Fabrication of methyl parathion electrochemical sensor based on β-cyclodextrin decorated single-wall carbon nanotubes

Abstract

ABSTRACT Herein, an efficient and sensitive methyl parathion (MP) electrochemical sensor was fabricated by using β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) decorated single-wall carbon nanotubes (SCN), which were used to modify the glassy carbon electrode (GCE). The β-CD@SCN/GCE sensor achieved the sensitive MP detection. For the obtained β-CD@SCN nanocomposite, SCN could form three-dimensional reinforced carbon conductive network with good conductivity property and efficient charge transport channels; β-CD could promote the dispersion of carbon materials and boost the accumulation capability of MP on the surface of β-CD@SCN/GCE. The combination of β-CD and SCN significantly optimized the electrochemical property of β-CD@SCN/GCE sensor for the detection of MP. The β-CD@SCN/GCE sensor exhibited good MP electrochemical detection performance with low limit of detection of 7.23 nM. When used for the detection of MP in grape juice, the β-CD@SCN/GCE sensor exhibited good MP electrochemical sensing analysis performance with satisfactory recovery rates (96.54–98.18%) and relative standard deviation values (1.60–2.07%).