (signal-to-noise ratio of 3). These results indicate that the sensor is capable of accurately and sensitively detecting glucose concentration and has great potential for use in practical applications. The synthesis method is simple, fast, low-cost and easy to apply to electrochemical electrodes. Besides, the material has reproducibility, stability and good selectivity.